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02 January 2006

Voted off the Linguistic Island Okay, the Rose Parade is a day late, the bowl games drag on through Wednesday, but one New Year's tradition is right on time. It's Lake Superior State University's Annual List of Banished Words→[More:]
...which I used to post to the blue every year, but I don't think I would get away with again.

This year's instant cliches:
SURREAL
HUNKER DOWN
PERSON OF INTEREST
COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS
UP OR DOWN VOTE
BREAKING NEWS
DESIGNER BREED
FEMA
FIRST-TIME CALLER
PASS THE SAVINGS ON TO YOU!
97% FAT FREE
AN ACCIDENT THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN
JUNK SCIENCE
GIT-ER-DONE
DAWG
TALKING POINTS
HOLIDAY TREE

post by: wendell at: 00:27 | 4 comments

Pre-emptive banishments for 2006:
PLAME GAME
SNOOPGATE
TOMKAT

posted by stilicho 02 January | 02:34

Is the War on Christmas over yet?

posted by me3dia 02 January | 12:37

No, there's still some fighting on the Malabar front.

posted by Hugh Janus 02 January | 12:39

did harriet miers ever get her "up or down vote"? or did senate republicans "flip-flop"?

posted by Wedge 02 January | 18:09

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