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Banned words and phrases for 2009
Here's a bit of wishful thinking from a brave state school in Michigan -- words and phrases that should be banned from the English language because of their (over) use or general lack of usefulness. I'm not sure... Top 10 Most Hated Cliché Phrases
BBC's Magazine has posted a funny list of its readers' most hated cliché phrases. To be honest and fair, going forward, this is basically something that, at the end of the day, we're likely to touch base about...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 51 wks ago | updated 51 wks ago
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2001 views | 2 recommendations | 8 comments
God Bless You! Idioms for Those With the Cold and Flu Illness
" You wake up on a cold winter's morning and find you're feeling "under the weather." You're sneezing, coughing and hacking up a storm, signs that you'll be spending your day sick and "groggy.""LittleBigPlanet of sony: delayed over Koran Phrases
Sony entertainment has delayed the worldwide launch of its latest game LittleBigPlanet, because of the concerns that the background music mentioning phrase sfrom Koran can offend muslim across te world. " ...Computers figuring out what words mean
They might be able to build an AI that can surf the Web for me, but no machine can replace me until it learns to pay taxes, complain, gossip and contribute to economic growth by shopping. ""We have taught the computer virtually all the meanings of words and phrases in the...Can Michelle Obama keep it real?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorLove or Hate her, Michelle Obama, wife of Presidental Hopeful Barak Obama will be a force to be reckoned with if her husband becomes the next President of the most...Sup, Emo and Homie: "WTF are kids talking about?"
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAh, Yes, the Gansta Lexicon of Languages spoken by our Kids regardless that they would not know a Gangster if it slapped them upside the head. My own...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1048 views | 0 recommendations | 18 comments
`Surge' makes the banned-words list
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`Surge' makes the banned-words list
By JEFF KAROUB, Associated... Colombian Creole: Not Dead Yet
At risk of stepping on denseatoms' toes (sorry, 'atoms!), I thought I'd share this story I found, about the only known Spanish-based creole language in existence: Palanquero."On the surface, it resembles any...Psychoanalyzing Bin Laden
CNN's Brian Todd makes some interesting observations as he and an analyst examine the phrases, appearance and body language of Bin Laden while watching a video of him. They believe it may be possible to get...Nine Inch Nails Goes Deep with Marketing Campaign
Trent Reznor, the brains behind Nine Inch Nails, is utilizing the interactive nature of the web to challenge his fans to piece together his concept album. Brilliant. Can marketing work as a game? Only if it works! "Trent Reznor could have just given a few interviews to...Kissinger testifies of "secret Iraq plan"
I have seen this nowhere else - Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank's fiendlish skewering of Henry Kissinger's testimony before a Senate committee yesterday in the nation's capital. Milbank is far too...
created by Actual News Geezer | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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747 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
Webspeak: The Secret Language of Teens
"If, like most teens today, your child spends hours sending text messages from his phone and instant messages from his computer, you probably have overheard phrases like "LOL" or "BRB," without understanding what they meant. Web lingo is a quick, fun way for kids to...Devils Dictionary Redux
"Originally published on my page at Bloglines With apologies to Ambrose Bierce who had the original idea. My definitions of some popular words and phrases. Devils Dictionary Redux"Bob Dylan
Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid.
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