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...post 9 / 11, when wordsmithing was easier for me and I authored many emotional organic pop at random, I found it sweet. Now, with the surge, it is what it is. You can shove it under the bus, but I feel the need to give back. "Blank" is the new "blank."
What does that mean? Nothing, really, but it has several words and phrases from the Lake Superior State University list of banned words and phrases for 2008. See:
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Huh? This seems like the most random list of words. What a weird article, too, with no explanation or anything. More of a press release. Or did I miss something?
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At this point in time I thought that a University authoring a list of banned words was obviously appalling, arguably dysfunctional, positively surreal and frankly extreme.
quote:List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness
Mostly, I'd agree with their list. Reading the rationale is pretty amusing though. I like this one from 2003:
quote:PEEL-AND-EAT SHRIMP -- “Do they think that, if the name did not contain instructions, we would peel-and-throw-on-floor?” Miguel McCormick, Orlando, Florida.
[This message has been edited by JeanneT (edited January 01, 2008).]
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dude they need to share the drugs they are taking. maybe it will help me get back my creative writing. why is it that collage hippie studence always have the best drugs??
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