Category: words words words
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The Fine Print of “I’m All In”
A look at why the phrase “I’m all in” carries heavy weight—and why a declaration of commitment means nothing if it comes with the fine print of assimilation.
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Of Linguistic Pet Peeves and Professional Jargon
From “pacifically” to “drilling deeper down,” an English teacher breaks down the everyday language errors and exhausting workplace buzzwords that make his inner geek wince.
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The “Crying Word” Effect
NPR’s recent look at the word “gaslighting” highlights a growing problem in our lexicon: the watering down of heavy-hitting language. As an English teacher, I explore the “Crying Word” effect—how misusing terms like “gaslighting,” “bullying,” and “narcissism” minimizes the impact of genuine trauma and devalues the precision of our speech.
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A word I need to stop using
Today I’m going to turn that focus toward a word that I overuse and would like to stop using so much.
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Accountability vs Responsibility
Responsibility is one of those words that is often misused, to the point that often the true meanings of responsibility. and accountability are hard to separate .
