Thread: Silliness Words that should be outlawed or restricted.
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Old 03-23-2010, 08:43 AM   #123
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Bah, humbug!
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Can't it be both?
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I'm not normally too bothered (normally just amused) by most things suggested in this thread, usually figuring if the message is communicated successfully to me then language has done its basic job. However, I must admit to a rabid dislike of a compound similar to Steve's suggestion above: the use of "un-Australian" (especially by pollies and journos)

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Marc
I'm with you on that, Marc. Name-calling as a political ploy is typically used as a substitute for solid reasoning and thoughtful arguments. There's nothing new about that, of course. I just file it under "Some Things Never Change" and go on about my business.
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