DETROIT, United States — Let me ask you this: Would a story that unpacks a list of tiresome words and phrases be impactful or a nothingburger? Northern Michigan’s Lake Superior State University on Sunday released its 43rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness . The tongue-in-cheek, non-binding list of 14 words or phrases comes from thousands of suggestions to the Sault Ste. “It’s the ‘pet rock’ of this year’s list,” Shibley said, referring to the fad product born and banished in the 1970s. Lake Superior State and Marist have company in tracking and trumpeting mass word usage.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 31, 2017 05:48 UTC