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This is our sixth year presenting the lists you see on this page and the next. Now a New Year\u2019s Eve tradition, Lake Superior State University (Michigan\u2019s smallest public university) released its annual \u201cList of Words Banished from the Queen\u2019s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness\u201d <\/strong>on December 31st. The tradition was started by the late W. T. Rabe, a public relations director at Lake Superior State University, on December 31, 1975. Though he and his friends created the first list from their own pet peeves about language, Rabe 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. Since then, the list has consisted of nominations received from around the world throughout the year; it has been so popular among language purists that the university has kept it going. Over the decades, Lake State has received tens of thousands of nominations for the list, which now totals more than 1,000 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, more than 1,000 of the 1,250+nominations of words and terms for banishment for misuse, overuse, and uselessness for 2022 were colloquial. In 2021, seven of the ten words and terms that LSSU banished were about corona virus (see the March-April 2021 edition of the network). This year\u2019s list adds another three.  The Banished Words List has become such a cultural phenomenon that comedian George Carlin submitted an entry that made the annals in 1994: \u201cbaddaboom, baddabing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSay what you mean and mean what you say. Can\u2019t get any easier, or harder, than that,\u201d said Lake State President Dr. Rodney Hanley in a press release. \u201cEvery year, submitters play hard at suggesting what words and terms to banish by paying close attention to what humanity utters and writes. Taking a deep dive at the end of the day and then circling back makes perfect sense. Wait, what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the list of the banished words and terms for 2022:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Wait, what?<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Most frequently found in text or on social media, this ubiquitous imperative question is a failed \u201cresponse to a statement to express astonishment, misunderstanding, or disbelief,\u201d explained a wordsmith. \u201cI hate it,\u201d added another, because the command query is an inexact method to convey the utterer\u2019s uncertainty or surprise. \u201cI don\u2019t want to wait,\u201d either, continued the second impassioned nominator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. No worries<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      This phrase incorrectly substitutes for \u201cYou\u2019re welcome\u201d when someone says, \u201cThank you.\u201d A further bungling relates to insensitivity. \u201cIf I\u2019m not worried, I don\u2019t want anyone telling me not to worry,\u201d a contributor explicated. \u201cIf I am upset, I want to discuss being upset.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. At the end of the day<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        After original banishment of this phrase in 1999, the day still isn\u2019t over for this misused, overused, and useless expression. \u201cMany times, things don\u2019t end at the end of the day\u2014or even the ramifications of whatever is happening,\u201d observed a sage. Others consider \u201cday\u201d an imprecise measure. Today? Present times?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. That being said<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Nominators cited this phrase as verbal filler, redundant justification, and pompous posturing. For instance, \u201chowever\u201d or \u201cbut\u2014even \u201cthat said\u201d\u2014does the job as a transition instead of the wordiness. \u201cGo ahead and say what you want already!\u201d demanded one entrant. That being said, its usefulness is certainly in doubt. As a commentator philosophized, \u201cAt the end of the day, if you will, it already has been.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. Asking for a friend<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Misuse and overuse through deceit\u2014because the friend is a ruse. This cutesy phrase, often deployed in social media posts in a coy attempt to deter self-identification, isn\u2019t fooling anyone. Paraphrasing one sage, \u201cOnce used to avoid embarrassment, as in, \u2018Do you know a good proctologist? I\u2019m asking for a friend.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. Circle back<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Treats colloquy like an ice-skating rink, as if we must circle back to our previous location to return to a prior subject. Opined a grammarian, \u201cThe most overused phrase in business, government, or other organization since \u2018synergy\u2019\u201d\u2014which we banished in 2002 as evasive blanket terminology and smarty-pants puffery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. Deep dive<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                \u201cThe only time to dive into something is when entering a body of water, not going more in-depth into a particular subject or book,\u201d admonished a petitioner. People who float the phrase aren\u2019t near pool, lake, ocean, or sea; thus, rather than dive deeply, they flounder shallowly. An editing whiz wondered, \u201cDo we need \u2018deep\u2019? I mean, does anyone dive into the shallow end?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. New normal<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  Overused catchall for ways COVID-19 affects humankind\u2014and banishment finalist last year. \u201cThose clamoring for the days of old, circa 2019, use this to signal unintentionally that they haven\u2019t come to terms with what \u2018normal\u2019 means,\u201d a monitor elucidated. \u201cAfter a couple of years, is any of this really \u2018new\u2019?\u201d another speculated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  1. You\u2019re on mute<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    People switched from in-person exchanges to virtual meetings to follow the social distancing protocol of COVID-19, and the unwitting deafening silence happens on both sides of the camera. A discerning submitter encapsulated the issue: \u201cWe\u2019re two years into remote working and visiting. It\u2019s time for everyone to figure out where the mute button is.\u201d Or as a quipster summarized, \u201cHello? Hello?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    1. Supply chain<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      Word-watchers noticed the frequent, unfortunate appearance of this phrase toward the end of this year as the coronavirus persisted. \u201cIt\u2019s become automatically included in reporting of consumer goods shortages or perceived shortages. In other words, a buzzword,\u201d concluded one analyst. \u201cSupply chain issues have become the scapegoat of everything that doesn\u2019t happen or arrive on time and of every adverse result: overuse ad nauseam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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