Once again, Lake Superior State University has delivered their annual Banished Words List. With 2008 being an election year there were a plethora of words available to choose for the 2009 list.
- Green – as in “green” technology, etc.
- Carbon Footprint or Carbon Offsetting
- Maverick
- First Dude
- Bailout
- Wall Street/Main Street
- Monkey – I guess it’s popular to add “monkey” to a word for amusement, I missed out on this one evidently.
- <3 – resembles a heart so you can use even less effort to say “I love you”
- Icon or Iconic
- Game Changer
- Staycation – it’s like a vacation only you don’t go anywhere – ugh.
- Desperate Search
- Not So Much
- Winner of Five Nominations – as in Academy Awards, etc.
- It’s That Time of Year Again
Submit your nomination for the 2010 list. Read all of the comments and leave comments for this list at www.lssu.edu/banished.
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