OUT: lol
IN: actually laughing out loud
OUT: WTF
IN: What the Hey!
OUT: the word, amazing
IN: applicable adjectives that actually describe rather than inflate that object being described hyperbolically. Recent examples where amazing was incorrectly used, (and in so doing, its power and meaning is reduced) include: Susan Boyle's new video, Juicy Couture perfume and this. Seriously, dude - amazing? Neat, nifty, cool, stupid, yeah, but amazing?
OUT: moss
IN: lichen
OUT: Ballin'
IN: Huggin'
OUT: Celebrity "news"
IN: Actual and real engagement with our communities, the people within them and the issues that affect them (jk!)
OUT: Lil' Wayne
IN: Some other ugly multi-hundred-thousandaire telling lies to teenage boys. Or Coolio.
OUT: Top 10 lists
IN: Oddly numbered lists (7 will be especially popular)
OUT: Tweets
IN: Little messages written on paper and left under rocks in the park.
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