Annual list of banned words published
By Paul Biba
Lake Superior State University has just published its annual list of words that should be banished from usage:
“It’s that time of year again!”
Lake Superior State University “maverick” word-watchers, fresh from the holiday “staycation” but without an economic “bailout” even after a “desperate search,” have issued their 34th annual List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. This year’s list may be more “green” than any of the previous lists and includes words and phrases that people from “Wall Street to Main Street” say they love “not so much” and wish to have erased from their “carbon footprint.”
This years words include: green, carbon footpring, carbon offsetting, maverick, first dude bailout, monkey, iconic, not so much, and others. You can find the full list here. Thanks to Ars Technica for the link.
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