![]() For example, the issue of children with an alcoholic parent growing up to do the same thing themselves. Sometimes however using “cycle” simply makes more sense, if the example is more cyclical in nature. Q: Okay, so to recap, “circle” was the original term, but “cycle” is used fairly interchangeably.Ī: Yes that's right. An example may be the positive impact on a suburb sparked by the renovation of an old building. So, effectively a situation where positive things feed off each other to create more beneficial effects. Q: What a cheery discussion we're having today!Ī: Well on that note, in the squeaky clean 1950s the term “virtuous circle” emerged to mean the opposite of what we've been discussing. Where a vicious circle would come back to the start with things no different, a vicious spiral would return with things much worse. Q: Like all that invested money going down the drain?Ī: Exactly. ![]() And anyway, wasn't that termed a “vicious spiral”?Ī: Well, that's a US variation – the advantage of using “spiral” may be that it's akin to water going down a drain. Q: You lost me with your optimus prime loans, sorry. Another good modern example was what happened in the 2000s – the Global Financial Crisis they say was caused by an escalating vicious circle/cycle of subprime loans. We were on that roundabout for hours – you should have seen the traffic that backed up.Ī: Haha, okay. It's like that time my mum decided to tell me about the birds and the bees in a roundabout way. Q: So how did “vicious circle” get a life outside of logic boffins?Ī: Through the 18th and 19th centuries, it picked up steam by describing medical scenarios (usually ones that ended in death) and eventually to describe any process where one event feeds off another but is trapped in a loop and eventually returns to its starting point, with no benefit gained. Q: Why so vicious? Punk was still 200 years off.Ī: The word “vicious” actually comes from Latin “vitiosus”, which means “defective or faulty”. They defined it as “A depends on B, B depends on C and C depends on A.” Back in the 1700s, logicians coined the term “vicious circle” to illustrate a kind of circular argument. But your friend may get a bonus point because “vicious CIRCLE” was the original term.Ī: Yes way. Brakes didn't work either.Ī: Haha, okay well that's a different kind altogether. Got terrible chaffing from it and the gears were always getting stuck. Typically defining a situation where solving a problem will create a new problem. ![]() Q: Hi AWC, I was having an argument with a friend about which is correct – I thought it was “vicious cycle” but she thought “vicious circle”? What's the go with this?Ī: Well, they're actually fairly interchangeable. This week we find ourselves cycling in a vicious circle… It’s a celebration of language, masquerading as a passive-aggressive whinge about words and weirdness. How to Build a Successful Freelance Copywriting BusinessĮach week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English language and all its rules, regulations and ridiculousness.Frantic and terrified, she discovers her only hope for survival is to put her confidence in the very person she trusts the least. ![]() But soon the mystical façade wears thin, revealing a group of brainwashed members drunk on false promises of an impossible utopia and a disturbing, dangerous belief system-and leader-guiding them.Īs the sinister forces surrounding Sveta become apparent, she realizes, too late, she can’t escape. At first, Xanadu seems like a secluded paradise with its tumbling gardens, beautiful people, transcendent vibe, and mesmerizing de-facto leader Kali. ![]() Shocked and confused, Sveta travels to Mexico to pay her respects. But when, mysteriously, Paul suddenly dies, his entire estate-including Xanadu-is left to his estranged niece Sveta. On a river deep in the Mexican jungle stands the colossal villa Xanadu, a wellness center that’s home to an ardent spiritual group devoted to self-help guru Paul Bentzen and his enigmatic wife Kali. For fans of We Were Never Here and Nine Perfect Strangers, a twisty, escapist suspense about a mysterious wellness retreat center harboring violent secrets.Ī perfect paradise? Or a perfect nightmare? ![]()
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