That word, it does not mean what you think it means....
I know news organizations don't employ editors anymore. But damn, there are days when they should.
In an opinion piece about the TSA's decision to allow knives on planes again, the author wrote: So the TSA is annoying most of the country and pissing off hoards of flight attendants...
Um, I think you mean hordes of flight attendants. Hordes means large numbers of people. Hoards means a hidden supply of something. I certainly hope the airlines aren't hiding mass quantities of flight attendants anywhere! *chuckles*
In an opinion piece about the TSA's decision to allow knives on planes again, the author wrote: So the TSA is annoying most of the country and pissing off hoards of flight attendants...
Um, I think you mean hordes of flight attendants. Hordes means large numbers of people. Hoards means a hidden supply of something. I certainly hope the airlines aren't hiding mass quantities of flight attendants anywhere! *chuckles*