Banished Words

Lake Superior State University publishes its annual list of banished words from the Queen’s English for “Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness”:
  • GITMO
  • COMBINED CELEBRITY NAMES
  • AWESOME
  • GONE/WENT MISSING
  • PWN or PWNED
  • NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS
  • WE’RE PREGNANT
  • UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN
  • ARMED ROBBERY/DRUG DEAL GONE BAD
  • TRUTHINESS
  • ASK YOUR DOCTOR
  • CHIPOTLE
  • i-ANYTHING
  • SEARCH
  • HEALTHY FOOD
  • BOASTS

Looks like I need to fix my poll…

Here is last year’s list: http://www.lssu.edu/banished/archive/2006.php.

And here is the complete list: http://www.lssu.edu/banished/complete_list.php.

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