For one university, ringing in the New Year also means getting rid of a few tired old words and phrases.
Lake Superior State University compiled its annual "List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness" for 2013. The list, which was first launched in 1976, accepts nominations for banned words year-round.
Check out the list, below, followed by select comments from nominators:
fiscal cliff - "Makes me want to throw someone over a real cliff"
kick the can down the road - "I would definitely like to kick some cans of the human variety every time I hear politicians use this phrase to describe a circumstance that hasn't gone their way.…
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