Wednesday 3 January 2018

Every Man, Woman and Child

It's so annoying when writers use the phrase, every man, woman and child.

The Titanic should have had enough lifeboats to carry every man, woman and child.

Really? How about the word everyone? Meaning every human. That kind of says it nicely.

Even if you go with man, woman and child, that doesn't cover infants. Or if a woman is pregnant, she'll probably weigh more, so you need more lifeboats.

What about giraffes? They were on Noah's boat. We should include them too.

By the way, do giraffes have an Adam's apple, and if so, where is it?

I do know that if I were on Noah's boat and needed an animal to stick his neck out for me, I'd pick the giraffe.