/US
Home
Asia
Europe
U.S.
World
World Business
Technology
Entertainment
World Sport
Travel
On TV
Video
iReport
CNN Mobile
Hot Topics
»
Tornadoes
•
Work/Life Balance
•
Busy Moms
•
Fueling America
•
Impact Your World
•
more topics »
Edition:
U.S.
|
Arabic
|
Set Pref
Share this on:
Mixx
Digg
Facebook
del.icio.us
reddit
StumbleUpon
MySpace
School names 'useless' words of 2007
Story Highlights
"It is what it it is" and "surge" on list of pointless words
Lake Superior State University releases the list annually
Words included should be banished for "mis-use and general uselessness"
"Waterboarding," "perfect storm," "under the bus" and "organic" included
Next Article in U.S. »
From the Blogs:
Controversy, commentary, and debate
Sit tight, we're getting to the good stuff
powered by
Sphere
Top News
Iran ready to discuss EU's nuclear offer
8 dead as canoeists sucked into turbines
Most Viewed
Most Emailed
1
8 dead, 5 missing in canoe tragedy
2
Hostages were chained by the neck
3
Rescued hostage home in France
4
Zimbabwe list deepens crisis
5
Ex-Sen. Jesse Helms dies
6
American retains hot dog title
7
Burglary linked to double murder
8
Obama denies flip-flop charge
9
Fires threaten areas in Calif.
10
Pakistan accused of N. Korea deal
1
Bozo actor dead at 83
2
Woman who died on hospital floor...
3
How much skin is too much at the office?
4
LEGO artist building bigger career
5
YouTube ordered to reveal its viewers
6
Rare song manuscript found in flea...
7
Archaeologists find remains of...
8
National speed limit pushed as gas saver
9
Commentary: Your gas money for a flat...
10
Ex-Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Most Viewed
Most Emailed
1
Bush heckled at Monticello
2
Militants threaten offensive
3
Helms 'good, decent' person
4
Israel in hostage rescue
5
Boats sucked into dam
1
Family mourns dead woman
2
'Daddy Obama'
3
LEGO artist building big
4
Hospital ward death
5
'Cindy Brady' hung over on air
1
video
2
obama
3
china
4
moos
5
headline news
6
israel
7
larry king
8
jeanne moos
9
boy
10
ingrid betancourt
1
Going Green
2
Zimbabwe
3
Euro 2008
4
CNN.com International
5
Eye On France
Home
|
Asia
|
Europe
|
U.S.
|
World
|
World Business
|
Technology
|
Entertainment
|
World Sport
|
Travel
Podcasts
|
Blogs
|
CNN Mobile
|
RSS Feeds
|
Email Alerts
|
CNN Radio
|
CNNAvantGo
|
Site Map
CNN en Espaňol
|
Arabic
|
Japanese
|
Korean
|
Turkish
CNN U.S.
|
CNN U.S. TV
|
CNN International TV
|
Headline News
|
Transcripts
© 2008 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of service
|
Privacy guidelines
|
Advertise with us
|
About us
|
Contact us
|
Help