Words of One Syllable Department. From David Barnhart on ADS-L, this link to a CNN story by Brian Vitagliano: New York city schools want to ban ‘loaded words’ from tests New York (CNN) – Divorce. Dinosaurs, Birthdays. Religion. Halloween. Christmas. Television. These are a few of the 50-plus words and references the New York City … Continue reading Annals of avoidance