University releases 2012 Banished Words List (I'm quoted)

[UrbScotty]

Lake Superior State University released its 37th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness, an amazing list that is bound to generate some blowback.

"Worn-out words and phrases are the new normal this year, but with some shared sacrifice, we can clean up the language and win the future," said an LSSU representative.

LSSU wordsmiths emerged from their man cave long enough to release the new list, something the school has done since 1976.

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Former LSSU Public Relations Director Bill Rabe and friends created "word banishment" in 1975 at a New Year's Eve party and released the first list on New Year's Day. Since then, LSSU has received tens of thousands of nominations for the list, which includes words and phrases from marketing, media, education, politics, technology and more.

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/

This year's list includes:

*Amazing
*Baby bump
*Shared sacrifice
*Occupy
*Blowback
*Man Cave
*The new normal
*Pet parent
*Win the future
*Trickeration
*Ginormous
*Thank you in advance

I was quoted in the list as saying the following about shared sacrifice:

"Usually used by a politician who wants other people to share in the sacrifice so he/she doesn’t have to." Scott Urbanowski, Kentwood, Michigan

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Occupy? Time to Occupy this list!

[UrbScotty]

5. In fairness, they have banished a lot of right-wing-ish words and phrases too

...such as maverick, refudiate, first dude, and mama grizzly.

[n2doc]

2. LSSU, boy, there's an academic giant

Who cares.

[UrbScotty]

6. It's all for fun. Read the description from their website:

Former LSSU Public Relations Director Bill Rabe and friends created "word banishment" in 1975 at a New Year's Eve party and released the first list on New Year's Day. Since then, LSSU has received tens of thousands of nominations for the list, which includes words and phrases from marketing, media, education, politics, technology and more.

http://www.lssu.edu/banished

[covadcalifornia]

12. uhhhhhhhhh, it's a lark!

or do you only like parodies from a more "elite" institutions of higher learning.

snob

[Curmudgeoness]

3. I have to agree with "baby bump" and "shared sacrifice".

Oh god, I am sick of those terms!!!

[UrbScotty]

8. I just heard of 'baby bump' for the first time recently

...and I'm already sick of it!

[RZM]

4. I have some more

'Under the bus'
'Winning'
'This says it all'
'Seriously?' (yes I used it last night on DU)

[RainDog]

7. baby mama

is pretty disgusting and it's time to throw that phrase under the bus. that says it all, right? no winning about it. seriously.

[Initech]

18. I hate the word "preggers" when discussing pregnant women.

[NeonDog]

9. Ban these also

"Ab-sooo-lutely!"
and "Awesome"..

[AsahinaKimi]

10. Was "COWABUNGA!" Ever banished? If so...

The Turtles would have a fit!!







Kimiko~yori

[tclambert]

15. Why do the Turtles wear masks?

What are they trying to hide?

[AsahinaKimi]

16. Thats easy..

its because they are Ninja!!


Kimko~Yori.

[tavalon]

11. Congrats!

[pansypoo53219]

13. PFFFT.i want UNCERTAINTY.

especially if said by a publikkklan.

[yurbud]

14. my pet peeve: ''special interests'' the ultimate weasel word of politics

How many other words can you use that have the exact opposite meaning depending on the audience?

When lefties hear special interests, they think it means the rich, corporations, banks, etc.

When righties hear special interests, they think of blacks, immigrants, labor union, gays, and people they haven't heard of yet but will hate and fear once they do hear of them.

politicians love this because not only does their target audience hear what they want, but others could not possibly be offended.

I would rather politicians say exactly whose influence they want to curb and whose interests they don't want to serve.

[Initech]

17. Ginormous fail.