Most Hated Words of 2011

Posted on January 4, 2012 | 5 Comments

Every year, Michigan’s Lake Superior State University asks people which words and phrases have been so overused that they should be essentially banished from the English language. The school just released their list for words that should be banned from use this year.

Here’s the list. 

  • Amazing
  • Baby Bump
  • Shared Sacrifice
  • Occupy
  • Blowback
  • Man Cave
  • The New Normal
  • Pet Parent
  • Win the Future
  • Trickeration
  • Ginormous
  • Thank You in Advance
I would add “epic,” “fail,”  and “throw under the bus.” How about you? What phrases and words do you hate?
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5 responses to “Most Hated Words of 2011”

  1. brioney's avatar brioney | May 10, 2012 at 6:25 pm |

    I hate ‘Moist’

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  2. J.J. Bugs's avatar J.J. Bugs | January 8, 2012 at 11:48 am |

    Thank you, thank you for that comment Frankie. 🙂

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  3. Frank Walsh's avatar Frank Walsh | January 6, 2012 at 12:36 am |

    I hate it when people say thank you more than once. For example, Thank you, thank you!

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  4. J.J. Bugs's avatar J.J. Bugs | January 5, 2012 at 11:47 am |

    Good one. I hate that too. I also hate the use of the word “Journey.” As in, “We are on a journey.”

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  5. F L CAROTHERS's avatar F L CAROTHERS | January 5, 2012 at 11:13 am |

    I HATE “CLOSURE” !

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