The Associated Press
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) Even as vaccines are being rolled out to battle the coronavirus, wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula say they want to kick any trace of it from the English language.
“COVID-19” and “social distancing” are thrown in with “we’re all in this together,” “in an abundance of caution” and “in these uncertain times” on the school’s light-hearted list of banned words and phrases for 2021.
Out of more than 1,450 nominations sent to the school, about 250 words and terms suggested for banishment due to overuse, misuse or uselessness had something to do with the virus.
By EJ
Jan 2, 2021
Every year there is a Word of the Year but some people want the opposite in 2020. Lake Superior State University s revealed a list of 2020 s Banished Words.
It may come as no surprise that COVID-19 tops the list of words people don t want to hear again in 2021.
In fact, 7 of the top ten words and phrases are COVID-related.
Check out the full list of undesirable words below:
1) Covid-19
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