Words like "sweet" and "organic" on annual list of banned words

Compiled from 2,000 nominations, here is the list of banned words/phrases for 2008 courtesy of Lake Superior State University and their annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness:

perfect storm, Webinar, waterboarding, organic, author/authored, post 9/11, surge, give back, blank' is the new 'blank', Black Friday, back in the day, random, sweet, decimate, emotional, pop, It is what it is, under the bus, wordsmith/wordsmithing,

Of all the words on the list, I'm saddened to see "random" up there. Oh well...it is what it is. Wait...

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