Talk about anomalies in language, particularly in English!
Even in the past, I blogged about this. Why can’t people just use another word when they mean “supervision”? Under the guise of ‘oversight’ so much damage has been done to this country… not all of it inadvertently!
Yet again, Mr Bernanke claims “lax oversight caused crisis“! I say, it will happen again and again and yet again… not through oversight; not inadvertently, but in full view and with the full knowledge of the powers that be! Until they stop pushing everything under the carpet with this blanket use of ‘oversight’… whoever cooked up the dual meaning of this word had to be all messed up… blame it on oversight – inside and outside! Sounds weird, doesn’t it? But this is just my weird blog… what about the weird goings-on on the stock exchange and in the world today… everybody suddenly seems to be on a high. Wonder if it is oversight… seeing above and beyond… you see, I’m extending the usage of ‘oversight’… surely that will pass? All’s not well with the world, and yet the markets are surging, folks are euphoric, thanks to improved oversight… or what???
You may ignore my diatribe (with a singular meaning) above, but someone please take a look at the text below, and the visual Thesaurus that follows…
| Main Entry: | oversight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | failure, omission |
Synonyms: |
blank*, blunder, carelessness, chasm, default, delinquency, dereliction, disregard, error, fault, inattention, lapse, laxity, miscue, mistake, neglect,overlook, overlooking, preterition, pretermission,skip, slip, slipup |
Antonyms: |
attention, care, recollection, remembrance, success |
| Main Entry: | oversight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | care, supervision |
Synonyms: |
administration, aegis, charge, check, control, custody, direction, guard, guardianship, handling,inspection, intendance, keep, keeping, maintenance,management, superintendence, surveillance,tutelage |
Antonyms: |
ignorance, neglect |
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