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Type "tot" into a Google news search, and you will get about six million hits. ("Choked tot bouncing back, dad says", says the Honolulu Star; "Parents admit cruelty after tot swallowed drug", screams the Reading Evening Post.) Some of my favourites are "slammed&quo...
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| Published in | Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK)
MGN Ltd
01.03.2008
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| Summary: | Type "tot" into a Google news search, and you will get about six million hits. ("Choked tot bouncing back, dad says", says the Honolulu Star; "Parents admit cruelty after tot swallowed drug", screams the Reading Evening Post.) Some of my favourites are "slammed" (which in journalese means criticised, though no one ever says "what a terrible decision. I slam it.") and "bungle" (journalese for mistake, but who in their right mind says "Oops, what a terrible bungle"?) I also like "caged" (journalese for putting someone in prison), "fracas" (a fight; see also "melee") and "boffins" (a ridiculous piece of journalese that seems to mean anyone who works for a university). |
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