Over Used Words and Phrases
Dec 7, 2020 07:12:19 #
Dec 7, 2020 07:15:35 #
"Full plate"
"think outside the box"
"double down on our efforts"
I just retired and heard dozens of these phrases over the years that often made me cringe.
"think outside the box"
"double down on our efforts"
I just retired and heard dozens of these phrases over the years that often made me cringe.
Dec 7, 2020 07:27:39 #
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”
What about the " You know" and " See what I'm saying"
You are invited to add to this list.
“At the end of the day”
“Repurposed”
“Reimagined”
Starting answers to questions with “So”
“Final thoughts”
“The new normal”
“Game changer”
“Reach out”
What about the " You know" and " See what I'm saying"
You are invited to add to this list.
Dec 7, 2020 07:39:10 #
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Dec 7, 2020 08:13:11 #
Xanadu
Loc: Clay County FL
Athleticism, religiosity, positivity, functionality . . .
These, in my opinion, are not real words and are an example of failed grandiloquence.
These, in my opinion, are not real words and are an example of failed grandiloquence.
Dec 7, 2020 08:19:51 #
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Dec 7, 2020 08:42:50 #
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
I had forgotten all about that game. I used to keep a running total in my head as the King Kong in Bloomers who was the dept. head, had absolutely no wit nor sense of humor.
Dec 7, 2020 08:48:24 #
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.
“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.
It is what it is....What ever.
Dec 7, 2020 08:52:02 #
ImageCreator wrote:
Here is one that makes me puke every time I hear it-- SYSTEMIC
Dec 7, 2020 08:56:46 #
Dec 7, 2020 09:01:54 #
John N wrote:
'Absolutely' is trying to make a comeback.
Sure is, and if I hear one more parent say “good job” to their child after some truly inconsequential achievement, I’m going to get homicidal.
Dec 7, 2020 09:11:52 #
Xanadu
Loc: Clay County FL
Awesome was, at one time, banished from a major newspaper unless descriptive of a nuclear explosions, volcanic eruption or an earth quake. Sadly, that is no longer the case.
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