http://www.advancingthestory.com/2008/01/01/overused-and-abused/ Journalism in a Multimedia World Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:18:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.advancingthestory.com/2008/01/01/overused-and-abused/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » First squibs, 2008 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:50:07 +0000 http://advancingthestory.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/overused-and-abused/#comment-67 [...] Overused and abused. Perfect storm tops the list of words that should be banished for misuse, overuse or general uselessness, an annual end of the year gift from Lake Superior State University. Also on the list, and heartily endorsed by Deborah Potter at Advancing the Story, is the overused-to-the-point-of-meaninglessness “emotional.” [...] [...] Overused and abused. Perfect storm tops the list of words that should be banished for misuse, overuse or general uselessness, an annual end of the year gift from Lake Superior State University. Also on the list, and heartily endorsed by Deborah Potter at Advancing the Story, is the overused-to-the-point-of-meaninglessness “emotional.” [...]

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