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Seven words now banned at the Centers for Disease Control

December 16, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Language/Words, Science, Widgets: Science/Technology Leave a comment

If you work at the Centers for Disease Control—the nation’s top public health agency—you are now officially banned from using the following seven words:

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Toxic word spills are poisoning democracy

January 28, 2017 Renee Shur Democracy, Language/Words, Trump Leave a comment

Just one week into the Trump presidency, the newly inaugurated president and his circle of sycophants are working overtime to convince us that words

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