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LOOSE ENDS: ‘Just’ is not a helpful word

“Just” is one little word that becomes more important by its regular usage. It can be used as a powerful insult to convey lack of skill or intelligence or it can be used by someone as a sign of one’s humble beginnings acknowledging their humility. At the end of this heated political season, more people are attempting to wield more power by “just joshing” with folks. You know the old follow-up to a zinger, “just…