Lake Superior State University's 42nd Annual List of Banished Words was released, with words like "dadbod" and "on fleek". We decided to create a Mix 106 List of Banished Words. With the help of our 12 listeners, we gathered the most suggested words from the morning...
It happens more frequently than we realize. Partly due to the fact that so many people mispronounce these words, that we start to believe the wrong way is correct! Some of these words I am genuinely shocked I have been mispronouncing my entire life...
When you start typing something in the search box, Google thinks it knows what you're about to say and it fills in the blank for you, right? The auto-fills come from what's most popular. In Idaho, it's a surprise to learn what medical procedure we're searching for the most.
Hmm. This is, um, kinda fascinating.
The filler words "um" and "uh" are used differently by men and women, and the genders tend to pick one over the other. And it may signal something about our personalities.
Amazeballs. What in the heck is that anyway? Who started it? It's on the list of words we should stop saying at work. Good!
What else?
I'm an over-user of the word awesome, I'll admit it. The experts say we need to quit saying "awesome" so much because it makes us look not as smart as those who don't use it. Really? Dumber than the amazeballs users? Okay, I'll own it. Actually, a
What words or phrases bug you? Can you narrow it down to just one?
Here's what a new Marist poll says. "Whatever" has been voted the most annoying word or phrase of the year.