Aaron Adams’s Blowhard Blog

For a while now, I’ve considered compiling this list of words and phrases I read on the Internet that immediately destroy the poster’s credibility with me. I’m not going to explain why I’m presenting this list, or why each of these words irritates me or reflects badly upon the writer; I’m simply going to list them. And don’t bother asking me for any kind of justification, you won’t get one. If you don’t like this list, or you use any of these terms, please check out a more appropriate site for your mental abilities.

This list will be updated as I discover new words.
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A good point was made today… The word “holiday” derives from “holy day”. So the politically correct crowd that wants to be as inoffensive as possible by not mentioning Christmas does so by wishing their targets a happy “holy day”. Conversely, those who are offended that Christmas has been excluded from the greeting are offended by happy “holy day” greetings. What religion and what holy day do you think the word could possibly refer to?

What a mess.

This is something that has finally reached a boiling point with me. I hear the word “on” misused way too much. When I say misused, I mean that a much better word could and should be used in its place, or that its use is completely superfluous. This blog entry is going to be similar to my The Credibility-Destroying Words List that I update occasionally. I’ll add entries as I hear and read them.
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