Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of words that should be banished because of “mis-use, over-use, and general uselessness.” The list is bound to annoy Randy Jackson, Larry The Cable Guy, and the producers of 24-hour news networks:

  • Surreal
  • Hunker down
  • Person of interest
  • Community of learners
  • Up-or-down vote
  • Breaking news
  • Designer breed
  • FEMA
  • First-time caller
  • Pass the savings on to you!
  • 97% fat-free
  • An accident that didn’t have to happen
  • Junk science
  • Git-r-done
  • Dawg
  • Talking points