#sedecuple

To counter the proliferation of multiple we need more numeric descriptors such as decuple and sedecuple #lostwords #obscurewords #logophilia

One of my (many) bugbears and enough to make me want to throw the TV controller at the secreen is the invasion of multiple into the English English language, when several or a more specific number would easily do. It is sloppiness, taking the easy way out when a more precise enumeration would give more sense to whatever is being described. Of course, it does require there to be precise…