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"Words, banished from the dictionary" - 2002.02.02 by WB

 

Every language has its Institutes, watching the use and misuse of words, terms and grammatics. Since 1976, Lake Superior State University in Michigan is publishing annually a Banished Words List, which 2002 issue features "9/11"; "friendly fire" and "in the wake of...".
“For more than a quarter-century our list has rooted out grammatical subterfuge at the source,” says a spokesman for the word-sifters. “Doublespeak and sloppy talk continue to flourish. Now is not the time to drop our guard.”


 


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