Talk:Lebanon fighting escalates as UN debates ceasefire

Ceasefire looms?
I'm not a native speaker but doesn't only bad things "loom" ? Like, "disaster looms" or "war looms". --+Deprifry+ 21:57, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, "loom" is a negative word afaik. --Jambalaya 02:10, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Renamed it. Dunno if "as cease fire is in the works" is "correct" though. --Jambalaya 02:13, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * while i too thought so, apparently loom does not necessarily have a negative connotation (2b. below) - according to merriam-webster


 * Main Entry: 2loom
 * Function: intransitive verb
 * Etymology: origin unknown
 * 1 : to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions
 * 2 a : to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form b : to take shape as an impending occurrence


 * but it looks like its common usage is for a negative connotation. so, fwiw, i agree with the change. Doldrums 10:43, 7 August 2006 (UTC)