Bushisms make university's banned list

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SAULT STE. MARIE, Michigan (Reuters) -- Overused cliches, wordy redundancies and hyperbolic phrases -- including the Bushism "make no mistake about it" -- were declared banished Wednesday by the university overseers of an annual list of banned words.

Other favored utterances of President Bush such as "material breach," "weapons of mass destruction," and "homeland security," were the tired targets of the New Year's Day list compiled by the public relations staff at Lake Superior State University.

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who are these people?

[EllaMinnow]

The public relations staff at Lake Superior State University.
With "superior" being the operative word.

What a bunch of snots!

[johniegrad]

Tundra is not frozen by definition. What it consists of is a vegetative layer covering permafrost. The vegetative layer cannot be permanently frozen or it wouldn't exist. Contrary to popular sports legend, there is no tundra in Green Bay.

[stayathomemom]

I think "Superior" refers to the Lake, not the the University.

[Hot Tabasco]

One such phrase which always irks me is

"Nevertheless"

To which I quickly reply

"Alwaysthemore"

[Celtic Conservative]

Have you been to the u.p., eh? (upper peninsula) Let Me boil it down for you:College students, lots of snow, lots of time, no real social outlets, lots of beer. This is the recipe for this list, plain and simple. But on the other hand they make great pasties.

Say yah to the u.p. eh!

Slainte,

CC

[Flyer]

But on the other hand they make great pasties.

Tell me that's a typo, please.

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Houston Area Texans

[patriciaruth]

Make no mistake about it, irregardless is worse than nevertheless, ya know what I mean?

[Flyer]

My apologies. Pasties.

http://www.pasty.com/

[dighton]

Overused cliches . . .

. . . redundant tautologies.

[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

diverse
inclusive
code words for
segregated lunch counters
compassionate
sensitivity
gay
WMDs
African-American

[Redleg Duke]

"Frozen Tundra" was coined by the sore-losers from Dallas who got their butts adjusted 35 years ago yesterday!

They have no more understanding of tundra than they do about a real winter!

[Redleg Duke]

It is with a different "a" sound.

[albee]

I wish they would eliminate "Our diversity is our strength" as an overused, redundant phrase.

[Puppage]

LOL....mind if I use that one?

[Celtic Conservative]

(voice of homer simpson)mmm, pasties. Nuthin' better with a good canadian beer(labatts ice is a good one). You gotta try going to the u.p. sometime, sault st. marie, the taqomenon river and falls, pictured rocks on superior...

But I digress

yes I meant the pastry pot pie thingie, NOT the nipple covers.

Slainte,

CC

[Junior]

I think they do a great service. I've long hated the crap coming out of the mouths of supposedly educated folks for years. It all began when I first heard the term "free gift" and wondered if there were any other kind.

[EODGUY]

"Make no mistake about it, irregardless is worse than nevertheless, ya know what I mean?"

I do know what ya mean! The word has irritated me for many years (kind of like fingernails on a chalkboard) and when I checked the dictionary years ago, it was actually deemed synonymous with the word "regardless". Certainly not a master of grammar, I am still perplexed that using the prefix "ir" does not change the meaning of the word to which it is attached.

As an aside, my last military assignment was in the Upper Pennisula and let me tell ya....if you like snow, you'd love the UP.

Irregardless, have a happy and healthy New Year. :)

[Fintan]

who are these people?

The future unemployed.

[muir_redwoods]

Here's a common phrase no one can define.

"Now, Then"

or how about "There, There" or "Here, here" (or is it "Hear, Hear"?)