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The most abused words of the English language.

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Words I Never Want to Hear Again

College students were asked to nominate words for the Most Abused category in 2008 - 1000s of nominations flooded the contest HQ. This political cartoon contains many of the top pick all at once; however, I have my own list... keep reading →

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The most abused words of the English language.

Sorry. That is the most abused and misused word in the English language in my opinion. As a teacher I must hear this word about a million times a day. Here are some examples. Sorry I am late. No you're... keep reading →

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The most abused words of the English language.

The most abused word in the english language would have to be "gay". What started out as meaning happy, and described friendly nice people has turned into one of the biggest insults that can be thrown... keep reading →

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shwethapandala says

I think "recession" is the most abused word.. grrh... everything and anything that is happening today in the world is linked to recession. Really sick and tired of this term and this phase.. when will this last

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