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Published November 13, 2009

Column - Words can be huge chat

By Lowell Anderson, Alexandria Echo Press

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Amos A.
Garfield, MN     11/15/2009 11:11 PM

Words are important. I was listening (watching) an interview with David Axlerod this morning. He was questioned about ILLEGAL ALIENS buying into the proposed health care system. Axlerod came back talking about UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS. Does Mr. Axlerod believe that all illegal aliens are actually working in the US? Otherwise, how can he possibly equate one term with the other? And there is no longer a WAR ON TERROR going on. OK. So who is the enemy we are fighting?

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Sara A.
Alexandria, MN     11/13/2009 11:53 AM

I agree!!! There should be a limit on how many times a word or phrase can be used. Some that make me cringe: "Random"- Everything is not random. A person cannot be random, unless they are randomly chosen for a survey or something. Bringing up a new subject in a converstation is not random. "I know, riiigh???"- When did we decide to go back to Valley High? "Super cute" - Everything is not super cute, super sweet, or super anything. Use the word properly! It's not "super" anymore if everything is "super"! Thanks for the great article. Oh yeah, and the lack of punctuation and capitialization in some people's writing. AHHH! Haha. I love your statement about intolerance. So true.

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