Dave, let us remember Canute
Canute set his throne by the sea shore and commanded the incoming tide to halt and not wet his feet and robes. Yet "continuing to rise as usual [the tide] dashed over his feet and legs without respect to his royal person. Then the king leapt backwards, saying: 'Let all men know how empty and worthless is the power of kings, for there is none worthy of the name, but He whom heaven, earth, and sea obey by eternal laws.'" He then hung his gold crown on a crucifix, and never wore it again "to the honour of God the almighty King"
    Dave, you remind me of someone trying to stop the tide of language and its usage, you may claim others are abusing it but you are a voice crying in the wilderness, if journaists who as you say, misuse the word but get their misuse printed in thousands, you are rather handicapped, best of luck