And some more ****warning includes the word 'hegemonic'***...

Fortuitous ? "A classic example of using a poncy Latin word when 'lucky' would do just as well. A triumph of pretentiousness over knowledge."

Hegemonic ? Most commonly incorrectly used "in the most awful sort of post-modernist drivel. Never used except by pretentious people, in pretentious writing, for pretentious purposes."

Input ? "The soulmate of feedback and just as stupid for the same reason." Widely used, especially in bureaucratic writing, to represent anything from 'contribution' to 'comment'.

Interface ? "Despite everyone knowing it is pretentious, still hangs around like a bad smell."

Ironically ? "The label applied to every mildly engaging coincidence."

Linear ? "Purely a mathematical or technical term and should not be used in any other sense."

Octopi ? "The plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi was a joke that got taken seriously."

Paradigm ? "Most often used by those who don't know what it means ? which is the basic test for pretentiousness."

Peruse ? "Where possible use the word 'read' instead."

Privileged ? "Used as an insult to anyone who knows what they are talking about", rather than to refer to the landed.

Synergy ? "Dishonest business-speak, pretentious jargon."

Utilise ? "Anyone using this instead of 'use' should wear a sandwich board declaring: I am a pretentious t**t."

Posted By: Fierce Panda, Aug 3, 10:10:54