Words everchanging   

    (KRT) Now more than ever, some over-used and generally annoying phrases must suffer an untimely death to prevent an extreme material breach, make no mistake about it.

    Like "win-win" and "thinking outside the box" before them, several of the expressions have been found guilty of repetition, misuse and general uselessness. And so, they have been banished, according to the 28th annual Lake Superior State University list of blacklisted words.

    The list of banished words was compiled from roughly 3,500 nominations from people around the globe.

    Idioms tend to go in cycles, fading in and out of popularity, said Tim Morris, English Department chairman at the university.

    Some banished words and phrases on the the list at www.lssu.edu/banished include material breach, must-see TV, untimely death, black ice, on the ground, weapons of mass destruction, make no mistake about it, homeland security, extreme, now, more than ever, branding, having said that/that said, peel-and-eat shrimp, challenge, it's a good thing, as per, reverse discrimination, there is no score, got game, mental mistake, in color, such as "green in color," frozen tundra, undisclosed and secret location.