Our language has too much redundancy and bad phrasing. To address this problem, all phrases in the following list have been scheduled for elimination from the English language, effective immediately. Those caught using them will be punished with utmost severity. Violations may be reported here for forwarding to the National Institute of Shut Your Fucking Mouth. SQLA thanks you for your cooperation.
Banned Phrases
1) Free gift.
If it's a gift, it's free.
2) Small children.
Smallness is one of the defining characteristics of children. You wouldn't say an old adult was big, would you?
3) In the future, I will...
Use of the future tense renders the phrase "in the future" redundant.
4) Benefits package
The plural form of benefit already implies a group.
5) Empty shell.
Shells are empty. Otherwise they would be nuts or mollusks or whatever shell-and-its-contents thing is being talked about.
Further phrases will be added as they are banned.
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