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Why use a modifier to set straight a not-quite-right noun when the right noun is available?

William Safire
Writing, Use, Nouns
"On Language; When Putsch Comes to Coup" by William Safire, www.nytimes.com. September 22, 1991.
Why use a modifier to set straight a not-quite-right noun when the right noun is available?