<p>i totally agree about green. Hippies... they want to save the earth but all they do is smoke pot and smell bad ~ Eric T. Cartman</p>
<p>Lmao for Tufts' "Who are you?" I was going to write about being a "maverick" just so I could crack Palin jokes.</p>
<p>Hehe :P I didn't in the end though.</p>
<p>I could have used "I am a maverick. My actions are just so... mavericky. <em>insert Palin's notorious accent</em>"</p>
<p><em>snorts</em></p>
<p>"<3 – Supposed to resemble a heart, or stand for the word 'love.' Used when sending those important text messages to loved ones. "Just say the word instead of making me turn my head sideways and wondering what 'less than three' means." Andrea Estrada, Chicago."</p>
<p>Odd. I always thought that looked like lips kissing, I never knew it was supposed to be a heart..</p>
<p>xSteven--S1, S2, D1, etc. are used to preserve anonymity yet retain brevity when avoiding your actual children's names on CC.</p>
<p>What am I supposed to use, "the oldest one, the next oldest one, the 3rd one, the girl, the smart one, the addlepated one"? </p>
<p>Actually, I kind of like addlepated. Except for being longer to type.</p>
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I think the word "your" and the phrase "you're" need to be banned for six months, so people can learn how to use them correctly.</p>
<p>If I had a dime for everyone said "your" when they meant "you're" I'd be richer than Bill Gates. Christ, it's simple English!
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<p>I could not agree more.</p>
<p>I would also like to nominate:</p>
<p>Guesstimate/guesstimation
"Much" in the sense of "tired much?" or "bored much?"</p>
<p>And just a word that is overused in scientific publications: Novel</p>
<p>Let's ban all contractions and homonyms! There. They're. Their. Your. You're. Except. Accept. Its. It's. I know people who have barely been citizens of the US who could kick native speakers' @$$es in grammar.</p>
<p>Also, ban all words that get commonly mispronounced. Diff-rent. Li-bary. Nucular. etc. etc.</p>
<p>I guess we'll know CC has really hit it big when "chance me" gets into the Merriam-Webster list of new words! (Are phrases allowed?) :)</p>
<p>If I read "IMHO" once more, I will likely give someone an opinion they'll not be happy to read. Please. Just state yours and move on.</p>
<p>I am fairly certain I will never say the words "change" or "hope" again either. Sick of those, as words, not necessisarily as ideas.</p>
<p>Lmao I love IMHO - it has such an undertone.</p>
<p>To add to jamesford's list: aksing. JUST SAY ASKING FOR GOD'S SAKE.</p>
<p>Dude, I love this thread (if it's not obvious from the number of times I've posted on it)... it's such a rant.</p>
<p>"Also, ban all words that get commonly mispronounced."</p>
<p>Could it be that some of these words are mispronounced because of accents in certain parts of the country?</p>
<p>I'm growing weary of one-sentence paragraphs.</p>
<p>Why do so many people write this way?</p>
<p>They think it adds a dramatic punch to their prose.</p>
<p>Words, chosen carefully, provide ample punch on their own.</p>
<p>No need separate each sentence into staccato paragraphs.</p>
<p>Only to assume a false gravitas.</p>
<p>Really, I'm quite surprised that nobody has yet mentioned the words "like" and "totally," because isn't it, like, getting, like, totally out of hand with, like, everybody totally using them in, like, every sentence?</p>
<p>Edit: I'm referring to speech, of course. It would be appalling if this abomination were to spread into text as well</p>
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<p>I guess that could be true, but most of the time it's because people are too lazy to pronounce that extra r or whatever.</p>
<p>Looking back on it, I posted this thread without realizing that these words are banned in the context of a college essay (reading comprehension FTL I suppose). Obviously you can't mispronounce a word in an essay, but for the sanity of English teachers everywhere just take the time to pronounce the extra r.</p>
<p>Ban "stoked" please</p>
<p>I like to watch sports on TV and I cringe every time the sportscasters praise a player's "athleticism." Having substantial athletic ability is great, but athleticism is only a word to ex-jock sportscasters. The fact that it's so widely used shouldn't make it an acceptable word - that's like saying that the speed limit on a 55 mph road is rightfully 65, just because so many drivers treat 65 mph it as if it were legit.</p>
<p>"epic" should be banned from forums, but not from general speech. like when you're with your friends the next day after a crazy night and one says, "dammmmn last night was epic." </p>
<p>last night was sick! no. last night was amazing! haha no. last night was sweet! nope. last night was so fuc...g. epic? YES.</p>
<p>how about "wicked"?</p>
<p>The heart is absolutely obnoxious, and usually redundant. It's almost always paired with a 'deep' song lyric and it needs to go away.</p>
<p>lol who am i kiddin luv you babe <3</p>
<p>JusDisDadYaKnow: I disagree. Both my short answer extracurricular essay and my extended essay for Yale and Harvard involved one sentence paragraphs, and I believe if done right it can be a powerful tool. (Both my essays that involved it were 'epic' :P)</p>