If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
“Moist” is a universal menace, “pus” and “phlegm” are biological crimes against the English language, and “Donald Trump”—well, that one might just be an act of public service.
Imagine a world where instead of “moist,” we say “pleasantly damp” (okay, that might be worse). Where instead of “pus,” we just say, “that stuff you don’t want to see coming out of your body.” Where “phlegm” is simply “throat goo.” And as for the last one… well, let’s just say if his name got banned, certain news channels would have an existential crisis trying to report the latest legal disaster.
Honestly, eliminating these words might lead to world peace—or at least significantly fewer gag reflexes.

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