[lit-ideas] Re: Exercise
- From: Judith Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:47:07 +0000 (GMT)
also..
'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' (irritating, smug, normally used when
something does need fixing)
'proactive' (redundant)
but I object to Paul's objections to 'moreover' and 'overview'!
Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK
--- On Fri, 30/1/09, Paul Stone <pastone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Paul Stone <pastone@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Exercise
> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, 30 January, 2009, 5:40 PM
> David: I propose a list of words or phrases that are in
> common parlance that you
> >> know you've never used. And possibly some
> meditation as to why.
>
> "Prioritize" -- disgusting
> "Continue on" -- 'on' is completely
> unnecessary
> "Impact" as a verb -- never, never, never!
> "Yeah, No!" -- cognitive dissonance abounds
> "Moreover" -- just a silly sounding word that
> I've never even written,
> let alone spoke
> "Overview" -- can you say "redundant"?
> "Utilize" in place of "use" --
> "Utilize" is valid when it actually
> means to turn something that was not meant for what you are
> using it
> for, into something that is appropriate for that use.
> Otherwise, use
> "use"
>
> I could think of a hundred more, but I'll leave spme
> room for others.
>
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