Word 'czars' 'unfriend' 15 words

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Fifteen overused, misused and generally useless words were “unfriended” by the word “czars” at Lake Superior State University. The school welcomed the new year with its 35^th annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English.”

"The list this year is a 'teachable moment' conducted free of 'tweets,'" said a Word Banishment spokesman who was "chillaxin'" for the holidays. "'In these economic times', purging our language of 'toxic assets' is a 'stimulus' effort that's 'too big to fail.'"

Here’s the 2010 list, with comments from the listmakers and the folks who nominated these tired terms:

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