'Back in the day, people used Blackberries without Blue Tooth." Do You Say This?

@coffeebreak (17797)
United States
January 1, 2008 9:53am CST
Here's something to help you get "with it" for the new year - 2008. Lake Superior State University Banished Words List Article: http://www.lssu.edu/banished List: http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php Okay people, let's start the new year speaking correctly!!
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Dr. Ann
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
1 Jan 08
It is true that decimate is usually used somewhat wrongly, but in my view it is still a great word. Several of my friends still call Blackberries BLUEBERRIES. They are droll. I call them Clackberries!
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coffeebreak
@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
2 Jan 08
Maybe they should be more appropriately called HHCD's - Hand Held Communication Device. I love blackberry jelly, syrup and ice cream! The word is so much better when relating to those things!
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Dr. Ann
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
10 Jan 08
Wow, I cannot imagine why myLot censored those words. It seems to me the comparison is not only apt in some cases, but one that described serious problems that cannot be addressed if they are not allowed to be stated. I do keep my censor option on here at "G" but am glad that the notifications to my e-mail allow me to see what people really said.
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SixPaulEleven
@SixPaulEleven (552)
• United States
10 Jan 08
I agree on a lot of them. Webinar is one of my most hated words as is Post 9/11. We don't say Post Gulf War or Post Y2K, so why should we say that? We all know it happened. I also saw that organic was on the banned list. Way too many things are being denounced as organic. Leave it alone. If it comes from the dirt, it does not automatically mean organic.
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