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Wordsmiths want ‘green’, ‘bailout’, ‘iconic’ banned in 2009!

by gambir | January 6, 2009 at 04:13 am

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Words such as “green”, “bailout”, “iconic” and “desperate search” should no longer be put to use since their original meaning has been displaced or simply because they have become useless, says a team of academics.
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Paschen

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at 04:14 on January 6th, 2009

gambir, I think your story has potential but needs some improvement. I've got a few suggestions, and if you give them a try, I'd be happy to remove this flag.

I wasnt sure what was newsworthy in this story. News should always be about posting current stuff - new things you've discovered.

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Uwe Paschen

at 04:14 on January 6th, 2009

Thank you for the Post, where and who is your source of information. Do you know about our highlight tool and please do read the fine print laid out in the Newsroom.