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…The ABCs are politically incorrect?

Politically Incorrect AlphabetWith The Politically Incorrect Alphabet, teaching the ABCs just got a bit more risqué.

Filled with subtle (and less than subtle) references to words that are “now outside of acceptable usage”, it’s an interesting look at the way we sometimes fear language, and the damage that it can cause.

Are you ready to get literate?

[Politically Incorrect Alphabet]

…It’s easy to sound smart?

Regardless of being smart, sounding smart is just five easy steps away. According to The Montoya Herald, it’s just a matter of:

    1. Fix your posture.
    2. Avoid using both “colorful” and “useless” language.
    3. Read the news.
    4. Stop stuttering and don’t say “um”.
    5. Back up your statements with facts.

So if you, um, want to like, totally speak a lot more better (slumps shoulders), just read the news, according to NASA.

[The Montoya Herald - How To Sound Smart In Five Simple Steps]

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