1. When our Jr. HS English Lit teacher, from Boston, pronounced my friend Lori's name "Lowrey." I cringe to this day. Makes me wanna throw Chaucer & Byron, Shelley, & Keats at her. (And I mean their skeletons.
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2. Not every place you go makes it a journey. Antarctica is a journey. Going to a football game at your Alma Mater is not a journey.
3. Literally. I literally despise words that state the obvious and add nothing to the sentence. (That literally is an example. Or did I mean that figuratively?)
4. I knew a customer who ended every sentence with "Ya know what I mean ?" No, Dude. I don't. The concept that you want white paint on your wall confuses me. Please elaborate. (I wanted to throw Chaucer, Byron, Shelley, & Keats at him too.)
5. Every adjective used in a resume. (Add this to business and academic jargon.)
6. Not to disparage military speak, but when you leave the Army, stop saying, "Let's mobilize to the DEFAC at 1200 hours." Hey, calm down there, how about let's go to lunch around noonish, instead ?
7. Every word ever popularized by Kanye West, Perez Hilton, and Hipsters. I am excusing Snoop Dog. He is clever and funny. ( See, I know about pop culture
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8. Dullards who use the same lame line over & over
. I want to throw Chaucer, Byron, Shelley, & Keats at them.