I would have chosen "edgy."

[Albert Tucher]

But this isn't bad.

 

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/04/questioningly...

[I. J. Parker]

"Moist"?  Why?  Are they nuts?

 

I don't see much in this article that adds any insight to our language problems.

But I enjoyed reading.  Thanks.

[Albert Tucher]

It's a very idiosyncratic list. The way some people vocalise "moist" does make my fingers cramp.

[Keith Dixon]

Well one thing's for sure - you can't eliminate 'trousers': here in the UK we don't use 'pants' except maybe to talk about underpants, occasionally. Trousers rule.

I'd like to suggest 'vampire' if it gets rid of all those damn YA books flooding the airwaves ...

[I. J. Parker]

:) By the same token, "knickers" aren't commonly understood (I almost said "used") in the U.S.

[Mari Sloan]

"But without “moist,” how would bakers, meteorologists, and amateur pornographers describe slight wetness?

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/04/questioningly..."

I would suggest "damp." Sounds a lot better than moist.