Over Used Words and Phrases: 2020 is coming to an end. There are many words and phrases that have been overused this year. Some that come to mind for me are: “At the end of the day”...

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee

2020 is coming to an end. There are many words and phrases that have been overused this year. Some that come to mind for me are:

“At the end of the day”
“Repurposed”
“Reimagined”
Starting answers to questions with “So”
“Final thoughts”
“The new normal”
“Game changer”
“Reach out”

You are invited to add to this list.

Elias Amador

"Impact , Impacted"

"Actual, Actually"

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

I hate the 'new normal' the most. It begs the question too often as to a political opinion. The others are OK.

srg

Jim Plogger wrote:

2020 is coming to an end. There are many words and phrases that have been overused this year. Some that come to mind for me are:

“At the end of the day”
“Repurposed”
“Reimagined”
Starting answers to questions with “So”
“Final thoughts”
“The new normal”
“Game changer”
“Reach out”

You are invited to add to this list.

Please stay safe

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

Moving forward...

Amator21 Loc: California

Jim Plogger wrote:

2020 is coming to an end. There are many words and phrases that have been overused this year. Some that come to mind for me are:

“At the end of the day”
“Repurposed”
“Reimagined”
Starting answers to questions with “So”
“Final thoughts”
“The new normal”
“Game changer”
“Reach out”

You are invited to add to this list.

I think the scientific community began the: "So" which I despise. Close is "The new normal" which almost often salutes a general lessening of the current!

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

Like, Basically, You know what I'm talking about/saying, I'm going to go ahead an---.

See attachment.

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TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

And then there is BS Bingo. We used to play this at sales meetings (much to the consternation of management) - we just need to update the phrases: https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/meetings.pdf

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

TriX wrote:

And then there is BS Bingo. We used to play this at sales meetings (much to the consternation of management) - we just need to update the phrases: https://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/meetings.pdf

See my attachment above. I used to frost management with it.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

"difficult times"
"Just say'n"

bleirer

Chit chat

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

BBurns wrote:

See my attachment above. I used to frost management with it.

Oh damn, you beat me to it - didn’t see it in time. Yep, management was not pleased with the occasional shouts of “Bingo” during meetings

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

TriX wrote:

Oh damn, you beat me to it - didn’t see it in time. Yep, management was not pleased with the occasional shouts of “Bingo” during meetings

The one sign I had in my office that really frosted them was:
The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After The Sweetness of Meeting the Schedule Has Been Forgotten!!

Attached is the one you need in the shack!

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TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

BBurns wrote:

The one sign I had in my office that really frosted them was:
The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After The Sweetness of Meeting the Schedule Has Been Forgotten!!

Attached is the one you need in the shack!

I’ll bet. When I was with Tektronix, our service center had a sign that said:”poor planning in your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on our part” (not where a customer could see it).

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

TriX wrote:

I’ll bet. When I was with Tektronix, our service center had a sign that said:”poor planning in your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on our part” (not where a customer could see it).

Love that one!