I'm a chess geek. So I found Merrill Perlman's article in the Columbia Journalism Review about the misuse of chess terms by politicians and journalists very entertaining. Read it here.

I think it is so interesting how words change to fit what we want. I had never thought about the usage difference of 'pawn.' Perhaps it is because chess uses so many terms that most people use daily.

What other words do we as journalists use that can cause misconceptions?