2010 list of words and phrases that should be banned - Never Forgotten: a Foster's Home Community

Ccook50 · 01-01-2010, 07:54 AM

Each year, the wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University compiles a list of 15 words and phrases from the past year they think should be banned for their inanity and overuse to the point that they are cliche. This year's list:

"Shovel ready" (for infrastructure projects ready to break ground)
"Unfriend"
"Stimulus"
"Obamacare"
"Obamanomics" (as well as other terms used with the "Obama" prefix)
"Sexting"
"Bromance"
"Chillaxin'"
"Teachable moment"
"Toxic assets"
"In these economic times"
"Too big to fail"
"Transparent / transparency"
"App"
"Czar"

01-01-2010, 07:54 AM	#1
Ccook50 Foster's Legend Don't forget to turn left at Greenland Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 510	2010 list of words and phrases that should be banned Each year, the wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University compiles a list of 15 words and phrases from the past year they think should be banned for their inanity and overuse to the point that they are cliche. This year's list: "Shovel ready" (for infrastructure projects ready to break ground) "Unfriend" "Stimulus" "Obamacare" "Obamanomics" (as well as other terms used with the "Obama" prefix) "Sexting" "Bromance" "Chillaxin'" "Teachable moment" "Toxic assets" "In these economic times" "Too big to fail" "Transparent / transparency" "App" "Czar" __________________ "God forgot to make stupidity painful." --Ivan Stang (Church of the SubGenius)