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August 31, 2011

Former editor of New York Magazine, Kurt Andersen’s list of words he found annoying and were not to be used during his tenure.
If I were making at list like this, the first word on it would be moot. I hate that word passionately. It sounds like someone passing gas and it’s not aesthetically pleasing on the page.
What would be on your list? (via booksarebetterthanboys)

Former editor of New York Magazine, Kurt Andersen’s list of words he found annoying and were not to be used during his tenure.

If I were making at list like this, the first word on it would be moot. I hate that word passionately. It sounds like someone passing gas and it’s not aesthetically pleasing on the page.

What would be on your list? (via booksarebetterthanboys)

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Whimsy and any variation thereof. And tapped? Looks like someone sucked at Magic: The Gathering. And apparently there...
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While so many of these I absolutely loathe (zeitgeist, I’m looking at you) it still boasts quite a few words I use way...
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imprisonedonthemoon answered: ‘Meal’. I fucking hate that word. It’s like the worst whiney grandma word to describe eating. (i completely agree with ‘bistro’)
katehasablog answered: quirky
anothershotless answered: Probably the word flabbergasted. It feels odd and unnatural to me.
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heartsandtype answered: ZEN (meaning clean interior design), I want to punch people in the face for using this one!
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kinda love this.
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forever-insatiable answered: gleaned, kiddo, the hubs
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