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.
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!
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.
One expression—it’s not really a word—that I would like to see done away with is “prequel.” The proper term is antecedent or precursor, but “prequel” is even making its way into professional documents.
Trying to stop the evolution of English is like trying to sweep back the ocean with a broom, futile.
How about adios to the noun “disrespect” used as a verb?
Another pet peeve of mine is the widespread misuse of “apocalypse” and “to decimate.” An apocalypse is a disclosure and to decimate means to reduce by a tenth.
My pet peeve is seeing the word BOOM! or some such used to attract attention before a news announcement.
Bkmrk