Ban some words for 2006

The 2006 List of Words and Phrases Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness has just been released by Lake Superior State University in the US.

See whether you agree with this list which has been published annually since 1976 and is based on almost 2,000 nominations. Which of your least favourite words and phrases is missing? And come to think of it, which of them has yet to reach your neck of the woods anyway?

• 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 per cent fat-free
• An accident that didn't have to happen
• Junk science
• Git-r-done
• Dawg
• Talking points
• Holiday tree

Find out more at http://www.lssu.edu/whats_new/articles.php?articleid=931