New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, on the plane crash which claimed anywhere from 1-4 lives (depending on which news report you believe):

We have to say a little prayer for those we lost, the two human beings whose lives were snuffed out.

At first glance, it seems like a nice thing to say, a hey-everyone-lets-pray for those who died; prayer is a very soothing thing in difficult times. But a "little" prayer for those whose lives were "snuffed"? Aye! That's something Billy Jim Bob might say:

Y'all, lits purray fer snuff. I mean, thuh lahves that wuz snuffed.