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Shovel Ready and Other Words Banished by Lake Superior State
Lake Superior State University released its 2009 List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use Over-use and General Uselessness. Shovel ready joins terms like transparent czar sexting tweet and app in the year's purge alongside phrases tied to the stimulus and economy with lingering survivors and previous banishments noted.
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Detroit
Michigan University
Lake Superior State University
Joe Grimm
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Grimm
Michigan State University
Detroit Free Press
Jerry Redington
Keosauqua
Iowa
Michigan