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  2. 12 words and phrases you're using at work that make you ... - AOL

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    Misused words. If you're not sure, don't use it. "It can be fun to use a great, descriptive word you recently heard, but check with dictionary.com first," Taylor advises. Made-up words. Just ...

  3. Pleonasm - Wikipedia

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    A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.

  4. 10 Useless Resume Words and 10 Eye-Catching Ones - AOL

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    10 Useless Resume Words and 10 Eye-Catching Ones. CareerBuilder. Updated July 14, 2016 at 6:18 PM. By Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder ... The 20 best gifts to give someone you don't ...

  5. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Non-standard: You need a couple of money guys (serious big money), then it doesn't hurt if you have a minority owner or two with some cache in said city to help win over the local fans. [ 34 ] Non-standard : Despite the celebrity status, big-name athletes seem to have more cache with average Americans than their cohorts from Hollywood or the ...

  6. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    The word nikoli, when stressed on the second syllable, means "never", when stressed on the first it is the locative case of Nikola, i.e. Nicholas; Spanish – cuando las vacas vuelen ("when cows fly") or cuando los chanchos vuelen ("when pigs fly"). Its most common use is in response to an affirmative statement, for example "I saw Mrs. Smith ...

  7. Just Say No: 61+ Useless Things You Should Never Buy - AOL

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    If you're short on space in your home or just looking to economize for the sake of yourself or the environment, walk away from the items on the list. Just Say No: 61+ Useless Things You Should ...

  8. Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas ...

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    Posting a video of yourself saying the N-word, especially if you're not Black. Posting an image of yourself falling off the Burj Khalifa. (haha funny number) Singing any Cardi B song. About the food that you find (or don't find) tasty. List of promises by politicians. Posting any number of useless messages made by bored editors of Wikipedia.

  9. 6 Useless Items You Should Stop Buying Now - AOL

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    Paper Towels "Rather than buying roll after roll of paper towels and using them for everything, consider buying reusable paper towels instead," Ramhold said.