Friday, December 30, 2011

Words that annoy us all, you know

CNN.com: If you're thinking of setting up an amazing man cave or showing off a ginormous baby bump next year, think again.

A northern Michigan school on Friday released its 37th annual list of words and phrases that it believes should be "banished" from the English language, and it suggests that some classic -- and perhaps hackneyed -- should get the ax.

3 comments:

Cap'n Bob said...

All are worthy candidates, but the number one egregious phrase in my book is "I'm like" for "I said" or to describe an action.

Jerry House said...

I'm like agreeing with the Cap'n. Just sayin'.

Michael E. Stamm said...

And they left out "iconic," my top candidate for most overused word of the year...