A recurring feature on The Wednesday Audio: the ever-growing list of words I've banned. Say one anywhere on this site and it gets bleeped, and sent straight here.
The Banned Words Bin is a recurring feature on my podcast, The Wednesday Audio. It’s exactly what it says: an ever-growing list of words and phrases I’ve decided are banned. Mostly the limp, overused, content-marketing nonsense that makes me want to lob my laptop in a canal.
Here’s the trick. Say one of these words anywhere on this site and it gets bleeped out on the spot, then quietly linked back here. Go and have a read of one of my essays or that article about AI and watch the redactions pile up. (Hover a bleeped word if you really must know what was said.)
Curated with love and gr*titude, as the original list puts it. Here’s the bin so far:
‘Do your own research’
Banned
(C)OLDPLAY
Banned
10X
Banned
7 steps
Banned
7 things
Literally Banned
A word Mark Dykeman suggested
Banned
Actualise
Banned
Advert
Banned
Advice You Can Apply RIGHT NOW
Banned
AI
Banned
algorithms
Banned
ALL COFFEE AND TYPES OF COFFEE
Banned
AMERICANO
Banned
atomic habit
Banned
authenticity
Banned
Back Pain
Banned
banned
Banned
Banned
Not Banned
basic bitch
Not Banned
beep
Banned
BIG FACTS
Banned
Boring
Banned
Breakdown
Banned
burritos
Banned
Burritos
Not Banned
cadence
Banned
can you double click that for me
Banned
chatgpt
Banned
Clickbait
Banned
compounding
Banned
Conflict
Banned
content
Banned
Content Creator
Banned
content production pursuits
Banned
Creative Funk
Banned
creator
Banned
crystallised
Banned
curation
Banned
Curmudgeon
Banned
Curmudgeon
Not Banned
dhcmrlchtdj (duhcomerlickturj)
Banned
Digital writer
Banned
Electric and Gas
Banned
engagement
Banned
Engagement Tactics
Banned
Facts and Figures
Banned
game changer
Banned
GM
Banned
GOING FORWARD
Banned
gratitude
Banned
Growth Strategy
Banned
hack
Banned
hashtag
Banned
Henchman
Banned
I don't know who needs to hear this
Banned
infinite games
Banned
insight
Banned
journey
Banned
Late
Banned
Latte (because its just a fucking coffee)
Banned
LEARNINGS
Banned
Let me solution that for you
Banned
leverage
Banned
LinkedIn
Banned
literally
Literally Banned
literally
Banned
LITERALLY (further banned)
Banned
make
Not Banned
MEOW
Banned
mission
Banned
Mission Impossible
Not Banned
Narrative
Banned
Negativity
Banned
Negativity
Under Review
never
Banned
Niche
Banned
Nickleback
Banned
Nickleback, dimeback, poundBack, pennybacK
Banned
NODE
Banned
opportunity
Banned
optimum
Banned
PERCENT
Banned
Peter Andre
Banned
pivot
Banned
practical
Banned
productivity
Banned
Purpose
Banned
read my story
Banned
repeat
Banned
Repeat
Not Banned
Resonating
Banned
revolution
Banned
Scale and/or scaling things
Banned
sense-making
Banned
SEVERAL DELICIOUS CHEESES
Banned
SEVERAL DELICIOUS CHEESES
Not Banned
Sorry
Banned
Sorry
Not Banned
Spice Girls
Banned
Strategy
Banned
tactics
Banned
Tagline
Banned
The ******* GUY
Banned
thoroughly recommend
Banned
thread
Banned
Thursday
Banned
thursdy
Banned
Twitter
Banned
Un-positive
Banned
valuable
Banned
value
Banned
wisdom
Banned
You have a software update
Banned