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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Michigan university has released its annual list of words and phrases chosen for "banishment," including "stimulus" and "unfriended."
Lake Superior State University's 35th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness, built from nominations suggested by people from across the United States, includes political lingo such as "stimulus," "czars," and "toxic assets."
The list also includes technology-inspired words like "unfriended," to remove someone from a social networking friends list, and "tweet," to use short-form blogging service Twitter.
The list also includes "teachable moment," "toxic assets," and the phrases "in these economic times" and "too big to fail."
"The list this year is a 'teachable moment' conducted free of 'tweets,'" a Word Banishment spokesman said. "'In these economic times', purging our language of 'toxic assets' is a 'stimulus' effort that's 'too big to fail.'"
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