As a life-long word-nerd, I found this linking of blogpost and news article interesting. Terry at Pruitt Communications wrote this post and linked to this article in USA Today by Sarah Karush, Associated Press Writer. I quote in part from the news article:
Lake Superior State University on Saturday released its 2006 "List of Words and Phrases Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness."
Words Lake Superior State has banished "for mis-use, over-use and general uselessness":Surreal
Hunker down
Person of interest
Community of learners
Up-or-down vote
Breaking news
Designer breed
FEMA
First-time caller
Pass the savings on to you!
97% fat-free
An accident that didn't have to happen
Junk science
Git-r-done
Dawg
Talking points
Holiday tree
Terry at Pruitt Communications had some interesting comments on some of these. What do you think ? Which words/phrases would you add or delete?
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