Those Cunning Linguists
Lake Superior State has released its list of banished words for 2007. So stop using "truthiness" and other tired phrases. I would add "robust" to the list. It seems to have replaced "patina" as a word I hear every day.
I like their take on real estate ads:
"BOASTS -- See classified advertisements for houses, says Morris Conklin of Lisboa, Portugal, as in "master bedroom boasts his-and-her fireplaces -- never 'bathroom apologizes for cracked linoleum,' or 'kitchen laments pathetic placement of electrical outlets'."
I like their take on real estate ads:
"BOASTS -- See classified advertisements for houses, says Morris Conklin of Lisboa, Portugal, as in "master bedroom boasts his-and-her fireplaces -- never 'bathroom apologizes for cracked linoleum,' or 'kitchen laments pathetic placement of electrical outlets'."
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I'm not giving up Gitmo. "Guantanamo Bay Naval Base" is just too long.
CIV is clearly out of the loop, never having heard of "PWNED" or "TRUTHINESS".
I'm kind of reluctant to give up Brangelina, too. I mean, I certainly don't want to talk about them very often, but if I *have* to, at least let me use a contemptuous nickmame.
Then use a new name. I recommend "Joliepit"
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