Perhaps you love your “apps” or the “transparency” we all appreciate, especially in our “tweets” to those who have “friended” us.

Don’t be offended, but Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has banned some of the cool words you might be using. My favorite banned term is “in these economic times.” One of the comments about this term asked: “Aren’t ALL times “these economic times’?”

History of this list: Officially titled “Banished Words List: List of Words and Phrases Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness,” this list has been a tradition of LSSU since 1976. The general public nominates the terms throughout the year, and an LSSU committee votes on entries in December. The list is released on New Year’s Day.