Word We Can Live Without In 2012

Lake Superior State University in Ann Arbor has its yearly list of words to be banished from our language. Leading the list: Amazing.

Many nominators mentioned over-use on television when they sent their entries, mentioning “reality” TV, Martha Stewart and Anderson Cooper. It seemed to bother people everywhere, as nominations were sent from around the US and Canada and some from overseas, including Israel, England and Scotland. A Facebook page – “Overuse of the Word Amazing” – threatened to change its title to “Occupy LSSU” if ‘amazing’ escaped banishment this year…

Other nominees: Baby bump, shared sacrifice, occupy, blowback, man cave, the new normal, pet parent, win the future, trickeration, ginormous, and  thank you in advance.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.