Gleaned from the wires:
DETROIT (AP) — From wardrobe malfunctions to erectile dysfunction, it’s been a tough year all around for the guardians of English–language purists from blue, red and battleground states who long to say “You’re fired!” to offensive words and phrases.
More than 2,000 nominations arrived in Michigan’s far north, where a committee at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie released its 2005 compilation of language irritants Friday.
Among the 22 expressions on the “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness” are “blog,” “sale event,” “body wash” and “zero percent APR financing.”
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