I can't help but comment. Apparently, there are some words that are being "banished" from our every day conversations. The words are being rejected for misuse, overuse, or general uselessness. True, the banished words are from a non-binding list created by Michigan's Lake Superior State University. The suggested words come from surveys and suggestions primarily from the United States and Canada. Some of the suggested words are: fiscal cliff, superfood, guru, and spoiler alert.
The creators of this tongue-in-cheek decree are not the first to identify words that should be banished from our conversations. The apostle Paul wrote: "Let no unwholesome or corrupt words proceed from your mouth. But only such a word that is good for edification, according to the need for the moment, that you may bring grace to the hearer." The words that we speak should be edifying, appropriate at the time, and gracious. What words do you need to banish from your conversations? What edifying, timely, and gracious words do you need to add to your conversations?
Think about it.
I think I'll say whatever words I feel fit into a sentence of a conversation. I know they can't tell us what not to say, but how can anyone pick a word like ccorrupt to take away from today's society? Doesn't that describe most of it?
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