Words and phrases are powerful tools when used correctly in the right places in a thought or idea. They can also add conversational glue among those tuned in to the buzz of a current milieu.<\/p>\n
Yet not all words and phrases are meant to last forever. Many serve a fleeting purpose before they lose their relevance or simply become frayed from use. They\u2019re just too du jour <\/em>to outlive their trend.<\/p>\n In these events, we have to consider their mission accomplished and let them fade with their retirement checks in hand. If we pardon them soon enough, we can even help them depart with dignity.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve all seen fashionable words and phrases cooperate in joining and then leaving our language. We\u2019ve also witnessed ailing ones that refuse to let go. Some date from as far back as the late 1990s and early 2000s; as dried-up and tired hangers-on, they bog down what should be nimble expression.<\/p>\n We watch for words and phrases that look to be overstaying their welcome. By calling them out and issuing pink slips, we aim to uphold the vigor of vibrant communication.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve identified the following as either no longer fit for or quickly losing their figure in fresh, lean, and clean composition. Some may still insist on loitering despite our best efforts at exclusion, but together we can help turn most of them back just by reducing their use until we no longer need them at all.<\/p>\n Weeding these from your writing and speech will help to keep it original and meaningful. Perhaps you know of yet other words and phrases that are ready for a phase-out. If so, please share them with us. We\u2019ll review them for potential inclusion with our list of worn-out words and phrases for 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Words and phrases are powerful tools when used correctly in the right places in a thought or idea. They can also add conversational glue among those tuned in to the buzz of a current milieu. Yet not all words and phrases are meant to last forever. Many serve a fleeting purpose before they lose their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,12,53,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives-adverbs","category-effective-writing","category-idioms","category-vocabulary"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n absolutely<\/td>\n high-impact<\/td>\n paradigm shift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n alrighty then<\/td>\n holistic<\/td>\n pretty\u00a0(as modifier)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n amazing<\/td>\n honestly<\/td>\n really\u00a0(as modifier)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n at the end of the day<\/td>\n it\u2019s not rocket science<\/td>\n so this happened<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n awesome<\/td>\n just sayin\u2019<\/td>\n synergy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n by the same token<\/td>\n literally<\/td>\n think outside the box<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n cutting-edge<\/td>\n low-key<\/td>\n touch base<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n drop(ped) the ball<\/td>\n on the same page<\/td>\n under one roof<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n