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Overused and empty words


actor61

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I'll reach out to him

so....

join the conversation

walk it back

skill set

curate

takeaway

morally bankrupt

spoiler alert!

now trending

my amazing girlfriend/boyfriend/pet/job/vacation......

 

I admit I was reminded of some of these by the well-known list of "banished words" put out by Lake Superior State University......the lists go back to the mid 70s and are a hoot.....though this year's list is a bit dull, click on the archive link at left and go back thru all the years.....the short comments are great, too......

 

https://www2.lssu.edu/banished-words-list/

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I'll reach out to him

 

This!!! Countless articles about this phrase. I said it quite a bit early in my career and had a boss that corrected me every time. Now I cringe when people say it.

https://www.google.com/#q=stop+saying+reach+out

 

But for me, my least favorite word is "unacceptable." It's typically used by those who want to complain but have no solutions to offer. Usually they are left with no other choice but to accept the situation.

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