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Away With (Some) Words -- banishment

torpeau

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2011/01/01 - 12:36pm

See http://www.lssu.edu/banished/

I have noticed that the word "future" must have accidentally been banished. I never hear it anymore â€” just "going forward" and "moving forward."

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2011/01/09 - 4:58pm

torpeau said:

See http://www.lssu.edu/banished/

I have noticed that the word "future" must have accidentally been banished. I never hear it anymore â€” just "going forward" and "moving forward."

Here in the UK "going forward" and "moving forward" are also common among aspiring young business people - very annoying!

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