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ToddJBehme	Post subject: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:28 pm
Joined: Sun Jan 05, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 113 Location: Suburban Chicago	The 2004 list of words that ought to be banished With BC-Banished Words By The Associated Press The 2004 list of words that should be banished for ‘‘misuse, overuse and general uselessness,’’ according to Lake Superior State University: ——— —Metrosexual: An urban male who pays a great deal of attention to appearance. —X: As in ‘‘X-Files,’’ Xtreme, Windows XP and X-Box. —Punked: To dupe, popularized by the MTV show ‘‘Punk’d.’’ —Place Stamp Here: Printed on return envelopes. —Companion animals: Also known as pets. —Bling or Bling-Bling: Flashy jewelry. —LOL: E-mail speak for ‘‘laugh out loud.’’ —Embedded Journalist. —Smoking Gun. —Shock and Awe. —Captured Alive. —Shots Rang Out. —Ripped From the Headlines. —Sweat Like a Pig: The problem is pigs don’t sweat. —In Harm’s Way. —Hand-Crafted Latte. —Sanitary Landfill: Also known as a dump.
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Jackie	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 6:25 pm
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 598 Location: The Herald in Everett, WA	I disagree that Place Stamp Here should be eliminated. I mean, there are bank robbers who write hold up notes on their personal checks, and guys who tell airport screeners that they "forgot" they had hack saws hidden in their shoes. These people probably do need to be told where the stamp goes on an envelope.<p>By the way, I live in Seattle and I am happy to report that I've never read or heard of the phrase "hand-crafted latte."
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eyesbluedog	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 12:15 am
Joined: Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3 Location: Houston	does anyone else think companion animal just means pet? i think of it as an animal that assists someone who's disabled.
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 12:24 am
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	The Lake Superior State University list is getting as tiresome as the annual bill for the 12 Days of Christmas stuff.
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Finn DeSiecle	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 12:46 am
Joined: Mon Apr 29, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 76 Location: NJ	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by eyesbluedog: does anyone else think companion animal just means pet? i think of it as an animal that assists someone who's disabled.<hr></blockquote><p>"Companion animal" (at least as used these days) is a politically correct term coined by PETA types who oppose the concept that humans can own animals, even as "pets." I'm guessing from its inclusion on this list that it's gained ground among nonactivists the way many past PC phrases (e.g., "developmentally challenged" as a euphemism for "mentally disabled") have.
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DominEditrix	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 12:06 pm
Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 458 Location: Heart of Global Warming	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr> "Companion animal" (at least as used these days) is a politically correct term coined by PETA types who oppose the concept that humans can own animals, even as "pets."<hr></blockquote>In the somewhat eccentric City of West Hollywood, the City Council voted to replace all instances of 'pet owner' in the city statutes with 'pet guardian'. PETA, I'm sure, will not rest until the City revises the wording to 'animal companion guardian'.
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Oeditpus Rex	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 12:45 pm
Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 1324 Location: N 36° 57' 9", W 121° 24' 2"	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Finn DeSiecle: I'm guessing from its inclusion on this list that it's gained ground among nonactivists the way many past PC phrases (e.g., "developmentally challenged" as a euphemism for "mentally disabled") have.<hr></blockquote>Isn't it "other-abled" now?
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Jackie	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 9:07 pm
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 598 Location: The Herald in Everett, WA	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by eyesbluedog: does anyone else think companion animal just means pet? i think of it as an animal that assists someone who's disabled.<hr></blockquote><p>Those animals usually are known as service animals or assistance animals.
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Finn DeSiecle	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:39 am
Joined: Mon Apr 29, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 76 Location: NJ	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Oeditpus Rex: Isn't it "other-abled" now?<hr></blockquote><p>I have to confess, I don't know. (Hanging head in shame) Goddess help me -- I must be an ableist!
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Jackie	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 9:43 pm
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 598 Location: The Herald in Everett, WA	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Finn DeSiecle: <p>I have to confess, I don't know. (Hanging head in shame) Goddess help me -- I must be an ableist!<hr></blockquote><p>Remember the blessedly short-lived "specially abled"?
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Oeditpus Rex	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 3:34 pm
Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 1324 Location: N 36° 57' 9", W 121° 24' 2"	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Jackie: Remember the blessedly short-lived "specially abled"?<hr></blockquote>I think that one died because in the PC world, we're all special. <p>And we're good enough, and we're smart enough, and, doggone it, people like us!
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JB	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:29 pm
Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 31 Location: 2 blocks from Scott Peterson's previous residence	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Oeditpus Rex: ...and, doggone it, people like us!<hr></blockquote><p>We're copy editors. Nobody likes us. *whimper*
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moab	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:45 pm
Joined: Sat Mar 22, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 190	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by eyesbluedog: does anyone else think companion animal just means pet? i think of it as an animal that assists someone who's disabled.<hr></blockquote><p>My boyfriend, who is blind, uses a service dog (she's a genuine Seeing Eye dog, actually). I've never heard him say companion animal.
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majorbabs	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:43 pm
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 744 Location: HuskerLand	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Oeditpus Rex: Isn't it "other-abled" now?<hr></blockquote><p>-- Please. Don't give people the option.
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koyan	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:09 am
Joined: Mon Apr 29, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 7 Location: Great Falls, Montana	Not that it matters, but I always thought LOL stood for "lots of laughs," which is equally bad.
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Oeditpus Rex	Post subject: Re: Trying to run them out of print Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:20 am
Joined: Mon Nov 17, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 1324 Location: N 36° 57' 9", W 121° 24' 2"	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Joann: We're copy editors. Nobody likes us. *whimper*<hr></blockquote>From TCE's main page:<p>"Newspaper copy editors and their fans talk shop."<p>Does this mean we've been misled?
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