Ten words now banned from the English language (plus my own additions)

And I couldn’t agree more with the entire list:

The number one word for removal was “amazing,” which people say is overused but I say is actually quite handy. How can you get rid of “amazing?” I can see how you would get rid of the affected “a-mah-zing, but banishing “amazing” is like kicking “awesome” to the curb. You wouldn’t do that, would you? It would be like throwing out your Rubik’s Cube! Here’s the rest of the list:

• Baby Bump
• Shared Sacrifice
• Occupy
• Blowback
• Man Cave
• The New Normal
• Pet Parent
• Win the Future
• Trickeration
• Ginormous
• Thank You In Advance

Using the term “baby bump”, to me, is substantial enough an infraction that I’m allowed to beat you with a teapot until you start reaching for the backspace key.  Here’s a couple more that need to be added to the list.  Every time I see them I think humanity is doomed:

• Embiggen – as in “embiggen the picture above for a close up look”.  This term is not a word, and use of such makes you look like a ginormous douchebag (see what I did there?).  It’s not cute, or pithy, and seriously makes me wonder what in the name of God you’re doing on the internet when you should be off in a corner with your coloring books and crayons.
• Citizen Journalist – a handy term that people use to justify the time they spend littering the internet with their “reporting” of events they think need covering. There is no such thing as a citizen journalist, and using it doesn’t make you any more important of a person.  Face it, you’re a blogger: nothing more, nothing less.  Calling yourself a citizen journalist is no different than a man who washes dishes calling himself a hydroceramic technician.
• Below the Fold – Another blogger phrase used by those who like to throw out journalism jargon.  In my line of work, it’s appropriate.  On a blogger site, it’s nothing more than the writer telling you that their story continues after the advertisement they’ve inserted in the middle of the text to pay the bills.

I’m sure I can think of plenty more and will be updating this piece over the next few days.

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