{"id":2670,"date":"2016-09-26T10:12:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T07:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtremefreelance.com\/?p=2670"},"modified":"2016-09-18T19:05:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T16:05:36","slug":"words-phrases-ban-social-media-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xtremefreelance.com\/words-phrases-ban-social-media-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Words and Phrases to Ban from Your Social Media Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever been scrolling through your social media feed and stopped to cringe at a post from a brand or business? Chances are, there was a word or phrase that made you take a moment to question the organization\u2019s choice of vocabulary.<\/p>\n

Language is a powerful thing which obviously has huge impact on the sentiment your content expresses. Nobody\u2014not even a social media marketer\u2014is perfect, so it\u2019s understandable that a company\u2019s social media feed may have the occasional language choice misstep. To help you steer clear of wince-worthy words, we\u2019ve collected some commonly seen and heard terms and phrases that can safely be banned from your social vocabulary. If we\u2019ve missed any that drive you crazy, let us know below!<\/p>\n

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You know that feeling when your dad asks about the \u201chippity hop\u201d you\u2019re listening to? That\u2019s the same feeling caused by brands who are obviously trying way too hard and who simply have no chill. While there are of course exceptions to this, using overly trendy lingo is a risky move for most professional organizations. As our own Ashley Jane Brookes\u2019 explains in more depth here<\/a>, \u201cAudiences decide what\u2019s cool, not brands. When brands try to co-opt what\u2019s cool and exciting (especially to millennials) and miss the mark, they risk distancing themselves from their audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some examples of words and phrases that you might want to swipe left on if hoping to avoid making your audience cringe in embarrassment for you:<\/p>\n