Banished Words for 2011

[AuntShecky]

from LSSU:

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

Are there any other words or phrases which should be banished?

[Emil Miller]

from LSSU:

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

Are there any other words or phrases which should be banished?

Yes, two words i.e. multi culturisme

[MystyrMystyry]

nouveau cuisine (as well as the fact)

[MANICHAEAN]

"To be perfectly honest"

[Paulclem]

I like these words as they provide fodder for humour. How am I going to feel superior unless someone else uses daft words.:D

[prendrelemick]

I have a soft spot for "epic". I feel I was in on that one at its miscarriage.

[Whifflingpin]

epiphany, when used in place of Eureka

[TheFifthElement]

'Worklessness'. Sadly it's probably going to be the word of 2011, but it grates on my nerves.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I agree with all of them (except using Google as a verb), especially "epic," "fail," and "I'm just sayin'," even though I say them all sometimes.

And, I know what you mean, Prendrelemick. I felt like I was in on "fail" and "epic," but now it's just overused fratboy talk.

[AuntShecky]

"Monetized" -- Not on the current list, but maybe in previous years? Hearing "monetized" is like the proverbial fingernail scratch on a blackboard.

[MystyrMystyry]

http://thinkexist.com/search/searchquotation.asp?search=see+you+later


A real cool site I chanced upon whilst searching for a way to say 'goodbye' without it sounding final


p.s. I've got nothing against 'goodbye' - I just wanted a way to say if friendlier, temporary

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

You're leaving?

[Whifflingpin]

"I've got nothing against 'goodbye' - I just wanted a way to say if friendlier, temporary"

Abyssinia?

[misterreplicant]

I agree with Julio Appling on the "I'm just sayin'" phrase.

[Paulclem]

When people use the phrase, or its relations, "I don't mean to be rude but.." or "I don't want to cause a fuss but..."

Yes you do.

[misterreplicant]

When people use the phrase, or its relations, "I don't mean to be rude but.." or "I don't want to cause a fuss but..."

Yes you do.

Absolutely.
If you really don't want to be rude, don't.

[MystyrMystyry]

Some of those text abbrvs - but most of all, 'lol'

Perhaps if it was in some way onomatopoetic, but it's the worst


Imagine in the real world if that was the sound everyone made when they laughed

'Lol!'


No thanks


MM

[qimissung]

I agree with most of them, but a few are OK, I'm just sayin'....:D

[JuniperWoolf]

I'd love it if they would ban the word "emo." When I was in my mid-teens, it used to describe a style of Coheed and Cambria-esque music that branches off of punk rock (which I still didn't like, but still). Now, it would seem to be the new word for any douchebag with his fringe in his face, black nailpolish and jeans so tight that they inhibit sperm production. *Sigh* That word needs to die.

[aliengirl]

Some of those text abbrvs - but most of all, 'lol'

Perhaps if it was in some way onomatopoetic, but it's the worst


Imagine in the real world if that was the sound everyone made when they laughed

'Lol!'


No thanks


MM

Right MM. I used to like it but some people overuse and misuse it so much that I have developed a kind of aversion for it.

I'm glad that the list includes the term "Live life to the fullest." Just can't stand this stupid phrase.

I've seen many people (in my city) using "attitude" in the sense of "pride" in a negative way. Perhaps it is a local usage. I don't like it.

[Big Dante]

I'd love it if they would ban the word "emo." When I was in my mid-teens, it used to describe a style of Coheed and Cambria-esque music that branches off of punk rock (which I still didn't like, but still). Now, it would seem to be the new word for any douchebag with his fringe in his face, black nailpolish and jeans so tight that they inhibit sperm production. *Sigh* That word needs to die.

The word "emo" wants itself to die, you will have no issues there.

[YesNo]

from LSSU:

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

Are there any other words or phrases which should be banished?

Some of the words on the list I never heard of, such as, "mama grizzlies", "BFF" and "refudiate".

But the banished list is small. Robert Hartwell Fiske compiled a list of 5000 "overused words and phrases and alternatives to them" that he called The Dimwit's Dictionary which makes amusing reading as long as I don't catch myself using something in his collection.

[Nyu001]

No offense, but...

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