It’s been a long time since I posted one of my “Tired Words” posts, where I point out a word that has been over-used, mis-used, and ab-used.
But today I cannot resist adding here some else’s list of Tired Words. It’s a nice brief article (link below). Here are the tired words Wired author, Jessi Hempel, pointed out:
- Unicorns [CS: Yes! And I’ve heard deca-corn for $10B valuations – gah.]
- The Sharing Economy [CS: Hm, doesn’t bug me. But the Jessi’s comment will make is clear to you why this is DOA.]
- “Smart” anything [CS: Oy vey. Indeed.]
- Wearables [CS: I never really liked this word. Why can’t we say shirt, watch, glasses, whatever. So what if they have wee computers in them? They are still shirt, watch, glasses, whatever – except “smart”. No, wait, that’s not what meant (see above).]
- The Bubble [CS: Bubble schmubble. Somedays I think we have nothing to talk about and need to sensationalize things. Bubble or no, it don’t matter to moi. Biz is always a challenge.]
BONUS!: Funny thing is Marissa Mayer made it on this list; mostly to point out that Yahoo is not so much a Tired Word but a Tired Company and irrelevant at that, so no need to even bother talking about it. As the Jessi says, “Move along. There’s nothing to see here.”
Source: Unicorns and Other Things We Must Stop Talking About in 2016
