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For some reason, I’m disproportionately amused when something I’m already interested in reaches the radar of the the uber-arcane blog Language Log. It’s happened before, of course. Today, the tensions between the Philadelphia Eagles and CB Lito Sheppard crossed over into the the world of the wordy when Lito got into some edgy expressionism.
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More words and phrases that annoy the bejeezus out of me. I know I make more mistakes than your average monkey, but still;
You Make Me Crosseyed! Marketers calling a small SUV a “crossover.” When you need to invent new meanings for words to explain an existing idea, you’re either a revolutionary or you’re [...]

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Wow. I really liked Kung Fu Panda, and came out of the movie saying “skadoosh” every five seconds. I thought it was just me, it felt like an obscure takeaway that really was not a “catch phrase” or anything. I mean it was only used in the movie once. One time! That’s no way to [...]

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