Comments on: Banned Words for 2011

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:36:43 +0000

As an actual curator, I’ve gotten very annoyed with the casual and cavalier way the words curator/curate/curated have been bandied about. The role of a curator is so much more than just building collections, and I don’t appreciate it being used so casually. Also, it took years of training and experience for me to get to be a curator; it’s not a title just anyone can have.

By: mimi

mimi — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:22:55 +0000

aw we still sometimes say “frock” in australia.

By: EJ

EJ — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:54:33 +0000

Oh no- I call a room a ‘space’ if it’s in a gallery (well actually I’d call the whole gallery a ‘space’). Art history habit that I refuse to nix.

I’d like not to ban the concept of cupcakes but just for everyone to admit that they’re not that nice. Who wants to eat that much icing really?

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:10:53 +0000

honeypants – YES. Why are they called sliders, anyway? LET’S NOT FIND OUT!

Aly – Hate that. It’s so pretentious. Ugh.

By: honeypants

honeypants — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:16:23 +0000

I just remembered another one: SLIDERS. Just because you shrink it down and give it a trendy name doesn’t mean it’s not a burger. What do they even have to do with sliding anyway? That one makes me irate!!!

By: Aly

Aly — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:44:47 +0000

Frock. In America, we call them dresses.

By: Veuve

Veuve — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:40:08 +0000

I have to admit I use “No worries” a lot, but in the context of replying to an apology for a minor offense. Never as a substitute for “You’re welcome”. And I HATE “No problem” as a substitute for “You’re welcome”.

Also have come to hate “NOM”. It was cute and funny 3 years ago when my 15 year old daughter used it, and became a little family in-joke. But she’s 18 now and I need to stop using this immediately.

I can still refer to my actual son as “the boy”, though, can’t I?

Thanks for all this. Giving me a much-needed laugh today.

By: sam

sam — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:35:46 +0000

:o)
I go off someone straight away when they say something like ‘thats a great space’
SLAP!!!!

By: Sister Wolf

Sister Wolf — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:31:39 +0000

oneypants – artisan continues to make me laugh.

“space” for “room” is so sad, you know that’s someone whos’e going to curate a pant.

By: sam

sam — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:05:10 +0000

‘space’ to describe a room or area