I’ve just sent this letter the bbc’s breakfast tv. They’ve been annoying me with this for ages…

From: xxxx
To: <breakfast.tv@bbc.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:11 AM
Subject: Your use of the word “enduring”

> Hello,
>
> As a regular viewer I have to ask you to check the English definition of a
> word you’ve used a great deal recently namely “enduring” (eg: “finding an
> enduring settlement to the Lebanese situation”) which actually means to
> suffer not something long lasting!
>
> —
> en·dur·ing (en-d?r’ing, -dy?r’-)
> adj.
>
>
> Long-suffering; patient.
>
> enduringly en·dur’ing·ly adv.
> enduringness en·dur’ing·ness n.
> —
>
> Thanks.