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.