2008 List of Banished Words

[dk]

Not sure how many of you have seen this, but I found it to be an entertaining read.

Lake Superior State University 2008 List of Banished Words
http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

PERFECT STORM
WEBINAR
WATERBOARDING
ORGANIC
WORDSMITH/WORDSMITHING
AUTHOR/AUTHORED
POST 9/11
SURGE
GIVE BACK
'BLANK' is the new 'BLANK' or 'X' is the new 'Y'
BLACK FRIDAY
BACK IN THE DAY
RANDOM
SWEET
DECIMATE
EMOTIONAL
POP
IT IS WHAT IT IS
UNDER THE BUS"It is what it is" is probably my biggest peeve on the list. I know a guy who overuses this phrase and everytime I hear it I just want to say, "Well, duh...".

The 2007 List is pretty interesting as well (http://www.lssu.edu/banished/archive/2007.php).

Which phrase/word gets under your skin the most? Sorry Macker, "like" did not make the list.

[Go-Shay]

so what happens if the students or faculty use these words/phrases?

[okisteve]

Not sure how many of you have seen this, but I found it to be an entertaining read.

Lake Superior State University 2008 List of Banished Words
http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

PERFECT STORM
WEBINAR
WATERBOARDING
ORGANIC
WORDSMITH/WORDSMITHING
AUTHOR/AUTHORED
POST 9/11
SURGE
GIVE BACK
'BLANK' is the new 'BLANK' or 'X' is the new 'Y'
BLACK FRIDAY
BACK IN THE DAY
RANDOM
SWEET
DECIMATE
EMOTIONAL
POP
IT IS WHAT IT IS
UNDER THE BUS"It is what it is" is probably my biggest peeve on the list. I know a guy who overuses this phrase and everytime I hear it I just want to say, "Well, duh...".

The 2007 List is pretty interesting as well (http://www.lssu.edu/banished/archive/2007.php).

Which phrase/word gets under your skin the most? Sorry Macker, "like" did not make the list.

I didn't see Macker's OP, but if it was about, "I was like, 'six bucks for a cup of coffee?'", then I heartily agree that it has had way too long a run. It spread to people who I used to think were smart.

The 2008 list contains some stretches. I liked the 2007 one better. Maybe that college is just trying too hard for literary fame.

[dk]

The 2008 list contains some stretches. I liked the 2007 one better. Maybe that college is just trying too hard for literary fame.
Maybe they're still taking input. It's only January. I know they're accepting user comments, but I wonder if they're taking word/phrase recommendations as well.

I agree, I liked the 2007 list better.

[okisteve]

Maybe they're still taking input. It's only January. I know they're accepting user comments, but I wonder if they're taking word/phrase recommendations as well.

I agree, I liked the 2007 list better.

Hey - a candidate for 2009.:ohmy:

[dk]

Do you hear the phrase pretty often?

[okisteve]

Do you hear the phrase pretty often?

You mean 'input'? A keyboard is an input device. Think about it - why should it be used when what is meant is 'suggestions'. Yeh, I think it's overused.

[dk]

Maybe it is overused, but I find it to be appropriate.

[DocTurtle]

Someone said "It is what it is" on the radio a couple minutes ago while I was coming back from work. Was it one of you guys?

[okisteve]

Yesterday I got home too late to prepare the nutritional inputs for my family because there was a line at the gas station and my car really needed energy input. I really got some unhelpful input from my wife over that!

[dk]

Funny. I've never heard it used the way you did in your first two examples. If it got to be that bad, then yeah, I would say ban it.

[DougP]

Surprised lynching, noose, and my personal favorite "not to mention" weren't on the list.
At least keep them off the airwaves and magazine covers. It would mellow a few people out.:)

And the whole phrase "not to mention" Although I use it often and still can't figure out why. If I'm going to mention it anyways then why would I say not to mention before hand?

[okisteve]

Funny. I've never heard it used the way you did in your first two examples. If it got to be that bad, then yeah, I would say ban it.

dk, I was just stretching the point to show the current trend in the way it is used. But why would you think the third example is OK usage?

