If the message was unfitting, the receiver might blame the messenger for such bad news and take their anger out on them. For example, in war, a messenger would be sent from one camp to another. Until the advent of modern telecommunication, messages were usually delivered by human envoys. " Shooting the messenger" is a metaphoric phrase used to describe the act of blaming the bearer of bad news. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( December 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ![]() ![]() ![]() See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.
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