(WWJ) – Do you have a word or phrase that drives you crazy?
“No worries!” Here’s your chance to get it banished and never hear it again. Well, sort of.
Wednesday is the final day to submit entries to Lake Superior State University's annual list of Banished Words for Misuse, Overuse, and Uselessness.
A tradition since 1976, Lake State has compiled its yearly mock-serious Banished Words List to “uphold, protect, and support excellence in language by encouraging avoidance of words and terms that are hackneyed, redundant, oxymoronic, clichéd, illogical, nonsensical—and otherwise ineffective, baffling, or irritating.”
Among the top three banished words for 2022 were “at the end of the day,” “no worries,” and sitting in the top spot, “wait, what?”
Over the decades, LSSU has received tens of thousands of nominations, including more than 1,250 last year. In total, the list of banished words has more than 1,000 entries. See the full list here.
Visit Lake State’s website to submit your word or phrase for banishment. Entries will be accepted until 8 a.m. on Nov. 30.
The Sault Ste. Marie-based school will announce the banished words for 2023 on Dec. 31.
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