If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
No is a word that I often hear when someone really means ‘I can’t be bothered as it means I have to do something about it and I don’t want to’. Often for no other reason than ‘just because’ (a phrase that should be banned too as it isn’t a reason).
This really annoys me because if you get a task done, it’s often quicker and easier than leaving it to later when the task has been left to become more problematic. This happens all the time at work and it does get me angry!
That is why I think no should be banned-it hampers more than it helps.