Michigan's Lake Superior State University released this year's picks of words to banish from the Queen's English. Nominations were submitted mostly on Facebook by folks from the U. S., Canada, and beyond. The 38th Annual List identifes word choices wich were labeled as misused, overused, or useless. First and foremost is "fiscal cliff" and after the past month and the last few days, I wholeheartedly agree. Other political terms to bite the dust are "kick the can down the road" and "job creators".
The "List" has included 900 words/phrases over the years. "Spoiler alert" was one of the top picks.This year's nominations also included "YOLO", you only live once, boneless wings, passion/passionate, superfood, guru, trending, and double down. "At the end of the day" found a place on the List, along with baby bump, leveraged, viral, epic, and "rocks" as in rocks a dress. Folks also nominated "Baby Mama" again (which is about to become the name of a reality show).
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