Subject:
|
Re: "Banned" word/phrase list for 2002
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.off-topic.fun
|
Date:
|
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 03:17:37 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
739 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Lake Superior State College has released their annual list of words and
> phrases they feel ought to be banished.
>
> http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current/default.html
>
> These are selected by them (in an annual tradition dating back to the mid
> 70's) based on nominations by the general public.
>
> LSSC is in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, about 70 miles from where I grew up.
The person who came up with "___ in color" hasn't thought too deeply about it.
There certainly are cases where one may need to specify the property being
described... for example:
Green in experience or in political allegience
Red in political allegience
Blue or black in mood
Yellow in character
Orange in flavour
:-)
Cheers
Richie Dulin
|
|
Message has 1 Reply:
Message is in Reply To:
 | | "Banned" word/phrase list for 2002
|
| Lake Superior State College has released their annual list of words and phrases they feel ought to be banished. (URL) are selected by them (in an annual tradition dating back to the mid 70's) based on nominations by the general public. LSSC is in (...) (22 years ago, 28-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
|
4 Messages in This Thread:
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
