The Oxford Dictionary of the English Language identifies new
words each year to enter the dictionary. Why don’t we get rid of some underused
words as well. For 2018, I recommend
“integrity” and “truth.”
I had a high school English teacher who refused to let us
use what she called “Hollywood adjectives.” Aren’t we sick of the
attention-grabbing use of words like:
crisis, stunning, fabulous, life-saving, spectacular, once-in-a-life
time, incredible, riveting, sensational, phenomenal and thrilling?
When words get used to lie and manipulate, should we call
that “fake language”?
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