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Lake Superior State University, located in Sault St. Marie
-- the last stop before Michigan's northernmost border-crossing with Canada
-- has seen its list survive despite many banished words stubbornly clinging to the language. For evidence, look no further than last year's "fail," "viral" and "a-ha moment." And then there is, well, blowback from critics who can't take a little tongue-in-cheek critique. Shibley said some people have missed the point over the years and complained that the list is an effort to control the language. But most seem to receive it in good cheer, rather than with jeers. "A lot of people can take this wrong. We don't mean any malice when we publish it," Shibley said. "If it makes you angry, it gets you thinking about language. If it gets you laughing, it gets you thinking about language. It's done its job
-- to get you to think about how you express yourself." ___ Online: Lake Superior State University's banished words:
http://www.lssu.edu/banished/
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