Friday, January 6, 2012

overused words...

It seems most poets and writers have pet peeve words. "John Tottenham says that saying 'awesome' in his presence is like 'waving a crucifix in a vampire's face [http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-holland-20120106,0,2183189.column?track=icymi].'" I could go a lifetime without hearing "ethereal" or self conscious theory terms like "objective correlative" or "slippage." Anyone care to share theirs?
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  1. Kevin RielJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    My pet peeve is poets like John Tottenham. Heard him on the Patt Morrison show and wanted to vomit.

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  2. Kevin RielJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    And yeah: I cringe every time I hear "praxis."

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