Do we really need these words and phrases?
- Athleticism: does anyone know what it means? I think it means “he can jump high.”
- Deconstruct: isn’t this a variation of destroy? Why can’t we analyze instead?
- Hydrate: doesn’t this have to do with drinking water? Can I just drink water instead?
- “My blood sugar is low”: what ever happened to “I’m really hungry”?
- Six-pack: do we really have to use a beer image for everything related to the gut?
- Earmark: does anybody really like using the image of ear-tags on pigs in our everyday conversations?
- Suck: how did this word become acceptable while other profane sexual images are treated like pornography?
- Enjoy: enjoy what? Just enjoy? Please tell me what to enjoy.
- “I gave it 110%”: Oh, really? I think once we go over 100%, which is all we got, we’re dead. So if you’re still alive, isn’t this a version of blasphemy?
- Power: are you tired of those “powerful new…” drugs, cars, ideas, weapons (and the worst) dramas? Is this power-madness a testosterone thing? Can’t we be merely strong, or just plain dramatic?
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