tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post3963279920872436213..comments2024-01-07T00:08:50.346-06:00Comments on Literary License (short reviews, real opinions): Words We Hate & Words We LoveGwen Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802377594686973300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-26076510023450267552009-06-01T15:54:12.348-05:002009-06-01T15:54:12.348-05:00Oh, and "twitter"....that one grows more irritatin...Oh, and "twitter"....that one grows more irritating by the day. Which is interesting because I am always amused when I hear someone being called a "twit". So, for instance: "Only a twit would twitter" is a sentence that imbues me with ambivalence. I also strongly dislike the words "imbue" and "ambivalence". <br /><br />On the other hand, I have always been enamored with "crestfallen".....mike mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-78398592087975146932009-05-31T21:30:06.375-05:002009-05-31T21:30:06.375-05:00"Hate" might be too strong a word, but I get flumm..."Hate" might be too strong a word, but I get flummoxed by words that, when you stare at them too long, don't seem like words at all. Tri it with "signal" or "restate".<br />Maybe I've just been working too hard lately.Davehttp://www.baltimoresun.com/readstreetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-89847474692854284102009-05-31T10:52:20.840-05:002009-05-31T10:52:20.840-05:00"closure".....cringe every time I hear it."closure".....cringe every time I hear it.mike mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-73767728440843878812009-05-27T09:24:48.118-05:002009-05-27T09:24:48.118-05:00I'd go with the article writer on "panties." Hate...I'd go with the article writer on "panties." Hate that! I think it infantilizes women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com