print email comment close Banished Words List URL: http://www.lssu.edu/banished/ Description: This "annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness" began in 1976 as a tongue-in-cheek effort to publicize the "little-known" Lake Superior State University (LSSU); the list is now selected from worldwide contributions. The site features the current list; lists for previous years; a master, alphabetical, compilation of all the lists; a word submission form; and archived, printable posters for several years' lists. Publisher: Lake Superior State University Extra Keywords cliches Library of Congress Subject Headings: Clichés English language -- Slang English language -- Terms and phrases LII Database Information: Record 16289 created by Martha Gifford on 01/19/2004 Last modification on 01/21/2004 Published: 01/19/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16289