Lake Superior State University 2007 List of Banished Words

[Lady's Human]

One I'd like to add to the list......

The term "warrior" when applied to any professional athlete. (Also include phrases like "I'm going to war with, i'd go to battle with, etc.)

I don't see anyone shooting at you, trying to bomb you, and you're damned sure not wearing a military uniform.

Tough, yes.

Warrior? Give me a break.

[cyber-sibes]

"Visioning" I hate hearing this word - it's usually used by some moron who thinks it's just catchier than "envision", which is what they want to do. I asked a minister once why she repeatedly used this make-believe word. Her reply? "Well don't you think it's creative? I like making up words".
Not.

[cassiesmom]

I cringe when I hear the past tense of "impact" used as a verb. The only use for this word should be in relation to wisdom teeth!

"Free gift with purchase" ... It's either free with your purchase, or it is a gift. Why must it be both?

I think it is funny/strange that the "word" truthiness appears both on this list and on Merriam Webster's list of top words of 2006. I'm not a huge Stephen Colbert fan, though.

[wolflady]

Wow, I definitely agreed with most of those.

I've always been annoyed with how non-words (pwn anyone?) get created and worse yet...actually get added to the dictionary...like Functionality. WTF? There is no such thing as functionality. This has always bugged me. A product has a funtion, or it can function in a certain way...but functionality? *grimaces*
Purposely mis-pronounced words bug me also. It's almost like something becomes a fad and then it's just everywhere and later...commonplace. Like often. How do you pronounce often? Ideally, it should rhyme with coffin. Where did this "t" come from all of a sudden (Ok, well not all of a sudden, since it's been going on for some time now)? It was like one day, everyone started saying ofTIN, and then it caught on and now everyone says it that way. I actually hear often less than I hear ofTIN nowadays. Ugh! Then, why isn't it sofTIN?

I ofTIN sofTIN my clothes. Maybe I could start a new fad here?

ha ha ha

It also bugs me when people say greezy (greasy). *shudders*