September 17, 2004

Strange Wording

So, I'm cruising around FastWeb looking for scholarship opportunities instead of doing my homework, and I come across this excerpt:

Your selection is based on proven intellectual and academic achievement, integrity of character, interest in and respect for your fellow beings, the ability to lead and the energy to use your talents in full.

"Your fellow beings"... That's pretty strange wording. Why not "other people"? Perhaps the people giving the scholarship have been in contact with aliens?

I've been encountering a lot of strange wording lately. This probably has something to do with reading textbooks. I honestly cannot believe people talk like this. To any business person reading this: the word utilize: Stop saying it right now. The word "use" is just as good, means the same thing, and takes less time to say. Likewise, instead of the word "quality," use the word "good." Think of the time you'll save by eliminating unnecessary syllables from your speech! You'll enhance corporate productivity and increase your bottom line!

::hands go to mouth::

Oh no! I'm becoming one of them!

Posted by Blog Jones at September 17, 2004 10:40 PM | Category: The "Lighter Side"

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