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Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:00 AM

I hate buzzwords! It's not "carbon," it's "carbon dioxide"

And what about these stupid yellow ribbons everywhere? I hate that too!
By Cary Tennis

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  • Tuesday, July 17, 2007 08:36 PM

    Technically Speaking

    The "carbon" vs. carbon dioxide argument goes to the mob. But the abuse and misuse of language is not always simple evolution. Sometimes (not always, or there would be no linguistic evolution to keep pace with the technological revolution) it is just drivel, and anything that is turned into a cliche eventually becomes "the proverbial" whatever. And that is when I reach for my piece, man, so chill, ya'll. Word.

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