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"Mission Accomplished!" ...? What phrase would you retire?
By Adnaan Wasey
April 30, 2008, 05:31 PM
Five years ago, on May 1, 2003, President Bush marked the end of major combat in Iraq with a nationally televised speech from the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Iraq war continued and the giant 'mission accomplished' banner hung from the warship has come to symbolize its opposite. But there are other phrases that have changed in meaning over time and it's time now to stop using them. What phrase or word do you want to retire?
#2 Posted by Renate Bieber, May 01, 06:42AM
"Fresh" instead of new
"Make no mistake"
both of these!
#3 Posted by Jon, May 01, 06:45AM
"Data Driven" ugh! If I hear another management type utter this ...
#4 Posted by Martus Granirer, May 01, 06:50AM
"At the end of the day" is over. Scrub it.
#5 Posted by Aaron Johnson, May 01, 06:51AM
"Everybody has their own...", which I keep hearing on The Takeaway ads when you say "everybody has their own opinion." We need to retire this grammatical mismatch. It's "everybody has his or her;..." - all singular. Thanks!
#6 Posted by V. Hansmann, May 01, 06:58AM
With all due respect, please retire 'takeaway'. What does that it mean - Chinese food, kernel of truth?
#7 Posted by mack, May 01, 07:04AM
I would retire the phrase "a different kind of radio show." It's misleading. How about as a replacement: "an utterly obnoxious, unlistenable radio show?"
#8 Posted by Michelle Sabbagh, May 01, 07:04AM
No offense, but!!
People use all the time usually out of context. In fact they are offending, but they use it as an excuse.
#9 Posted by Robyn W., May 01, 07:10AM
With all due respect, at the end of the day, frankly, I miss my Morning Edition. If I wanted to listen to water cooler banter, I'd go to work much earlier. AACCCKKKK!
#10 Posted by Vernon Reid, May 01, 08:07AM
Paradigm Shift HAS GOT TO GO! ! !
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