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Jessica Lituchy's avatar

COVID ruined a lot of things including the word pivot.

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Anne Exum's avatar

Two that I’ve noticed recently: “Nat” used as shorthand for National, as in the college football championship game. Also, I read food sections (NY Times) and see “aggressive” used to describe seasonings. I half expect the turmeric or smoked paprika to come to my kitchen and attack me!

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rachel cohen's avatar

Things that irk me might just be regional or cultural idioms, but I can’t stand, for example, “on line” when someone is standing in a line.

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Beth's avatar

BOB!!! The best.

Can I eliminated phrases with my button? If so, I'd minimize the use of "as well as" where "also" will do, especially when leading a sentence.

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