SAULT STE. MARIE, MI-- It’s a new year, which means Lake Superior State University has released a new list of banished words.
The 44th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness includes “wheelhouse,” or area of expertise; “in the books,” which means finished; and “collusion,” as in two or more parties limiting competition by deception. Other unpopular terms were “eschew,” “thought leader,” and “optics.”
To see the entire banishment list go to lssu.edu/banished.
