Banned words and phrases for 2006

Lake Superior State University's 2006 list of words banished "for mis-use, over-use and general uselessness":

--Surreal
--Hunker down
--Person of interest
--Community of learners
--Up-or-down vote
--Breaking news
--Designer breed
--FEMA
--First-time caller
--Pass the savings on to you!
--97 percent fat-free
--An accident that didn't have to happen
--Junk science
--Git-r-done
--Dawg
--Talking points
--Holiday tree