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The Language Perfectionist: An Overused Word to Avoid

Thursday, September 30, 2010

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An online search turned up these specimens: “Decline in fog threatens California’s iconic redwood ecosystems” “The 100 Most Iconic TV Show Intros Of All Time” “I’m going to show you how to make an iconic poster using the new Vector Set 18 from Go Media’s Arsenal.” Originally, iconic meant “characteristic of an icon” — an image or representation, often [...]

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