Comments on: Words (and punctuation) that should be retired … or sent to rehab

By: R. Seckler

R. Seckler — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:23:51 +0000

Good article. Another buzzword that should be killed is “impact”. Why not say “affect”. I find people who hide behind jargon are poseurs. People who speak simple English are more the real deal.

By: Virginia Guess

Virginia Guess — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:25:19 +0000

Blog looks great and I’ve been chugging through content! You share some great opinions and insight here. Always looking for motivating blogs to keep mine going!

By: S.Smith

S.Smith — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:18:14 +0000

I like your vision. I, like you, enjoy accurate and meaningful uses of language. But…I wonder…perhaps I’ll try using all those words in one bit of copy just to see if they work.

Sometimes, for me, I need to try things I don’t like much, just to get marketing moving.

By: Tom H.

Tom H. — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:44:36 +0000

I value all the synergy I am picking up from this quality blog posting.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:40:43 +0000

Synergy seems to be one of those buzzwords that had its day and then was quickly retired. But it seems like every once in a while someone doesn’t get the memo and needs to be reminded of this horrible, horrible word.

By: Beth Bates

Beth Bates — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:27:49 +0000

Wow. Good to know.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:44:52 +0000

Thanks Pete. My boyfriend (who also posted to this article) thought this was a riot and showed it to me since we were complaining about this very stuff the other day. He works in an industry similar to yours and even though I don’t, I figured our writing-related annoyances were still similar. Apparently, I figured right! (Sorry, I’m not perfect either) Very happy I was able to contribute.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:29:24 +0000

Brian H., thanks for adding “facilitate.” That one is vomitous indeed.

By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:03:47 +0000

Peter M, I’m with you — jargon sucks. (I coulda used an exclamation point for this one, but I better not go there.)

Jenn, that Cheetos comment is classic — one of my favorites. Hilarious, but I am not Laughing Out Loud. (I’m sure you’d understand.)

Spike F., man, in your industry, the less buzz the better. Especially these days.

By: Spike F.

Spike F. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:36:59 +0000

This post seems to capture my office life perfectly. All my colleagues want to do is “strategize” to find “solutions” to our clients’ “leverage” problems (I am a financial consultant and a lot of our clients got into some trouble by taking out too much debt). Anyway, my boss always tells me that our clients need “innovative solutions” to get them out of their debt. Essentially, I hate it when these terms are thrown around the office too much. They’re needless buzz.