Hugs, kisses and bonuses – don’t we wish
Words make our world and The Transit Café (www.thetransitcafe.com) has been collecting from its readers the most over-used words of 2008 and words we’d like to hear more of in 2009.
So heed, do not use the words in the first list in the new year and hark, embrace the Café’s list of words for 2009.
The most over-used words of 2008:
Stimulus package, Bailout, Recession, Depression, Credit crunch, Meltdown, Lehman, AIG, Credit Default Swaps, Sub-prime, Rising oil prices, Volatility, Terrorism, Downturn, Bad loans, Cutbacks, Retrenchments, Brangelina, Obama, Billions, Me, My & I, Debt laden, Panic, NASDAQ, HANG SENG, FTSE, Food Hikes, Property prices, Corporate Responsibility, Change, iPhone, Terrorism, No Jobs, Botox, SUVs, Beyonce, Mugabe, Mahathir
Words we’d like to hear more of in 2009:
Recovery, Travel, Survivors, Common sense, Realism, Low oil prices, Stability, Smiles, Hugs, Kisses, Bonuses, Sales, Donations, Promotions, Brangelina, Repentance, remorse and restoration, Head and heart, Shouldering responsibility, Courage, Faith, Counting Our Blessings, Realignment, Quality of life, Job protection, Poverty reduction, Perspective, People’s Power, Surge, Splurge and Sergio (Mendes) – we all need cool music in times of crisis.
Ian Jarrett
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