THIS WEEK'S DEAR JOHN LETTER!
Dear John,
I have a rather high-maintenance friend, and I'm a bit of an over thinker. But I think I might have a problem. I called my friend to check-in. He ignored the call and texted, “I’ll call you back in two minutes.” That is not unusual, but it was weird that he never called back. That on its own would be fine, but an hour later, he posts on facebook “The devil keeps trying to drag me down, so pray for me because I won’t let Satan win.” So the question is this: Am I the Satan he's referring to? Or do you think he was talking about something else? Should I ask him? Unfriend him? Pray for him? I'm at a loss at how to react to this. If I tell him I'm worried about him and he IS talking about me, that’s not going to go well. But if I don’t say anything, he’ll think I don’t care. Help!
Signed,
Very Confused
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Movies are getting deadlier these days – and I’m not talking about violence, I’m referring to the dialogue. Researchers analyzed over 160,000 English-language films, and found that characters are talking about murder and killing more frequently than ever before. Researchers from the University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, and Ohio State examined movie subtitles between 1970 and 2020, and found a clear upward trajectory in this type of dialogue. Nearly 7% of all movies analyzed contained what they call “murderous verbs” in their dialogue, but it was not limited to obvious genres like action or thriller films. The researchers say this suggests that casual discussion of lethal violence has become more normalized across all types of movies, potentially contributing to what they call “mean world syndrome” – where people begin to view the world as more dangerous and threatening than it actually is.
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✓ Yoda was almost played by a monkey.
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✓ Antarctica is the only continent without any reptiles or snakes.
✓ Two-thirds of the world’s lawyers live in the United States.
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WORDS AND PHRASES BANNED FOR 2025:
Michigan’s Lake Superior State University has released its 2025 “List of Words Banished From the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse & General Uselessness”. Here is this year’s crop — and why they are no longer to be used, effective immediately…
✗ Cringe: While “cringe” once packed a punch, it has overstayed its welcome. Overuse has dulled its impact, and ironically, using it might now cause the very reaction it describes.
✗ Game Changer: This phrase, often used to describe anything remotely innovative, is as tired as a well-worn cliché. To put it bluntly: “Nothing is a game changer if everything is (called) a game changer.”
✗ Era: Taylor Swift might be to blame for the term’s overuse, which has made every fleeting moment feel like it demands a historical marker. Now, it seems there is an ‘era’ for everything!
✗ Dropped: It was once an edgy and cool way to describe the release of a new album, a trend, or a product. But with all kinds of unnecessary things currently being ‘dropped’ rather than introduced, released, or offered for sale, it has become overused, misused, and abused.
✗ IYKYK (If You Know, You Know): This internet slang phrase offers little clarity or substance. If you know, you might agree it is time to let this one go.
✗ Sorry Not Sorry: A tired and lame apology masquerading as bold honesty, Banished Word enthusiasts recommend just saying what you mean, and perhaps showing a little kindness.
✗ Skibidi: While this word, a nonsense term that can mean “cool” or “dumb”, or be used as a filler word, tends to resonate with a younger crowd, for many it is just noise. At this point, nobody even knows for sure WHAT it means, and it’s just annoying.
✗ 100%: Banished for overuse, you’ve also got to wonder: “Since when should a percentage be used to describe your agreement in a conversation?”
✗ Utilize: This is one of those times when a longer word is not necessarily better. Why complicate things when “use” works just fine? After all, experts suggest you “write like you talk”.
✗ Period: Please stop using this word at the end of sentences as a way of punctuating your point. Overuse has turned this into a ‘period’ that needs to end.
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