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I've always been under the impression that the word "concerning" is a synonym for "regarding" or "about" (a certain topic.)

Lately news talk show anchors and guests have been using the word as a...

One more time, CNN and MSNBC: "Reticent" does not mean the same as reluctant or hesitant.

And here's a new one I saw on a web page yesterday about superstitions: that black cats have gotten a...

On the same cable news channel on separate programs, I heard two different commentators confuse the same term.

They said “craven” when I’m fairly sure they meant “blatant.” Or even “brazen.”...

[I'm going to attempt a short posting here, but the notorious CloudFlare is up to its nasty tricks again, so it's anybody's guess if the following shows up.]

In the past two weeks or so, I've...

Weather reports: "Peaks of sun" when they mean "peeks."

More and more I'm seeing the word "roll" confused with the noun "role." It popped up just a few minutes ago, on msn.com of all places. ...

I agree with banning the "Thank you for having me" line, Manichaean. And Danik, "the new normal" was one of the expressions I was going to add today. Thank you both for weighing in.

Now, "Wait...

The long national nightmare is over! (No, we still have about 19 days to wait for that one to end, God willing!) I mean the wait for the Annual List of Banished Words. Here's the 2021 Version.
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