Here are the 13 Words that should be Banished from the English Language

By Cheri Cheng - 31 Dec '15 14:21PM
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The Lake Superior State University in Northern Michigan has released this year's "List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness," a tradition that was started in 1976.

The annual list, which is the university' 41st so far, includes 13 words that they believe should never be used again.

These words are, "so" when used in response to a question, "presser" (shortened for press conference, "problematic," "walk it back," "break the Internet," "stakeholder," "join the conversation," "physicality," "price point," "manspreading," "giving me life," "vape," and "secret sauce."

The list is compiled based on words that were nominated by people. For example, for the word "so," Bob Forrest of Tempe, Arizona argued, "Currently, it is being overused as the first word in the answer to ANY question. For instance, 'How did you learn to play the piano?' Answer: 'So my dad was in a classical music club.'"

The overseer of the list, Tom Pink, who is also the University's spokesman, stated that he was surprised to see that political terms were not nominated as often. He had expected to see more due to the fact that campaigns for the 2016 presidential election have been underway for some time now.

Pink added that they do not have an explanation as to why certain words receive so many nominations.

To read some people's argument for why the words should be banned, click here.

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