NPR : 'Surge' Among Overused Words

I would just like to add a few overused words to this story from NPR: ”

Michigan’s Lake Superior State University offered a list of overused words and phrases. According to the list, ‘surge’ has been used more than enough. ‘Perfect storm’ should be history, along with ‘Webinar,’ or online seminar. ‘Post-9/11,’ should be banned…

My words to add are: “the”, “and”, “is”, along with “horticulture”.

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