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โUnprecedentedโ: Michigan university releases annual list of banned words, phrases for 2021
Read full article: โUnprecedentedโ: Michigan university releases annual list of banned words, phrases for 2021โCOVID-19โ and โsocial distancingโ are thrown in with โweโre all in this together," โin an abundance of cautionโ and โin these uncertain timesโ on the schoolโs light-hearted list of banned words and phrases for 2021. โTo be sure, COVID-19 is unprecedented in wreaking havoc and destroying lives,โ Banished Words List committee members said Thursday in a release. โBut so is the overreliance on โunprecedentedโ to frame things, so it has to go, too.โThe school in Sault Ste. But basketball players pivot; letโs keep it that way.โโ Unprecedented. โIn a small way, maybe this list will help โflatten the curve,โ which also was under consideration for banishment.