…the New York Times writers and editors use the wrong words.
From this article in today’s New York Times:
” ‘I think it would be useful for us to examine some state and local laws to see if it — if they are designed in such a way that they may encourage the kinds of altercations and confrontations and tragedies that we saw in the Florida case, rather than diffuse potential altercations,’ the president said”
“Diffuse?” No, try “defuse.” Unless el Jefe really did mean he wants to spread or distribute potential altercations.