. Y'know, I drew a blank, so I checked out the thesaurus. Depending on context, I might use argument, row, ruckus, debate, flap, squabble, wrangle, controversy, beef... I want to say 'contretemps', but that's French, even though used by Americans. The thing is, none of those quite have the flavor of 'kerfuffle' in mind -- a wide-ranging spat that, ultimately, isn't very important but is blown out of proportion -- which is probably why I've latched onto it; it says what I need to express. Of course, the English language has a history of appropriating words from other languages, so I'm just following the trend. *g* .
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Y'know, I drew a blank, so I checked out the thesaurus. Depending on context, I might use argument, row, ruckus, debate, flap, squabble, wrangle, controversy, beef... I want to say 'contretemps', but that's French, even though used by Americans. The thing is, none of those quite have the flavor of 'kerfuffle' in mind -- a wide-ranging spat that, ultimately, isn't very important but is blown out of proportion -- which is probably why I've latched onto it; it says what I need to express. Of course, the English language has a history of appropriating words from other languages, so I'm just following the trend. *g*
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