Liable to suffer

When confronted by media, both Key and English immediately described the secret agenda recording as “Pathetic”, despite being doorstepped in different cities.

They, or Crosby|Textor, have obviously previously constructed a line. Just in case.

All very good but the origin of pathetic (and pathos) is not quite what a lot of people would think:

[Origin: 15901600; < LL pathéticus < Gk pathétikós sensitive equiv. to pathét(ós) made or liable to suffer (verbid of páschein to suffer + -ikos -ic]

It looked like the only ones suffering last night were English and Key.

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