12.31.2014
The tradition created by the late W. T. Rabe, former public
relations director at Lake Superior State University, begins its fifth decade
with this year's annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for
Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.
Rabe and fellow LSSU faculty and staff came up with the
first list of words and phrases that people love to hate at a New Year's Eve
party in 1975, publishing it on Jan. 1, 1976. Though he and his friends created
the first list from their own pet peeves about language, Rabe said he knew from
the volume of mail he received in the following weeks that the group would have
no shortage of words and phrases from which to choose for 1977. Since then, the
list has consisted entirely of nominations received from around the world
throughout the year.
BAE: 'before anyone else'
Polar Vortex
Hack
Skill Set
Swag
Foodie
Curate / Curated
Friend-Raising
Cra-Cra
Enhanced Interrogation
Takeaway
-nation (suffix)
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