The phrase "useless word" is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used to refer to a word that has no real meaning or purpose in a sentence, or to emphasize that a particular word adds no value to a statement. Example: "The word 'very' in this sentence is just a useless word – it doesn't add any meaningful emphasis."
He has spoken of an enduring affinity for love songs, but the declarations on "Starter Home" are so tender and dynamic they make "love" feel like a reductive, nearly useless word.
On one level I am approaching this trip like any other writer, as an excuse to research colour and context and writing the odd useless word in my notepad as we wander.
It would be an impromptu, really weird dance party.9 22: There are no words to express how useless word clouds can be.9 22: All I got to say about Gary Johnson is GARY JOHNSON 9 21: Gary Johnson has an oddly malleable physique.
Most useless word of 2014, according to the American Dialect Society, was "baeless" – lacking a bae – with "narcissistick", a pejorative term for a selfie stick, and "lumbersexual", a "fashionably rugged man who adopts the stereotypical dress and facial hair of a lumberjack", deemed not quite as useless by society members.
I don't have an opinion so I will fill the air with this useless word.
Casual here still means dozens of hours of commitment, but it's a useless word anyways.
The quote in question — "Aristocracy, liberalism, progress, principles … Useless words!
Why must we read those useless words and process their meaning?
It's a matter of adding utterly useless words to our rich and expressive language.
"I'm sorry," I said to her back, the useless words serving as final proof of my inadequacy.
The line Penguin chose to feature from Turgenev's 1862 novel runs: "Aristocracy, liberalism, progress, principles … Useless words!
