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Post by Taildragger on Jan 16, 2021 13:16:02 GMT -5
...for retirement.
Two that come to mind:
•"unprecedented"
•"taken out of context"
Stop, already...please.
After all, current use of the word "unprecedented" is utterly unprecedented.
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Post by argo on Jan 16, 2021 13:42:57 GMT -5
Starting any sentence with "Look"
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Post by HenryJ on Jan 16, 2021 14:24:01 GMT -5
Starting any conversation with the word "So,".
It might be cool to watch all the jeopardy re-runs and just watch after the first commercial, when the host interviews the contestant, and see who starts with "so," and see if they won the match.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 16, 2021 14:33:04 GMT -5
The new normal.
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Post by themaestro on Jan 16, 2021 14:43:07 GMT -5
Another vote for starting a statement with "Look". It signals condescension in whoever says it.
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Post by rickyguitar on Jan 16, 2021 14:49:37 GMT -5
Impactful
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jan 16, 2021 14:54:58 GMT -5
Literally. But, only in its non-literal usage.
Reckoning.
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Post by Ragtop on Jan 16, 2021 15:11:32 GMT -5
Fur babies.
Please stop.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 16, 2021 15:14:03 GMT -5
Drives me crazy. We already know you don’t have kids, your pets are not your kids. Nor are they “practice” for when you have a kid. It’s not even close to the same thing. |
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 16, 2021 15:44:21 GMT -5
*see lady doctor/digital exam/"invasive procedure" thread* |
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Post by NoSoapRadio on Jan 16, 2021 15:48:48 GMT -5
"unfounded"
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Post by LesTele on Jan 16, 2021 16:23:08 GMT -5
Don’t want to cause trouble.
I’ll take a second bite at it....
and second ‘the new normal’.
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Post by krrf on Jan 16, 2021 16:34:32 GMT -5
c'mon man!
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Post by gato on Jan 16, 2021 16:43:09 GMT -5
Preamble
As in "my preamble includes putting on my shoes and socks"
"That's what you are, what am I?"
The conclusive end of an argument
"You just can't make this stuff up."
Actually, you can and the guy saying this often does.
"I know, right?"
Translation: I've just revealed my inability to come up with something original
"That came out of left field."
Nothing ever comes out of left field.
"You are what you eat."
This would make a vegan a vegetable. Hey, wait a minute ......
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 16, 2021 17:18:47 GMT -5
•"N'way!": short for "no way" or "I find that difficult to believe."
•"Way!": uttered as a rebuttal to "n'way!".
Into the dust bin with both of 'em!
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 16, 2021 17:47:52 GMT -5
Don’t want to cause trouble. I’ll take a second bite at it.... and second ‘the new normal’. I believe I did not say the same one you did not say. |
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Post by LesTele on Jan 16, 2021 17:50:58 GMT -5
I really do hate the ‘new normal’.
There’s a defeatist ring to it.
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Post by digiboy on Jan 16, 2021 18:19:12 GMT -5
"awesome" Most things are not really "awesome"
The Grand Canyon is awesome. Back in the day, Sophia Loren was awesome.
Not much else.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 16, 2021 18:45:16 GMT -5
A lot of these neologisms may have been clever the first time they were used, but once adopted by the masses quickly became annoying. New Normal is definitely up there, as is "unpack".
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Post by LesTele on Jan 16, 2021 18:53:11 GMT -5
Can we just unpack what you were saying about neologisms?
Edited to add that I’m pleased that the word ‘neologism’ first occurred in 1772.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 16, 2021 18:59:06 GMT -5
Neologism may be ironic since it's a relatively new word itself.
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Post by LesTele on Jan 16, 2021 19:01:18 GMT -5
I did a Wiki dive and an edit.
Apparently 1772 in English and 1734 in French.
Sorry about messing up the timeline.
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Post by Auf Kiltre on Jan 16, 2021 19:02:09 GMT -5
Hmmm Les, I thought it was a newer term.
Ehhh, it is what it is.
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Post by LesTele on Jan 16, 2021 19:09:21 GMT -5
Hmmm Les, I thought it was a newer term. Ehhh, it is what it is. I didn’t know myself until I checked. I did use Wikipedia so it may really be only 5 years old. It may be early 19th century French apparently. I still dislike most of them. Especially the French ones. |
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Post by larryguitar54 on Jan 16, 2021 20:03:17 GMT -5
"To be perfectly honest.." (Does that mean by default all other statements are 'dishonest'?")
"Athleticism" (Come on---you got maybe a couple credit hours in English Lit.)
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 16, 2021 20:51:35 GMT -5
Don't know about the rest of ya, but I'm done with "old school".
I actually heard somebody say "hella" the other day.
Now, that was "old school".
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Post by HenryJ on Jan 16, 2021 21:51:46 GMT -5
Hmmm Les, I thought it was a newer term. Ehhh, it is what it is. LOL! When I was in the workforce, on one of our projects the head guy of our client agency would drop by every day and just chat. At some point, every day, he would say "It is what it is." Every day. |
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Post by rdr on Jan 16, 2021 22:56:22 GMT -5
"Amazing!" Unless it really is. Not just because something is good.
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Post by moose0130 on Jan 16, 2021 23:23:23 GMT -5
Starting any sentence with "Look" I've noticed this trend among the investment banking crowd. I haven't murdered any of them yet but it is probably a matter of time. |
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Post by LTB on Jan 16, 2021 23:42:06 GMT -5
My Bad
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