Words mean things

[Ed Evanhoe <gangster@oio.net>]

>John,

> >>So why can't you use the same term "fired" or "attacked" for the
>beginning of the the Korean War? <<

Okay.  We'll say, "The North Koreans began the Korean War with pre-attack 
mortar and artillery barrages FIRED from positions north of the 38th 
parallel to soften up South Korean positions south of the 38th parallel, 
then ATTACKED.

"Attacked" is used to describe an action that continued after the act of 
firing. <BG>

Ed

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