Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The American Dialect Society named “fake news” the 2017 Word of the Year. It said President Donald Trump helped change the definition of fake news from disinformation presented as news to “actual news that is claimed to be untrue.” Meanwhile, “alternative facts” was named Euphemism of the Year and “covfefe” was named WTF […]
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The Trump administration reportedly wants 7 words and phrases banned at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was reportedly told not to use seven specific words and phrases in its federal budget-proposal documents. Materials with the words, “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” and “diversity” were returned to the agency for “correction,” according to a senior staffer at the CDC’s Office of Financial Services. Bans on the words and […]
Pedophiliac Phrases 🔎
Dozens of users have reported that a YouTube search for “how to have” is auto-completing with pedophiliac phrases like “how to have s*x with your kids” and “how to have s*x kids.” On Sunday afternoon, BuzzFeed News attempted the search on multiple devices in an incognito browser window, which surfaced search results without taking into […]
British passport hides THESE two French phrases – can you spot them?
The British passport, whilst currently burgundy, could soon change in colour after Brexit. The change could mean going back to the original navy blue and even be designed by a French design firm if they beat the current British private security company, De La Rue. What many people may not realise is that there are […]
21 everyday phrases that come straight from Shakespeare’s plays
Wikipedia William Shakespeare wrote a lot of great plays, but he also coined and popularized a lot of words and phrases that we still use to this day. We put together a list of our 21 favorites. Check them out: “Puking” Wikimedia “All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players:They have their exits and […]
21 everyday phrases that come straight from Shakespeare’s plays
Wikipedia William Shakespeare is most famous for his plays. But he also invented many words and phrases that we still use today in everyday life. We put together a list of our 21 favorites. Check them out: “Puking” Wikimedia “All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players:They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in […]
9 phrases on your résumé that make hiring managers cringe
Writing, rewriting, and perfecting your résumé are some of the most important steps in any job-search process. Streamline your one-page pitch by eliminating these nine words and phrases that hiring managers hate seeing. Here are 18 more résumé pitfalls to avoid. Feedburner
