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Subject:Re: Most annoying word From:"Edwin Skau" <eddy -dot- skau -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:03:43 +0530
I'm surprised I don't see:
pro-actively follow up
massage (as in massage the idea/data)
ball park estimate
And I thought "irregardless" was a punitive enema administered for not
wearing a helmet.
Edwin
On 2/28/06, Claire Conant <Claire -dot- Conant -at- digeo -dot- com> wrote:
>
> "Expresso".... YIKES.
> And in speech: "aten" as in "I have already aten" (when they mean
> "eaten")... Double YIKES... and I am personally embarrassed because my
> daughter says that all the time. I have no idea where she got that from
> as I didn't teach her that. =) Blame it on the schools.
>
> And all the others already mentioned.
>
> Claire - Looking forward to be reminded of other annoying words I hate.
>
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