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LSSU List of Banished Words
I have just learnt that every New Year's Day, the Lake Superior State University publishes a List of Banished Words. This list includes those words and expressions that "should" be thrown away from English language.
I could definitely start a similar list for those expressions, words and constructions that sound terrible in Spanish and are overused according to the latest fashion.
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I'm surprised that the list is so short, and I see that they haven't reached the UK yet, except for Google and Facebook. Let's hope they are killed before they do.
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These are just the "winners" for 2009, as it is an anual list. But there is also a link to the whole list, which is muuch longer.
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I added one to the list: shrimps scampi
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What's wrong with shrimps scampi?
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I think these would be good candidates:
Actual or actually. This was overused a few years ago and it drove me nuts. "Actually it's an actual blah blah" said one Australian on the DIY network. My head "literally" exploded. One should/must I hate this. One should stop it... It's not "wrong" I guess but I still hate it. Read more after the break. This one drives me nuts and it's on EVERY SINGLE THING I READ ONLINE!
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Why do you actually hate it? Actually, one uses it all the time.
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One does not know why one does not like some things. One only knows that it bothers one. lol
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Actually, you are quite right. And to be honest, one thing I actually hate just about more than anything else is actually this ridiculous habit of finishing a sentence with lol.
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Unnecessary repetition of plural nouns?
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