Banished From
The Queen’s English
At the start of the year, Lake Superior State University issued its 33rd annual list of words or phrases banished from the Queen’s English for misuse, overuse and uselessness. Out of 2,000 nominations proposed by word-watchers across the country, 19 made the final list, which was selected by a university committee in December. The nominations included pet peeves from everyday speech, education, the news, technology, advertising, politics, sports and more. Here are some that made the cut. More can be found at www.lssu.edu/banished.
PERFECT STORM — “Overused by the pundits on evening TV shows to mean just about any coincidence.”
