http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss The Official Banished Words List Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:00:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Read the article and watch the video (click on "watch video" link located on the right side of the 9&10 News website): http://www.9and10news.com/category/story/?id=147119 http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=26 Add your comments at the bottom of this page"It's that time of year again!" Lake Superior State University "maverick" word-watchers, fresh from the holiday "staycation" but without an economic "bailout" even after a "desperate search," have issued their 34th annual List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen's English for ... http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=25 ***This year, in a gesture of humanitarian relief, the committee restores "truthiness," banned on last year's list, to formal use. This comes after comedians and late-night hosts were thrown under the bus and rendered speechless by a nationwide professional writers' strike. The silence is deafening.*** PERFECT STORM – "Overused by the ... http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=24 GITMO -- The US military's shorthand for a base in Cuba drives a wedge wider than a split infinitive. "When did the notorious Guantanamo Bay Naval Base change to 'Gitmo,' a word that conjures up an image of a fluffy and sweet character from a Japanese anime show?"  -- Marcus W., ... http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=15 You can view all our banished words at http://www.lssu.edu/banished/archived_lists.php http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=14 Overused cliches, wordy redundancies and hyperbolic phrases -- including "make no mistake about it" from President Bush -- were declared banished Wednesday by the university overseers of an annual list of banned words. http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/01/01/banned.bushisms.reut/index.html http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=8 Each year Lake Superior State University releases its “annual installment of Words and Phrases to be Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness”. We talk with John Shibley... Visit their website at: http://spartanpodcast.com/?p=80 http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=7 SURREAL – One part opiate of the masses, 13 parts overuse. Oddly, news anchor and television small talk is becoming more surreal. “Dreams are surreal, not daily adjectives.” – Tracy from Murray, Ky. HUNKER DOWN – To brace oneself, in anticipation of media onslaught. Trotted out in reports about everything from ... http://www.lssu.edu/banished/discuss/?p=3