Posted on 12/20/2016 6:17:28 AM PST by workerbee
Sue personally and relentlessly any state employee that violates the free speech rights of anyone.
I’d like to get rid of “gift” used as a verb.
Their annual list, for fun & discussion. I’d add “bombshell”, “Hitler” and “radicalized” to this list.
I believe some words have become bigly overused right here on FR and hope to see less of them in 2017: snowflakes, butt hurt, shenanigans (this one puts my teeth on edge because it usually refers to actual criminal behavior by the Left, whereas “shenanigans” relegates it to silly childish pranks).
Next year we’ll be adding ‘faux news’ to the list.
I would like to add the exaggerated “Whaaaaattt?”, used by some people in place of “What?”, to the list.
ZERO “words” should be banned.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
“.... abridging the freedom of speech....”
abridge:
2.
LAW
curtail (rights or privileges).
Students should randomly read aloud the entire list of “banned” words, until this ridiculous policy is reversed.
These are television cable pundit speak.
You would not have guests on TV without these words.
What would “Shark Tank” be like without: price point, scale, drill down, conversation, walk it back, physicality etc.?
The school is on the border of Canada and the upper peninsula of Michigan at Sault Ste. Marie which is why the article references ‘the Queen’s English’ and quotes several Canadians.
CONVERSATION - Leftist speak for a lecture full of Tumblr buzzwords that you are to listen to, not debate.
PROBLEMATIC - Means someone isnt echoing the hive-mind.
BREAK THE INTERNET - Bandwagon phrase to enhance clickbait of an otherwise mediocre thing a bunch of bored people got unnecessarily emotionally attached to.
GIVING ME LIFE - More of the same. Appeals to overly-emotional people on social media that look for permission constantly to emote over any stupid thing.
I would add the phrase: “These comments are cancer” or “toxic”. Usually used to signal to fellow leftists that they have lost control of the narrative in forums or comment sections.
or “wife” being used as a verb too.
There is no such thing as someone being “wifed up”. Only trashy people use that phrase, but it is seeping into the lexicon of women in their 20s.
Uggh, yes, “conversation.” Such as “let’s have a conversation about _____” (95% of the time it’s “race”). Actual meaning: Hey, white conservative deplorable, don’t disagree with anything I say and I won’t call you a racist.
Add “BREAKING” and “ALERT”. Seriously, people, save that for something on the scale of a terrorist attack, not to make a 3rd tier blog’s overhyped, day-old, and inaccurate post seem important.
I think that this list actually does have some impact on how people talk which is a good thing. However, I seem to remember that the phrase ‘moving forward’ was on this list a few years ago and it unfortunately is still common enough to cause traces of hurl to graze the entrance to my nostrils at least 5 times a day.... it’s time for a reinstatement to the list!
BUT DON’T YOU KNOW THAT A HEADLINE IN ALL CAPS MEANS IT REALLY IS A BREAKING ALERT?
I’m a former English major. I love these words. I love words and phrases that come and go. English is as rich as it is because it lends itself to random words and phrases. These elitists should go to France where the language is more strictly regulated. Of course the country is a mess and they have squat toilets but they will fit right in.
I think you lost track of the point of the list. It has nothing to do with being used on campus. It's more about general usage. It may use the word "banished" but I think the point is more about these words becoming trite, as a journalism instructor liked to use when commenting on my college papers.
List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness
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