It’s time to leave your cringe word era behind. Period. Every year, Lake Superior State University releases its Banished Words List, a tradition that dates back to 1976, highlighting words and terms ...

Not all phrases will make their way into the new year unscathed. Lake Superior State University releases its list of Banished Words every year on New Year's Eve, and Americans should consider saying ...

Just when you thought the thunderplump was going to stop you from making it to the weekly kaffeeklatsch, the gray skies cleared, filling the air with misty petrichor. Now you get to listen to the ...

Thunderplump filled the air as a group of friends gathered on the beach. A cold crisp smell filled the air. Not the normal petrichor. And curglaff overwhelmed them as they jumped in. They gathered for ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WGN) — Every January, a small university in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula identifies a slew of words that have been overused and “worn out,” designating them for banishment.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. -- Ready to start the New Year with a leaner, cleaner vocabulary? Lake Superior State University has released the 2024 edition of its lively annual “Banished Words List,” which ...

These words are cooked. Full stop. Lake Superior State University released its annual Banished Words List on Thursday, highlighting what critics said are some of the most overused terms that are best ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WNEM) — Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has presented its 50th annual Banished Words List. The tradition began as a whimsical New Year’s Eve party idea in 1976. Each ...

The marking of a new year not only inspires us to look ahead but to reflect on the past and consider what can be done to make things better including our cringe worthy use of the English language.

That's not a slap at Lake State, its 1,600 students or either of its mascots, Seamore the Sea Duck and Fog Horn the Sailor. Rather, it's a salute to a long-gone publicist and a promotional idea that ...