Dear 2012, now that you're gone, please take these lame words with you: trending, spoiler alert, bucket list, superfood, guru, and job creators. Oh yeah, and don't forget yolo (word similar in meaning to the Latin phrase "carpe diem"). That's the message from scholars at Lake Superior State University.
For the 38th straight year, the tiny state college tucked away in Michigan's Upper Peninsula unveiled on Monday its list of useless, overused, or misused terms: 12 words or phrases the school wants "banished" from the English language in 2013. While there are some words that should be put to rest, the list may be viewed by some as an attack on the free speech rights of LSSU's students and faculty (even though there is no regulatory force behind the list).
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