Another new year, another Banished Words List from Lake State. A pretty safe listing, influenced by the wars and the recent presidential election. A timely addition is the -izzle speak, popularised by rapper Snoop Dogg, and now seen in everything from superannuation ads to breakfast cereals.

“It was clever for about five minutes, or should I say five ‘minizzles?’”
– R. Glover, Waterford, Michigan, USA

Perhaps more satisfying was the banishment of blog. Having banished it already myself, it’s good to see the pioneers of linguistic arrogance are on board as well.