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Words that irritate

Lightening flashes across the Spokane skyline in 2004 as thunderstorms and wind spark up new fires across the region. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)
Catherine Johnston

Do you have phrases or words that irritate you? Well, maybe not, but writers often do. Here are some words and phrases from 2013 that we could eliminate from our lives – and survive just fine.

(S-R archive photo)

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "EndNotes." Read all stories from this blog