what CAN they say?

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: Sounds like he's abolished 80% of the typical TV news vocabulary. : However, a few of these actually make sense. : : : “Flee” meaning “run away” : : Copspeak ... Although to their credit I have never seen or heard a news story that said "The subject entered a dark 4-door vehicle and fled." : : : 5 a.m. in the morning : Okay, but this should be obvious. 5 a.m. is sufficient. : : : “Good” or “bad” news : : “Laud” meaning “praise” : ^ : | Silly. : : : “Seek” meaning “look for” : Sure, why use only one word when you can use two? : : Allegations : I do not deny the allegations, I deny the allegator! : Seriously though, I can see where you can do without "allegation," (substitute "charge," "accusation," etc), but giving up "alleged" might be a bit harder. : : Area residents : : What about our old friend Area Man? : : : At this point in time : Or as some call it: "Now" : : Authorities : I don't like that word, probably because I don't much like authority. I like "public servants" better. Conjures the image of butlers and maids, which is what they ought to be. : : : Clash with police : : Sounds like a rad concert ticket from 1983. : : Completely destroyed, completely abolished, completely finished or any other completely redundant use : We should completely abolish repetitive redundancies. : : : Definitely possible : Not ungrammatical, but excessive . : : : Down there : Don't go there. : : Dubbaya when you mean double you : That's how the ex-president said it. : : : Eye Rack or Eye Ran : Yeah, those get on my nerves too. E-roc, E-ron. Those are not hard for the American tongue to say. Just pronounce 'em right. : : : Fatal death : Ha : : : Folks : Don't want to give free advertising to gangbangers : : : Giving 110% : Now just find a way to stop athletes and coaches from saying this. : : : Hunnert when you mean hundred : Whaddaya mean, I DID say hunnert. : : Medical hospital : WHA? Who ever said this?? : : Shower activity : That sounds like a DVD starring slutty coeds. : : : Undocumented alien : Let's just go back to "illegal." : : Unrest : : For once, I'd like to hear about an outbreak of civil rest. : : : You folks : I always preferred the Limbaughism "you people."

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