New year new rules. . . In 2015, words like "bae," "polar vortex,"
"swag," "foodie" and "cra-cra." were banished in English language. 2016
is no exception
This is a list of banished words in English in 2016.
1. SO. Currently, it is being overused as the first word in the answer to ANY question. For instance, "How did you learn to play the piano?" Answer: "So my dad was in a classical music club..." – Bob Forrest, Tempe Ariz
2. CONVERSATION. “Over the past five years or so, this word has been increasingly used by talking heads on radio, television and in political circles to describe every form of verbal communication known to mankind. It has replaced ‘discussion,’ ‘debate,’ ‘chat,’ ‘discourse,’ ‘argument,’ ‘lecture,’ ‘talk’….all of which can provide some context to the nature of the communication. Perhaps the users feel that it is a word that is least likely to offend people, but I consider it to be imprecise language that, over time, dumbs down the art of effective discourse.” – Richard Fry, Marathon, Ont.
3. PROBLEMATIC. “A corporate-academic weasel word,” according to the Urban Dictionary.
4. STAKE HOLDER. A word that has expanded from describing someone who may actually have a stake in a situation or problem, now being over-used in business to describe customers and others
5. PRICE POINT. Another example of using two words when one will do.
“It has no ‘point.’ It is just a ‘price.’” – Guy Michael, Cherry Hill, N.J
6. BREAK THE INTERNET. A phrase that is annoying online word-watchers around the world.
7. VAPE. Vape and vaping are used to describe the act of ‘smoking’ e-cigarettes (another strange word) since the products emit vapor instead of smoke
8. GIVING ME LIFE. The phrase refers to anything that may excite a person, or something that causes one to laugh.
Take note!!!
This is a list of banished words in English in 2016.
1. SO. Currently, it is being overused as the first word in the answer to ANY question. For instance, "How did you learn to play the piano?" Answer: "So my dad was in a classical music club..." – Bob Forrest, Tempe Ariz
2. CONVERSATION. “Over the past five years or so, this word has been increasingly used by talking heads on radio, television and in political circles to describe every form of verbal communication known to mankind. It has replaced ‘discussion,’ ‘debate,’ ‘chat,’ ‘discourse,’ ‘argument,’ ‘lecture,’ ‘talk’….all of which can provide some context to the nature of the communication. Perhaps the users feel that it is a word that is least likely to offend people, but I consider it to be imprecise language that, over time, dumbs down the art of effective discourse.” – Richard Fry, Marathon, Ont.
3. PROBLEMATIC. “A corporate-academic weasel word,” according to the Urban Dictionary.
4. STAKE HOLDER. A word that has expanded from describing someone who may actually have a stake in a situation or problem, now being over-used in business to describe customers and others
5. PRICE POINT. Another example of using two words when one will do.
“It has no ‘point.’ It is just a ‘price.’” – Guy Michael, Cherry Hill, N.J
6. BREAK THE INTERNET. A phrase that is annoying online word-watchers around the world.
7. VAPE. Vape and vaping are used to describe the act of ‘smoking’ e-cigarettes (another strange word) since the products emit vapor instead of smoke
8. GIVING ME LIFE. The phrase refers to anything that may excite a person, or something that causes one to laugh.
Take note!!!
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