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Re: What's yer least favorite circumlocution? » trouble

Posted by Noa on February 12, 2002, at 18:49:18

In reply to Re: What's yer least favorite circumlocution?, posted by trouble on February 11, 2002, at 11:00:27

Thanks, trouble. I loved this story!!!

You should start up a school for assertiveness training. Seriously.

Funny, I have sort of given up the energy of my linguistic pet peeves because there are so many (and the list is growing!) that I think I just might go crazy!!

Or shall I say, "neologistic misuses of words such as 'impact' could be impacting my mental health"?

Another great one is applying the verb 'to grow' to inanimate objects or intangible concepts, as though these were the contents of everyone's post-modern kitchen gardens. Bill Clinton did this a lot.

Alas, I must admit that even I am guilty of adopting some of these new language trends even though I hate them!!! But I guess, such is the nature of language and language change, creeping into our everyday speech while we sleep.....Even the academie francaise can't keep the change from coming.

But that doesn't mean we have to like it, right?


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