Lake Superior State University issued their 34th annual List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.

The list is just for fun but generates thousands of nominations from people all over the world.

The words and phrases that made the list for 2009 include:
-GREEN
-CARBON FOOTPRINT or CARBON OFFSETTING
-MAVERICK
-FIRST DUDE
-BAILOUT
-WALL STREET/MAIN STREET
-MONKEY
-<3
-ICON or ICONIC
-GAME CHANGER
-STAYCATION
-DESPERATE SEARCH
-NOT SO MUCH
-WINNER OF FIVE NOMINATIONS
-IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN

9&10's Christina Vecchioni and photojournalist Aaron Smith have more details on this popular list.