She's also seen an increase in incorrect word use, with students reaching for a word that sounds correct, whose proper meaning is just a bit off from what they intend to say.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

"It is really pollution from our own use of space. Over the last 50 years we have been a bit careless, just as we have been careless with our oceans and rivers over centuries and polluted them.

VOA: standard.2010.07.24

"We wanted to raise the bar a bit and right from the way in which we recruited the communications staff, to my own commitment to French, we've tried to build a communications team that is fluently bilingual.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25