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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 06:49 PM
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Media terms I'm sick of hearing...
"Domestic Diva" for Martha Stewart is one. It is a subtle slam as divas are supposed to be high-strung and difficult to deal with. Why can't they just report the facts without the nasty alliteration?

What else are you tired of hearing?
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laruemtt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 06:50 PM
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1. "campaign embeds"
sounds like some kind of tick!
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BigDaddyLove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 06:52 PM
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2. "Frontrunner", or "Electability", or "Breast".
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John BigBootay Donating Member (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 06:56 PM
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3. "StormWatch (and the year)" n/t
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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 06:56 PM
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4. Phrases to be banned to the end of time:
24/7
Keepin' it real
Jumping the shark
Very unique
Metrosexual
Soccer mom
Office-park dad
Angry (fill in demographic designations) voter
Weapons of Mass Destruction
War On Terror
War On Drugs
War On Crime
Creation Science
Intelligent Design
digital divide
dot-com
ho
diva
playa
compassionate conservatism
enlibra
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 06:57 PM
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5. "unveil"
What is the media fetish for that word?
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 06:57 PM
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6. War on Terror
How idiotic a phrase is that?
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John BigBootay Donating Member (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 06:57 PM
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7. But I have to say: I'm not sick of "Jacko" yet. n/t
Edited on Tue Feb-03-04 06:57 PM by John BigBootay
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 07:00 PM
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8. "More on that story on the news at eleven"
I hate those teaser spots.
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