COMMENT | If used correctly, this word is interpreted as a failed communication attempt because what the speaker intended to express differed from what the hearer believed was said.

These days, that word has different meanings in different contexts. It has often been used after a spat or dispute among politicians or when used by officialdom when the faeces hits the ceiling.

Increasingly, it is used by enforcement head honchos when the subordinates are caught with their pants down.

To settle any complaint, report, or mistake, this one word seems to be the manna from heaven to settle all...