Since 1976, Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has compiled an annual list of words that should be banned with the goal to… uphold, protect, and support excellence in language by encouraging avoidance of words and terms that are overworked, redundant, oxymoronic, clichéd, illogical, nonsensical—and otherwise ineffective, baffling, or irritating. Over the last 50 years, LSSU…
