YANKEE
INGENUITY (or, never use one syllable where several will do, and the more letters the better).
Fuelled in recent years by politicians' efforts to sound 'folksy', a trend started by Ronald Reagan, and which reached its bathetic nadir when George W. Bush referred to the perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist atrocity as "the folks who did this".
advocating for = advocating
affirmative = yes
all of = all
alongside. = with
apartment = flat
apple cider = cider
arrive into = arrive at
at
the exact same time = simultaneously
at
this time = now
at
this moment in time = now
at
this point in time = now
attitude
of mind = attitude
authored = wrote
automobile = car
available to buy instore now = on sale
baby carriage = pram
back
in (e.g. 2011) = in
back
in the day = previously
backside = back
backstory = history
bagpiper = piper
barbershop = barber
based off of = based on
based out of = based in
be advised that =
beat out = beat
better understand = understand
burglarized = burgled
cash
rich = rich
catch on fire = catch fire
change out = change
chase down = chase/find
clothes iron = iron
creamer = jug
crew
members = crew
Do
Not Enter (roadsign) = No
Entry
drop
back = drop
expiration date = expiry date
face off against = face
family
members = family
ferryboat = ferry
field
hockey = hockey
finish up = finish
firecracker = banger
first
up = first
flashlight = torch
freedom
fries = chips
free
up = free
furlough (US army) = leave (UK army)
furloughed = laid off
garbanzo
beans = chickpeas
garner = get
gasoline = petrol
get
ahold = get
hold
gifted (verb) = given
gifted with = given
going
forward =
graduate degree = degree
handed to = given
hating on = hating
head
in from = come
from
head
out from = leave
from
head
out to = go
to
head
up = head
helmed = lead
Hide
and Go Seek = Hide
and Seek
horseback riding = riding
horse jockey = jockey
impacting on = affecting
house
party = party
incentivize = encourage
in
lock step = in
step
inside
of = inside
invest into = invest in
issue = problem
iteration = version
laundry iron = iron
liquid
water = water
listen
up = listen
marching
in lock step = marching
movie = film
meet
with = meet
meet up with = meet
multiple = 's' suffix
multiple times = often
necktie = tie
night crawler = worm
obligated = obliged
off
of = off
oftentimes = often
on
a daily basis = daily
on
a regular basis = regularly
optimal = best
outside
of = outside
parking lot = car park
park
up = park
particle board = chipboard
penned = wrote
percentage
points = %
pitcher = jug
play
catch up = catch
up
power
outage = power
cut
prebook = book
preorder = order
proactive = active
reach out to = contact
relocate = move
report
back = report
roadmap = plan
resolve (verb) = solve
sauté = fry
sea turtle = turtle
sheepherder = shepherd
showcase (verb) = show
shutter(ed) = close(d)
sign
off = sign
sign
off on = sign
skyrocketing. = rocketing
smokestack = chimney
smoking pipe = pipe
speak with = speak to
step
change = change
switch out = swap
taxidermied = stuffed
tea kettle = kettle
tear up = cry
teeter totter = seesaw
track
record = record
transfer over = transfer
transfer into = transfer
underneath of = underneath
up
and running = working
upcoming = coming
urban legend = urban myth
vacation = holiday
variety
meats = offal
visit with = visit
wait in line = queue
wait
up = wait
water turtle = terrapin
water fountain = fountain
worrisome = worrying
zero = no
