Saturday, January 14, 2017

Just words

Some words or catchphrases—many of them made up—sound terrible to me; therefore I’ve endeavored never to use them, except now, where I list them:


  • millennials — Just another word, I suppose, for self-absorbed people. I think this distinction—calling people Generation X, Y, or millennial based on the year they were born—is all made up.
  • netizens — I prefer “internet users,” or “people” in general. Everyone I know has encountered the internet at some point.
  • twinning — Use “twins.” This is acceptable, though, when talking about some process after fertilization.
  • adulting — It sounds so immature. I’ll only use this if pediatric-ting becomes a thing, too.

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