"Having my dogs with me makes me feel less hostile," said the woman, who refused to give her name."
"Refused" implies hostility. Shouldn't the reporter—or her editor—have used the neutral term "declined" instead?
Wagging the Dog, and a Finger [NYT]
refused. declined
Posted by
Jonathan Rick
on
Friday, May 19, 2006
Labels: Synonyms?
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