{"id":10577,"date":"2015-01-01T18:23:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T02:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=10577"},"modified":"2015-01-01T18:23:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T02:23:33","slug":"banished-words-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/banished-words-for-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Banished Words for 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lake Superior State Universary<\/a> has published its 40th Annual List of Banished words, “Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.”<\/p>\n

Considering what an awful year it’s been for language, not to mention humanity itself, it is a short and vastly incomplete list, compiled from nominations received via the university’s website.<\/p>\n

Here we go:<\/p>\n

Bae<\/strong>
\n Polar Vortex<\/strong>
\n Hack<\/strong>
\n Skill Set<\/strong>
\n Swag<\/strong>
\n Foodie<\/strong>
\n Curate\/Curated<\/strong>
\n Friend-Raising<\/strong>
\n Cra-Cra<\/strong>
\n Enhanced Interrogation<\/strong>
\n Takeaway<\/strong>
\n -Nation<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m going to say meh to this list, even though most people might include meh<\/em> on their own list. I’m also going to complain about the spelling of cray-cray.<\/p>\n

Takeaway<\/em> is a good choice. Bae<\/em>, though, I’m really conflicted about, since it’s so stupid that I hear it as tongue-in-cheek even if it’s used with sincerity. I enjoy it in a perverse way, like when I hear someone say ‘conversate.’<\/p>\n

So let’s get to the shit they overlooked. Just off the top of my head:<\/p>\n

Unpack, <\/strong>used to mean find out more about the subject. I hate this. It’s the new ‘Drill-down<\/em>.’<\/p>\n

Folks<\/strong>, as in ‘Yes, we did torture some folks.’ Enough of folks<\/em>, for fucksake! Let’s just say ‘people’ like we used to!<\/p>\n

Bro<\/strong>– as a suffix. Brogrammers, Brodouches, we get it, now let it go.<\/p>\n

Let it go <\/strong>is a prompt I never, ever want to hear again, ever, unless I’m holding on to a butterfly or something.<\/p>\n

A Red Lip <\/strong>as in ‘wear with simple jewelry and a red lip.’\u00a0 God, why?? Say ‘red lipstick’ unless you want to die.<\/p>\n

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Okay, I’m going to stop now before I get too worked up.<\/p>\n

What about you, bae? What words and phrases need to be banned for 2015?<\/p>\n

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