Combining my love of countdown lists and wordplay, this report bears a mention in the blog. Some random university compiled a list of the most overused words of 2007, and I couldn't agree more with their recommendation to strike a couple of these cliches from our shared vocabulary.
Specifically, I'm glad that "surge," "post-9/11," "give back" (i.e. celebs donating money to Africa), and "X is the new Y" are all on the proverbial chopping block. I kind of like "webinar," though, even though it appears to have absolutely no practical meaning, and certainly I've never seen or used one. It kind of reminds me of The Office, though (**laments the ongoing writer's strike...**), and of other endearing combo words like "tween" and "Gaypril."
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