The following is a list of phrases or words I'd rather not hear. Some of them aren't always negative, but most of the times I hear the following, I'd rather not have.
- Authorities in Lampedusa fear...
- HIV/AIDS
- I'm sorry to inform you...
- It's about your...
- Is there somewhere we can talk in private?
- It's a little bit more complicated than we expected
- There's nothing more we can do
- We tried our best but unfortunately...
- Latest reports coming from Darfur / Somalia / Iraq / ...
- Threatened + Al Qaeda / Ahmadinejad / Kim Jong-il
- We have no choice but to...
- Ultimatum + George W. Bush / Kim Jong-il / Ahmadinejad
- Poverty / hunger / child mortality / malaria / rape / ...
- There's been an accident
- The police aren't sure, but it looks like...
- Al Jazeera has new video material
- It's not looking good, not good at all...
The list doesn't stop here, feel free to add your own words in the comment section. I also hope that none of you has to hear any of the above anytime soon.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
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