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Words We Hate

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by 3_Octave_Fart, Sep 22, 2013.

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  1. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Coherence?
     
    dooley_womack1, Sep 22, 2013
    #13
  2. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    I can't post it so I'm just going to punt this one.
     
    Jake_Taylor, Sep 22, 2013
    #14
  3. doctorx

    doctorx Member

    "why" after reason
     
    doctorx, Sep 22, 2013
    #15
  4. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    I worked for an editor who hated 'nix'.
    Which sucked, because it's a concise, short word for a one-column hed.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Sep 22, 2013
    #16
  5. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    'On the season,' 'on the night' and any other variant.

    Pluralizing names as examples, especially great players: '... your Jerry Rices, you Lawrence Taylors ...'
     
    Buck, Sep 22, 2013
    #17
  6. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    Using "grow" in all circumstances, instead of "increase," "expand" or "improve."

    It all started with Clinton talking about how he could "grow" the economy.

    Now I get city council stories talking about plans to "grow" the number of parking spaces.

    Plants, children, waistlines grow. Not parking lots.
     
    I Should Coco, Sep 22, 2013
    #18
  7. HandsomeHarley

    HandsomeHarley Well-Known Member

    "all" to describe a score. ... 1-all, 2-all ...

    There's just two teams. Who the hell is "all?" Put the freakin' number in -- it is at least two characters shorter than "all."
     
    HandsomeHarley, Sep 22, 2013
    #19
  8. linotype

    linotype Well-Known Member

    The phrase "begs the question" because it is used incorrectly 99 percent of the time.
     
    linotype, Sep 23, 2013
    #20
  9. Bradley Guire

    Bradley Guire Well-Known Member

    Tallywhacker.

    No, wait, that's funny. Never mind.
     
    Bradley Guire, Sep 23, 2013
    #21
  10. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    Moist.

    Silly.
     
    spikechiquet, Sep 23, 2013
    #22
  11. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    Prior to.

    Reach out.
     
    Riptide, Sep 23, 2013
    #23
  12. Bradley Guire

    Bradley Guire Well-Known Member

    Stooooone Phillips.
     
    Bradley Guire, Sep 23, 2013
    #24
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