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Which words do we love to hate?

Every year since 1976, Lake Superior State University in Michigan has released a small list of select words – those that they have decided should be banished from everyday use of English. The list is released on the first day of the year, and is composed of words submitted by the public that are thought [...]

Posted on: January 12 2012 | Posted by: | Comments: 6 | Categories: English in use, Word origins | Tags: , , , , ,

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