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29th August 2011

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acceptdinosaurs: booksarebetterthanboys: Former editor of New York Magazine, Kurt Andersen’s list of words he found annoying and were not to be used during his tenure. If I were making at list like this, the first word on it would be moot. I hate that word passionately. It sounds like someone passing gas and it’s not aesthetically pleasing on the page. What would be on your list? While so many of these I absolutely loathe (zeitgeist, I’m looking at you) it still boasts quite a few words I use way too much, some out of laziness and some because I really just love them. Any list I had would definitely have to include “lover,” “preggers,” and almost all portmanteaus created in the last 5 years. I mean, “staycation?” Really?  Whimsy and any variation thereof. And tapped? Looks like someone sucked at Magic: The Gathering. And apparently there will no coverage of the first WWF Tough Enough winner.

acceptdinosaurs:

booksarebetterthanboys:

Former editor of New York Magazine, Kurt Andersen’s list of words he found annoying and were not to be used during his tenure.

If I were making at list like this, the first word on it would be moot. I hate that word passionately. It sounds like someone passing gas and it’s not aesthetically pleasing on the page.

What would be on your list?

While so many of these I absolutely loathe (zeitgeist, I’m looking at you) it still boasts quite a few words I use way too much, some out of laziness and some because I really just love them.

Any list I had would definitely have to include “lover,” “preggers,” and almost all portmanteaus created in the last 5 years. I mean, “staycation?” Really? 

Whimsy and any variation thereof. And tapped? Looks like someone sucked at Magic: The Gathering. And apparently there will no coverage of the first WWF Tough Enough winner.

Tagged: wordsnymagkurt andersen

Source: booksarebetterthanboys

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    Whimsy and any variation thereof. And tapped? Looks like someone sucked at Magic: The Gathering. And apparently there...
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    While so many of these I absolutely loathe (zeitgeist, I’m looking at you) it still boasts quite a few words I use way...
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  10. imprisonedonthemoon answered: ‘Meal’. I fucking hate that word. It’s like the worst whiney grandma word to describe eating. (i completely agree with ‘bistro’)
  11. katehasablog answered: quirky
  12. anothershotless answered: Probably the word flabbergasted. It feels odd and unnatural to me.
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  14. heartsandtype answered: ZEN (meaning clean interior design), I want to punch people in the face for using this one!
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    kinda love this.
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