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Words and Phrases to Lose in 2017
« on: December 23, 2016, 03:29:36 pm »
December 23, 2016
Words and Phrases to Lose in 2017
By Dennis Lund

During a performance at Yoshi’s in Oakland, the late legendary Texas wordsmith Guy Clark asked the question: Is there a synonym for ‘Thesaurus’? He added that he never found one, but the word ‘lexicon’ was about as close as he could find.

The lexicon, the words and phrases used on a daily basis, constantly evolves as words may go in and out of vogue.

There is no decisive governing body determining which words to use or not use, but I sometimes wish there were. Words often need to be dropped, either from overusage, laziness, or because of misrepresentations of their true meaning.

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Re: Words and Phrases to Lose in 2017
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2016, 03:34:55 pm »
"We won.  You lost."
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Re: Words and Phrases to Lose in 2017
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2016, 03:39:32 pm »
"It is what it is." - should be a federal crime to say
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