Solecism

Another usage change Iโ€™ve observed recently is โ€œwrecking havocโ€ instead of โ€œwreaking havoc.โ€

Kind of makes sense. Where else do we use โ€œwreaking,โ€ unless youโ€™re me? Nowhere. Although โ€œwrecking havocโ€ doesnโ€™t parse all that well, itโ€™s more familiar than the older usage.

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