But, um, filler words aren’t the villains they’re made out to be. They’re, you know, working behind the scenes. “We group them all together as these kind of garbage words,” says Valerie Fridland, a ...

From "founding fathers" to "misunderestimate," U.S. presidents have come up with—and taken heat for—a wide range of words and phrases.

Answer: 42.5 (Subtract 36 from 49, divide the answer by two. Add that number to 36 to get the answer). Answer: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000. What number do you get if you multiply all the numbers on a ...

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis has 45 letters. Floccinaucinihilipilification means something is worthless. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious was ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say "6-7" is "cooked" and should come to a massive full-stop heading into the new year. Those are among the ...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Michigan — Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say " 6-7 " is "cooked" and should come to a massive full-stop heading into the ...

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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (WNEM) — Lake Superior State University (LSSU) has presented its 50th annual Banished Words List. The tradition began as a whimsical New Year’s Eve party idea in 1976. Each ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “ 6-7 ” is “cooked” and should come to a massive full-stop heading into the new year. Those are among the ...

For 50 years, Lake Superior State University has presented a New Year’s tradition of linguistic commentary and the evolution of language. According to LSSU officials, the annual Banished Words List ...