There are some words we journalists should never use. Here's my list of pet peeves
Interestingly: There's nothing interesting about a policeman talking about Mumbai's traffic snarls. There's nothing interesting in anything we have to report. If by some miracle, we do have someting interesting to say, let the reader be the judge.
Ironically: Read Zoe Williams's witty essay The Final Irony which appeared in The Guardian newspaper a few years ago. [The link: www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,985375,00.html]. So no, a man dying two minutes before he turns 100 is not irony. And their's no irony in being caught in a traffic jam whether you're running late or are two hours too early. And no, life need not be full of ironical twists and turns.
Poignant: The word 'poignant' is used to review almost any book. Yes, yes, the story is touching, but enough with the poignancy.
There are many more, but these really get my goat.
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'lol' should be another one to add to your list.... this one tops the list internet expletives, used to denote one 'laughing out loud'
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