Now here is a word that I hate when used by the media, ALLEGED. In some cases I would see why it is used, for example, if one is not sure to a certain degree. But when someone says something to the contrary, then his/her words should supersede other people’s words and the word be dropped. If I say “I Epiphany wrote this blog” then no one should say “it is alleged that Epiphany wrote the blog”. And why am I screaming bloody murder here? Here’s why “Bernard Madoff is alleged to have lost $50 billion…” alleged? Excuse me!!!! Alleged? It should be something to the effect of “Bernard Madoff lost at least $40 billion…” since for one, he himself said so, and two we can see the ripple effect. For example, “Access International Advisors' attorney saying the firm lost $1.5 billion by investing with Madoff, 70, a former Nasdaq chairman who is accused of operating a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.” Why not alleged lost $1.5 billion? Or that the “Thierry de la Villehuchet, a hedge fund adviser and investor whose firm said he lost $1.5 billion investing with Wall Street adviser Bernard Madoff, was found dead in his office in an apparent suicide Tuesday, police said.” Should it be “he was alleged found dead; therefore he might be alive since he should allegedly to have committed suicide. How about the people who are wiped out? Are they allegedly wiped out? The problem is the media with little luck of command of the English language and pinch of legal rubbish jargon. Allegedly there are poor poor more old ladies in Florida