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Respondents to an annual Michigan College survey of overused and misused words and phrases say 6-7 is cooked and should come to a massive full stop heading into the new year.
Those are among the top 10 words on the 50th annual Banish Words list released by Lake Superior State University. The tongue-in-cheek roundup of overused slang started in 1976. It has a New Year's Eve party idea and is affectionately called the list of Queen's English for misuse, overuse, and general uselessness.
Around 1,400 submissions came in from 50 states in the USA and a number of countries outside the US, including Uzbekistan, Brazil, and Japan, according to Lake Superior State. Also in the top 10 are Demure, Incentivize, Perfect, Gift Gifted, My Bad, and Reach Out. My Bad and Reach Out also made the list decades ago in 1998 and 1994.
Why do you think My Bad and Reach Out made the list of overused and misused words and phrases in three annual surveys?
Those are among the top 10 words on the 50th annual Banish Words list released by Lake Superior State University. The tongue-in-cheek roundup of overused slang started in 1976. It has a New Year's Eve party idea and is affectionately called the list of Queen's English for misuse, overuse, and general uselessness.
Around 1,400 submissions came in from 50 states in the USA and a number of countries outside the US, including Uzbekistan, Brazil, and Japan, according to Lake Superior State. Also in the top 10 are Demure, Incentivize, Perfect, Gift Gifted, My Bad, and Reach Out. My Bad and Reach Out also made the list decades ago in 1998 and 1994.
Why do you think My Bad and Reach Out made the list of overused and misused words and phrases in three annual surveys?