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School names 'useless' words of 2007

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  • "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
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