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What words or manner of speaking would you like to see gone?

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 5 Jan 13

Lake Superior State University has released its list of words banned in 2013. Some of them are understandable, like "fiscal cliff", "trending", and "spoiler alert". But I would like to ban something else, the habit of speaking...

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Anyone know why the word "liqu*r" is banned?

UtopianIdealist @UtopianIdealist (1602) • United States 9 Jan 09

Replying to a post, I saw a message that using the word "liqu*r" is againt TOS. Anyone know why that is? With all the verbage used on here, I find it strange that it is.

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Banned Words

kellys3ps @kellys3ps (3723) • United States 30 Dec 08

Each year Lake Superior State University's releases a list of Words to Be Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness. The 34th version of the list was released Tuesday, and included the...

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AH man this SUCKS!!

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 14 Dec 08

i was going to do a discussion and provide a link but the link had a banned word in it and there fore i couldnt post the link and well that was the whole point since it was medical in nature!! so apparently even if its in a link...

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link had banned word in it

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unable to post link

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Why are so many words banned and yet some disgusting topics are not?

Rocketj1 @rocketj1 (6955) • United States 28 Sep 08

Has anyone else noticed this? Can someone tell me why this is?

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Don't Lie to me that there is no attack on the Family in the U.S.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 11 Feb 08

For decades we have seen the far left launch attack after attack on the Family instituiton in the U.S.. For decades the left far left has lied through their teeth, saying they have no agenda against the family. What used to be...

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Banned words!

shakeroo @shakeroo (3986) • Malaysia 2 Jan 08

lake Superior State University has banned the following words: • perfect storm • Webinar • waterboarding • organic • wordsmith/wordsmithing • author/authored • post 9/11 • surge • give back • 'blank'...

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I have been warned by mylot

uiwwitch @uiwwitch (892) • United States 24 Aug 07

Yes, I have been asked to change the word pric* (as in pricking) from my response to a discussion on tattoos. I just thought it was weird. But I guess that word can be used for name-calling other mylotters so maybe it's...

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Express yourself! (despite the censor software)

gardengrrl @gardengrrl (1445) • United States 6 Jul 07

Responded to a discussion about banned words by my friend Lloydanthony111, and I had an idea..... What's your favorite ordinary word that's banned by the censor software, and how to you change it so it gets through it? I'm...

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creative use of punctuation

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what a crock

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