According to a report in the Globe and Mail, the U.S. government has banned gobbledygook in writing produced by federal agencies. No longer can bureaucrats use such words as promulgated, commencing, heretofore or evidenced. I wonder if utilize and going forward are also on the list?
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We can only hope! Those are some of my all-time least favourite words.
Posted by: Sue Horner | May 25, 2011 at 10:35 AM