Words Gone Bad

A recent article from the Scripps Howard News Service highlighted some overused/misused words. Here’s a few of them for your amusement.

• Armed robbery (or such) gone bad. This implies that most of them are all well and good.
• Now playing in theaters. Oh, so that’s where the movies are shown.
• Undocumented alien. This is like calling a drug dealer an “unlicensed pharmacist”.
• Healthy food. If chicken is good for you, then it’s healthful. If it’s healthy, it’s still running around.

Jon and I see a fair number of misused words within responses we’ve reviewed (as you might have seen in previous posts.). This list should be a reminder for us all to make sure we’re not misusing words and phrases within our responses.

This article was written by BJ on 26 February, 2007 and filed under Word play & writing. If you found it useful, you can with others. To receive automatic updates, subscribe to The Proposal Guys via RSS or Email.

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