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How Keywords Are Killing the English Language (first published in Huffington Post, June 30, 2017)

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How Keywords Are Killing the English Language (first published in Huffington Post, June 30, 2017)

"I don't want my word choices determined by an algorithm or FOMO."

Now we're slaves to keywords.

Experts tell me if someone will type it into a search engine, it's a word I need to be using. Or else. But I'm a writer. I'm kinda creative. I might like to alert you to the nature of my services with unusual words, like dangerous. But you and nobody else will type that word to search for a writing mentor. 

What happens to language and creativity when the search vacuum only picks up detritus? When we get excited just because there are keywords nobody is using yet. Woohoo.

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