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January 3, 2017
Banished Words List - 2017
You, Sir - Hails from a more civilized era when duels were the likely outcome of disagreements. Today, we suffer on-line trolls and Internet shaming. Focus - Good word, but overused when concentrate or look at would work fine. See 1983's banishment of, We Must Focus Our Attention. Bête Noire - After consulting a listing of synonyms, we gather this to be a bugbear, pet peeve, bug-boo, pain, or pest to our nominators. Town Hall Meeting - Candidates seldom debate in town halls anymore. Needs to be shown the door along with "soccer mom(s)" and "Joe Sixpack" (banned in 1997). Post-Truth - To paraphrase the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, we are entitled to our own opinions but not to our own facts.More at More at the "Listicle " of Lake Superior State University
Posted by gerardvanderleun at January 3, 2017 8:34 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
Carlin:
You will not hear me say: bottom line, game plan, role model, scenario, or hopefully. I will not kick back, mellow out, or be on a roll. I will not go for it and I will not check it out;
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Posted by: ghostsniper at January 3, 2017 9:01 AM
I always laugh when some idiot uses the phrase: You, Sir.
Who the hell talks like that?
Posted by: Jack at January 3, 2017 10:41 AM
Enlisted army soldiers, to officers.
And smug, arrogant asswipes trying to put others on the defensive.
They're half steppin'.
If you want to put someone on the defensive there is no better way than the Chas way, a punch right in the face.
Full measure, or stay your ass on the porch.
Posted by: ghostsniper at January 3, 2017 6:35 PM