[sotd] Banished Word List 2010 [January 8, 2010]
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- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:44:16 -0400
Site of the Day for Friday, January 8, 2010
Banished Word List 2010
Today's site is that perennial favorite form Lake Superior State University --
their carefully pruned list of words which should be excised from the popular
lexicon and most particularly from media usage. Gentle Subscribers, who have
their
private collection of "buzz" words which set their teeth on edge, may be
soothed by
finding a gratifying commonality in the latest list.
"Word 'czars' at Lake Superior State University 'unfriended' 15 words and
phrases
and declared them 'shovel-ready' for inclusion on the university's 35th annual
List
of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General
Uselessness. ... 'The list this year is a 'teachable moment' conducted free of
'tweets',' said a Word Banishment spokesman who was 'chillaxin' for the
holidays.
'In these economic times', purging our language of 'toxic assets' is a
'stimulus'
effort that's 'too big to fail'." - from the website
Initially created in 1975, this amusing selection of tiresome words strikes a
happy
note amongst the press convergence on high-minded resolutions as penance for
Yuletide excesses. A highlight of the site, apart from the witty remarks of
those
whose submissions made the list, are the droll comments from those in heartfelt
agreement with the selections. Additional sections offer background details of
the
list's inception and a complete archive of all the words which achieved the
notoriety of selection in its 35 year history.
Junket to the site for the definitive pronouncement on reprehensible words and
phrases at:
http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php
A.M. Holm
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