Overused Words

If you haven’t seen this already, Lake Superior State University in Michigan has released its “Words to be Banishedfrom the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness” for the 38th year in a row.

This year’s hit list:

Fiscal cliff

Kick the can down the road

Double down

Job creators/creation

Passion/passionate

YOLO (You only live once)

Spoiler alert

Bucket list

Trending

Superfood

Guru

Boneless wings

(For expanded descriptions and the reasons for the choices, click here.)


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Published on January 02, 2013 23:15
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