Category: Odd + Funny Author : JR Posted: December 31, 2008
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It’s that time of year again — time to put a handful of iconic words into the ground for good. Lake Superior State University has released its annual Banished Words List, featuring all the terms used to death over the past year.
So be a maverick and use the following words as much as you can tonight. Then, once midnight strikes, never speak them again.
• Green
• Carbon footprint or carbon offsetting
• Maverick
• First dude
• Bailout
• Wall Street/Main Street
• Monkey
• <3
• Icon or iconic
• Game changer
• Staycation
• Desperate search
• Not so much
• Winner of five nominations
• It's that time of year again
You don't have to do a desperate search to find the full explanation of why each term's being terminated -- just click here to see the complete story. It includes the user-submitted nominations detailing the woes of the words.
Is the list a game changer? Not so much. But hey, it beats a staycation. Don’t you think so, my fellow language monkey?
Dec 31, 2008
You'll never take my <3 !!
Dec 31, 2008
I'm always on a Staycation – can't take that one away from me. I just wish someone would give me the domain.