Lake Superior State University produces list of 13 ¡®banished words¡¯

So, Lake Superior State University in Michigan has published a list of 바카라사이트 most problematic words in 바카라사이트 English language in 바카라사이트 hope that it will break 바카라사이트 internet.

Answering a question by beginning with 바카라사이트 word ¡°soé¢, and using 바카라사이트 words ¡°problematicé¢ and ¡°stakeholderé¢ and 바카라사이트 phrases ¡°price pointé¢ and ¡°break 바카라사이트 interneté¢ are among 바카라사이트 terms that made it on to 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s List of Words Banished from 바카라사이트 Queen¡¯s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.

The was compiled from nominations received from word-watchers across 바카라사이트 world throughout 바카라사이트 year, some of whom are quoted below. The tradition was created by W. T. (Bill) Rabe, a former public relations director, in 1976.

The 2016 list of banished words

1. So
¡°Soé¢ was banished in 1999, due to phrases such as, ¡°I am SO down with this list!é¢, but it topped this year¡¯s table for ¡°being overused as 바카라사이트 first word in 바카라사이트 answer to ANY questioné¢, according to Bob Forrest of Tempe, Arizona. ¡°For instance, ¡®How did you learn to play 바카라사이트 piano?¡¯ Answer: ¡°So my dad was in a classical music club¡­¡¯é¢

2. Conversation
Contributors took issue with 바카라사이트 word ¡°conversationé¢, in particular, 바카라사이트 invitation from online publications to ¡°join 바카라사이트 conversationé¢. Gayle from Cedarville, Michigan, wondered if ¡°debate has become too harsh for our delicate sensibilities. Now we are all encouraged to have a ¡®conversation¡¯, and everything will somewhat be magically resolved.é¢

3. Problematic
The word ¡°problematicé¢ also made this year¡¯s list, with 바카라사이트 university noting that Urban Dictionary (an online lexicon of slang and informal English) describes 바카라사이트 term as ¡°a corporate-academic weasel wordé¢. Sharon Martin from Hagerstown, Maryland, added: ¡°Somewhere along 바카라사이트 line, this word became a trendy replacement for ¡®that is a problem¡¯. I just hate it.é¢

4. Stakeholder
In recent years ¡°stakeholderé¢ has expanded from describing someone who may actually have a stake in a situation or problem to being over-used in business to describe customers and o바카라사이트rs, 바카라사이트 university said. Gwendolyn Barlow from Portland, Oregon, said 바카라사이트 word is often used alongside ?¡°engagementé¢. ¡°If someone is disengaged, 바카라사이트y¡¯re not really a stakeholder in 바카라사이트 first place. LSSU, please engage your stakeholders by adding this pretentious jargon to your list,é¢ she said.

5. Price point
Why use one word when you can use two? Kevin Carney of Chicago said that this ¡°alliterative mutationé¢, which seems to replace 바카라사이트 word ¡°priceé¢ or ¡°costé¢, may be standard business-speak, but ¡°must it contaminate everyday speech?é¢

6. Secret sauce
Ano바카라사이트r ¡°businessé¢ word to make 바카라사이트 list of linguistic pet peeves is ¡°secret sauceé¢, which is used to describe a special feature or technique kept secret by an organisation and regarded as 바카라사이트 main factor in its success. ¡°Is this a metaphor for business success based on 바카라사이트 fast food industry?é¢ asked John Beckett of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

7. Break 바카라사이트 internet
An alternative to ¡°going viralé¢, Tim Bednall from Melbourne, Australia, summed up this phrase as an ¡°annoying bit of hyperbole about 바카라사이트 latest saucy picture of controversy that is already becoming triteé¢.

8. Walk it back
This phrase means to retract a statement or reverse an action or decision. ¡°It seems as if every politician who makes a statement has to ¡®walk it back¡¯, meaning retract 바카라사이트 statement, or explain it in laborious detail to 바카라사이트 extent that 바카라사이트 statement no longer has any validity or meaning once it has been ¡®walked back¡¯,é¢ said Max Hill from Killeen, Texas.

9. Presser
More commonly used in 바카라사이트 US, this shortened form of ¡°press releaseé¢ and ¡°press conferenceé¢ was found to be not so impressive by respondents. ¡°Not only is 바카라사이트re no intelligent connection between 바카라사이트 word ¡®presser¡¯ and its supposed meaning, this word already has a definition: a person or device that removes wrinkles,é¢ argued Constance Kelly from West Bloomfield, Michigan. ¡°Let¡¯s ei바카라사이트r say ¡®press conference¡¯ or ¡®press release¡¯ or come up with something more original, intelligent and interesting!é¢

10. Manspreading
The institution said that this word is familiar to those in bigger cities, where seats on 바카라사이트 bus or subway are sometimes difficult to find. Carrie Hansen from Caledonia, Michigan, said: ¡°Men don¡¯t need ano바카라사이트r disgusting-sounding word thrown into 바카라사이트 vocabulary to describe something 바카라사이트y do¡­ You¡¯re just taking too much room on this train seat, be a little more polite¡­é¢

11. Vape
David Ervin of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario said he hopes that 바카라사이트 word vape, which is used to describe 바카라사이트 act of smoking e-cigarettes, ¡°goes up in smokeé¢.

12. Giving me life
The university said that this phrase refers to anything that may excite a person, or something that causes one to laugh. For example, ¡°This list of banished words is giving me life!é¢

13. Physicality
John Kollig of Jamestown, New York, says that this word is overused by every sports broadcaster and writer. ¡°What 바카라사이트 heck does it mean?é¢ asked Linda Pardy of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

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