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WORD WATCHERS RELEASE 2017 LIST OF BANISHED WORDS
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Wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., announced their 42nd annual list of words banished from the queen ' s English for mis-use, over-use and general uselessness, notes Grumpy Editor.
The keen-eyed word watchers target pet peeves from everyday speech, as well as from news plus education, technology, advertising and political fields.
Among the latest, with the word watchers ' comments:
You, sir- Hails from a more civilized era when duels were the likely outcome of disagreements.
Focus- Good word, but overused when concentrate or look at would work fine. Town hall meeting- Candidates seldom debate in town halls anymore. Guesstimate- When guess and estimate are never enough.
Historic- Thrown around far too much. What ' s considered as such is best left to historians.
Manicured- As in a manicured lawn. Golf greens are the closest grass comes to being manicured.
Echo chamber- Lather, rinse and repeat. After a while, everything sounds the same.
On fleek- Anything that is on-point, perfectly executed, or looking good. Needs to return to its genesis: perfectly groomed eyebrows.
Ghost- To abruptly end communication, especially on social media. Dadbod- The flabby opposite of a chiseled-body male ideal.
Selfie drone- In what could be an ominous development, the selfie--- an irritating habit of constantly photographing and posting oneself to social media--- is being handed off to a flying camera.
Frankenfruit- Another food group co-opted by " frankenfood."
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