Posted on 12/30/2017 10:16:51 PM PST by Olog-hai
Let me ask you this: Would a story that unpacks a list of tiresome words and phrases be impactful or a nothingburger? Worse, could it just be fake news?
Northern Michigan’s Lake Superior State University on Sunday released its 43rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. The tongue-in-cheek, non-binding list of 14 words or phrases comes from thousands of suggestions to the Sault Ste. Marie school.
This year’s list includes “let me ask you this,” “unpack,” “impactful,” “nothingburger,” “tons,” “dish,” “drill down,” “let that sink in,” and the top vote-getter, “fake news.”
The others are “pre-owned,” “onboarding/offboarding,” “hot water heater,” “gig economy” and the Trumpian Twitter typo “covfefe.”
While the list contains a little political flavor, Lake Superior State spokesman John Shibley said he had expected more given the highly divisive 2016 election and a year of deepening divisions in government and the U.S. electorate. …
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- 1) You have been Pre-Approved for a loan.
- 2) “ In The Wake Of “...............
- 3) Some Restrictions Apply
- 4) Void Where Prohibited By Law
- 5) Offers may vary by location
- 6) Not Valid in Some Locations
- 7) Plus Shipping & Handling
- 8) You May Already Be A Winner
- 9) Some Exclusions May Apply
“Woke” used by hare-brained liberals to claim sentience.
Some of this is caused by the previous 140 character limit of Twitter. One needs to condense words wherever possible. It made for some awkward phrases.
physicality
“Mic drop”
“Full stop”
Mandatory evacuation!
One expression so over used since 2008, and one I have threatened people with extreme violence for using: kick the can down the road.
One more thing to thank the Kenyan bastage for.
Bkmrk
Chill dude
“One more thing to thank the Kenyan bastage for.”
Punches outside of their weight class.
I’m surprised these kids still allow “Superior”.
Have we banned “moving forward”
Words or phrases which i hate to hear.....
Stakeholder
Dashboard
At the end of the day
The fact of the matter
Baby bump
Diversity
Allegedly
Foreign fighter
Swoosh
Skill set
Download our app
Form factor
Cryptocurrency
Gender studies
Enabler
Moving forward...er...in the future...er...at the end of the day we should delete...errr...ban “moving forward.”
“moving forward”
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Geez, yeh - that’s one that’s gotta go!
Agree here in Los Angeles you can still hear someone say don’t got good grammar.....................
And yet they make fun of people from the south.
I really don’t know who says that one. George Carlin had it in a routine of his, and I’ve heard Jay Leno use it outside comedy. But other than that, I’ve only heard “water heater” all my life.
10. We’ve been trying to reach you.
11. Mandy has unlocked her private ...
- 10) Up to ... and more.
- 11) Speed not available in all areas
- 12) Audience reaction technically augmented
- 13) ... for those who qualify
- 14) spokesmen are actors
- 15) your PBS station
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