What words/phrases should you eliminate from your vocab?

A fellow teacher retweeted this. I spent time reading through the replies and just shook my head. Makes me think my time as a teacher is coming to an end if this is the direction we are headed.

"Words/phrases I’m removing from usage:
▪️Tribe
▪️Manpower (esp when referring to situations pertaining to men, women, and/or other)
▪️Bottom of the totem pole
▪️Too many chiefs & not enough Indians
▪️Crazy (when referring to a person or people)
Help me by adding more below. Thx!"

My response was going to be:
"Hey guys,
I know I'm the low man on the totem pole here but I'm not blind to the fact that all of you guys are insane. I dont want anyone to get gypped, so a good rule of thumb is to have a pow-wow and hear everyone out."

But I think maybe that would be frowned upon. But it's perfect for the Lounge!

Posted: 06/02/2019 at 5:26PM

What words/phrases should you eliminate from your vocab? -- HokieGator 06/02/2019 5:26PM

Con man --- should be con person, right? -- HWA 06/03/2019 09:17AM

Confidence artist ** -- typed by ben 06/03/2019 09:23AM

Getting ready for retirement so different set: -- UTPr0sim 06/03/2019 07:54AM

Race ya! Hopefully partially retired soon and fully over next 6 months ** -- DonHo-kieHi 06/03/2019 09:48AM

"it is what it is" Most inane statement ever uttered by humanity ** -- typed by ben 06/03/2019 04:58AM

Cool beans. Stupid. Who likes cold beans? ** -- Solarex 06/03/2019 04:18AM

That's a Boston thing, never understood it though. ** -- `lag 06/03/2019 08:48AM

Hummus, 3-bean salad, mmm ** -- Gadfly 06/03/2019 07:47AM

At the end of the day.......... -- Rockville Hokie 06/02/2019 9:10PM

Agreed. -- YardBird 06/02/2019 11:54PM

Cuss words mostly! ** -- 133743Hokie 06/02/2019 7:55PM

And any and all cultural and/or racial derogatives ** -- Hokie1992 06/02/2019 9:41PM

I used to go by George Carlin's 7 words. Then I said Fudge it!! ** -- TexasGobbler 06/02/2019 7:46PM

Seems like a stupid exercise of political correctness. Some advice for -- RoswellGAHokie 06/02/2019 7:06PM

Yeah, I didn't even catch that... -- `lag 06/02/2019 7:14PM

Pow wow chow. A book of Native American recipes to which Sen. Warren -- RoswellGAHokie 06/02/2019 7:17PM

...too many mad scientists and not enough hunchbacks ** -- chumley 06/02/2019 6:47PM

I've got a few writing tics which are probably also verbal tics -- `lag 06/02/2019 6:44PM

Yep, I do the same. I use "well" to much sometimes to start a sentence. ** -- VTMONEY94 06/02/2019 6:54PM

Paradigm ** -- Baltimore Hokie 06/02/2019 6:24PM

That is my favorite speaker company! ** -- NokieHokie 06/02/2019 8:20PM

I've always called it the bottom of the scrotum pole. is that better?** -- B777Fr8Dog 06/02/2019 5:45PM

No..... -- HokieGator 06/02/2019 5:48PM

What words/phrases should you eliminate from your vocab?

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