Words banned for the new year? 'Fake news' gets top vote (AP)

[eppur_se_muova]

16 hours ago The Associated Press — By JEFF KAROUB - Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — Let me ask you this: Would a story that unpacks a list of tiresome words and phrases be impactful or a nothingburger? Worse, could it just be fake news?

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. Marie school.

This year's list includes "let me ask you this," ''unpack," ''impactful," ''nothingburger," ''tons," ''dish," ''drill down," ''let that sink in," and the top vote-getter, "fake news."

The others are "pre-owned," ''onboarding/offboarding," ''gig economy" and the redundant "hot water heater." Also on the list is the Trumpian Twitter typo "covfefe."
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I hope someone brings this up at a WH press "availability" ...

[Sneederbunk]

1. I am turning 70 this year so would like to ban word "geezer".

[Alice11111]

4. Laugh. It is insulting. I wince when I hear it.

[Boomerproud]

2. I can't stand "bling" and "Peace, Out."

I have a bad cold or I could think of dozens more of 21st century phrases that irk me.

[OilemFirchen]

3. Let's add "cyber" to the list.

It's a noun! It's a verb!

It's a noying.

[Ohiogal]

5. "Reform"

as in "Tax Reform", "Social Security Reform," "Health Care Reform," "Immigration Reform," etc.

[Alice11111]

7. Anything tbe Repubs call "Reform," substitute, "Fuck Over."

[Ohiogal]

8. Amen to That!

[Alice11111]

6. "It's all good."

NO, it is not.
Only if you are stoned, and I'm sure a stoner thought it up. No offense to stoners, as I am fully invested.

Some things are good. Some things are NOT good.

[Control-Z]

9. There's a special place in hell for

people who say there's a special place in hell for...

[lpbk2713]

10. Starting off a sentence with "like" or "I mean".

Please.