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Banned Words Of 2010: 15 Terms That Should Be Banished This Year

Jan. 5, 2010
Here's another New Year's resolution to add to your list: scrub 15 "overused" and "useless" words from your vocabulary. Lake Superior State University has issued a list of the top 15 words that it thinks deserve to be banished in 2010. LSSU explains, Former LSSU Public...
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa