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Fri 4 Nov, 2011 07:09 am
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Does the pill help women live longer? Yes and no
Jessica Hamzelou, reporter
Splashed over the news today was the dramatic claim that the contraceptive pill could be helping women live longer.
Yes, the pill that ushered in an unprecedented era of freedom for women - as a special bonus it's now increasing our lifespan. Sweet.
But hang on. The research does not necessarily mean that there are more pros than cons to taking the pill.
When something gets "splashed over" something else, it is like liquid being thrown over it. It may or may not cover it, but it does impact it.
So the news was impacted by this information.
Not a very good way of expressing. "Impacting" would have been better, IMHO.
"Splashing over" sounds like a British expression.(idiom)
@PUNKEY,
PUNKEY wrote:
When something gets "splashed over" something else, it is like liquid being thrown over it. It may or may not cover it, but it does impact it.
So the news was impacted by this information.
Not a very good way of expressing. "Impacting" would have been better, IMHO.
"Splashing over" sounds like a British expression.(idiom)
Thanks.
It seems that "splashed over" implies "cried loudest" or serves as "an eye catcher."
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