List of words which should be banned in 2009

[sofieverus]

“Maverick”, “iconic” and “desperate search” should be banned because they have lost their meaning and become useless, according to a group of academics.

The words appear on the List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness which features several all too common remarks.

The annual list,

Comments

[screamingintune]

You can take my <3 when you pry it from MY COLD DEAD HANDS, you British bastards.

[ragnor144]

The list comes from Lake Superior State University in Michigan, USA. This is the one time of year we in Michigan remember that it is there. So it would be you Yooper (UP'ers - upper peninsula) bastards.

[shizumaslover]

SAME HERE.

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[train_diskense]

I WILL GO MAVERICK ON THEM IF THEY TRY!

[minilovely]

Wow, I was just about to leave that exact same comment.

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