TOP 10

September 2, 2004 at 12:00a.m.

TOP 10
Familiar phrases
According to the Danville, Calif.-based Global Language Monitor, here are the top hot-button words, topics or phrases of August:
1. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" film.
2. Girlie-men comment by Gov. Schwarzenegger.
3. Vice President Dick Cheney's vulgarity.
4. Bush or Kerry as liars.
5. "Shove it" comment by Teresa Heinz Kerry.
6. Red states vs. blue states.
7. Kerry as a flip-flopper.
8. Behead or beheading.
9. Clinton's autobiography, "My Life."
10. Robert Kennedy Jr.'s characterization of Bush administration as fascists.
For more details and the full list, visit www.LanguageMonitor.com