[okisteve]

Surprised lynching, noose, and my personal favorite "not to mention" weren't on the list.
At least keep them off the airwaves and magazine covers. It would mellow a few people out.:)

And the whole phrase "not to mention" Although I use it often and still can't figure out why. If I'm going to mention it anyways then why would I say not to mention before hand?


Good point!

[dk]

dk, I was just stretching the point to show the current trend in the way it is used. But why would you think the third example is OK usage?
It's just become accepted. Social acceptance does not mean overuse. But I can understand where you're coming from. It might also have to do with those we interact with. If you're constantly around someone asking for "input", it might seem overused, while in my situation, I have a co-worker who overuses the phrase "matter of fact". Used to know another guy who would use the phrase "at the end of the day" or "the bottom line" probably thirty times in a single workday.
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Good point!
I thought so too. I've never understood that one...

[okisteve]

It's just become accepted. Social acceptance does not mean overuse. But I can understand where you're coming from. It might also have to do with those we interact with. If you're constantly around someone asking for "input", it might seem overused, while in my situation, I have a co-worker who overuses the phrase "matter of fact". Used to know another guy who would use the phrase "at the end of the day" or "the bottom line" probably thirty times in a single workday.

I thought so too. I've never understood that one...

"At the end of the day" is an interesting example of how catchphrases spread rapidly nowadays. AFAIK, it used to be a fairly obscure term used mostly by British intellectuals and academics. Then I kept popping up in the usage of many Africans who had taken degrees in the UK. They seemed to like the sound of it a lot. How it spread to the US I can't say.

"The bottom line" is simpler, coming from basic business accounting. It's been overused for as long as I can remember.

[Bones]

"paradigm shift".(sp?)

9, out of ten people, have no idea what that term means. Especially when they use that term to see how qualified you are for a certain position.

NBTP

[okisteve]

That wuz on the Porsha Kayen, right?

[kombu_kid]

This stuff is funny! I checked out the entire list, in alphabetical order, and thank God........SYNERGY is on it. Not that I'm surprised, but did anybody even know what that word meant?!!?

One word I saw on the list that I've actually never heard before was BUMMAGE. I think I like that word.......I could use that in a lot of situations to get a few laughs. BUMMAGE......it makes me laugh just saying it.

[kombu_kid]

I'd like to nominate "primordial soup". I don't hear of it that often, but I'm already sick of it.

[Mad Hatter]

blum blum blum

[The_Zach2681]

This discussion reminds me of a notable Webinar I had the other day with George Clooney. We discussed his performance in The Perfect Storm, and we both arrived at the conclusion his co-stars succeeded in throwing him under the bus. He then digressed into a random anecdote and proceeded to decimate my schedule with his bloviation.

George described a classmate from high school, or, "Back in the day" as he stated, who had fallen prey to the taints of liberty, stooping so low as to resort to a career of pimping to sustain his luxorious lifestyle.

In addition to meeting the carnal demands of his anxious customers, the pimp was environmentally sound, evidenced by his hybrid ghetto sled powered by organic fuel. As the pimps acclaim surged, he siezed the opportunity and ran for public office, winning over the masses on his "peace, pussy & parity" platform. In the post-9/11 atmosphere, his message was warmly recieved amongst all demographics, resulting in a landslide victory.

After his rapid ascent to the mayor's office, the pimp immediately gave back to the community with a succession of sweet spending bills to help combat the omnipresent urban decay and corruption.

Unfortunately, the pimp's inner demons revived to hamstring his quest for greater glory. His appetite for rotund females inevitably led to a scandal involing orgies in the mayor's office itself.

In the darkest day of his career, which the press labeled, "Black Friday", the mayor delivered his emotional resignation speech on live television, saying, "Pop, I know you're watching, and I just couldn't... *cries* I just couldn't... *cries* shit, it is what it is."

I was taken aback at the miraculous course this friend's life had taken. George explained he hoped to author a screenplay on the matter. I dryly muttered, "I'll ******* waterboard your ass right now if you don't write it, you wordsmithing mother****er."

[macker]

The word "so" (as used in in .... "I was SO shocked..." should be banished and anybody who uses it in such a fashion should be bollocked in the face with a hammer!!!

[some_guy]

Good riddance, freak.