Lake Superior State University - 2010 List of Banished Words

Don't worry . . . this is good censorship. Once again, the Word "czars" at Lake Superior State University "unfriended" 15 words and phrases and declared them "shovel-ready" for inclusion on the university's 35th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. "The list this year is a 'teachable moment' conducted free of 'tweets,'" said a Word Banishment spokesman who was "chillaxin'" for the holidays. "'In these economic times', purging our language of 'toxic assets' is a 'stimulus' effort that's 'too big to fail'." Former LSSU Public Relations Director Bill Rabe and friends created "word banishment" in 1975 at a New Year's Eve party and released the first list on New Year's Day. Since then, LSSU has received tens of thousands of nominations for the list, which includes words and phrases from marketing, media, education, technology, science, arts, entertainment and many other areas. The spot-on 2010 list can be found at the LSSU web site. Need a good word for something? Regret not paying enough attention in school all those years ago? Buy a dictionary and a thesaurus for crying out loud! Start 2010 with a grammatically and expressively accurate bang: The New Oxford American Dictionary - one of the best you can get in hardcover for the U.S., with excellent reference sections and pronunciation guide Merriam-Webster Third New International Dictionary of the English Language - by some estimations this one is even better that the New Oxford for American english definitions and usage Roget's II The New Thesaurus, Third Edition - the most completely useful English thesaurus on the market bar none, helps you find the word you need The Elements of Style - the small, justifiably famous booklet written by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White remains the unerringly accurate standard for english grammar Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success - the best book of its kind we've seen in over twenty years of looking at this sort of thing English Grammar for Dummies - the usual "Dummies" treatment, on point, useful and effective Books, books and more books at Amazon.com. Make 2010 the year that everybody understands what you write, blog, text and email.

Wrist Dreams - Watch Lovers Portal

If you are like KSN's Editor in Chief, Howard Carson, and you like watches ... then Wrist Dreams is the site for you. It is a blog which is aimed squarely at folks who have a fascination with time pieces. The blog is slickly put together and is well worth a visit. I found several time pieces I'd love to own...