“Words and terms matter. Or at least they should,” said Peter Szatmary, executive director of marketing and communications at Lake Superior State University.
Next on the chopping block is “inflection point,” with the list makers claiming the mathematical term has lost its original meaning. An “inflection point,” as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “a moment when significant change occurs or may occur.” The expression became 2022’s version of “pivot,” a word that was “banished” in 2021.Merriam-Webster named “gaslighting” 2022’s word of the year
Another expression added to the list was “irregardless” since it’s not a word. It’s a double negative. Phrases such as “moving forward”; “does that make sense?”; and “it is what it is” have kept everyday discussions flowing, but they are also being called out for being overused.Getty Images “But our nominators insisted, and our Arts and Letters faculty judges concurred, that to decree the Banished Words List 2023 as the GOAT is tantamount to gaslighting. Does that make sense?”
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