Banished Words List: Lake Superior State University

Every New Year’s Day since 1976 the University has issued an annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use or General Uselessness” compiled from nominations sent from all over the world, covering all manner of word or phraseology which some consider to be worthy of exile.

“For more than a quarter-century our list has rooted out grammatical subterfuge at the source,” says a spokesman for the word-sifters. “Doublespeak and sloppy talk continue to flourish. Now is not the time to drop our guard.”