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Top 10 Irritating Phrases - Oxford University Makes the Call »

By Roberta Rosenberg on Nov 10, 2008 in Language Arts | 0 Comments

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Here’s a fun read to kick-off your week.

Oxford compiles list of top ten irritating phrases -A top 10 of irritating expressions has been compiled by researchers at Oxford University
Do read the comments, too. I love seeing British English and American English compared and contrasted.
How about you? What’s missing from [...]

Code Talking: The Reason I Don’t Write Political Marketing Ads »

By Roberta Rosenberg on Oct 8, 2008 in Language Arts, Occasional Rantings | 3 Comments

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My mother-in-law uses the phrase “you people” or “those people” a lot in conversation.
Neither phrase, through my albeit uniquely personal lens, ever sounds good or flattering. My emotional hackles rise because in my head, I’m filling in the blanks of “you people” to you [DESCRIPTOR, DESCRIPTOR, hot menopausal mamas - okay, maybe [...]