List of stupid phrases or expressions I can't stand

So you want to bring up the real man thing again?

USForDie wrote:

Also, "very unique." Unique by definition is "one of a kind" so "very unique" is "very one of a kind."

Similarly: it gets to me when people say "one of the only." If you mean "one of the few" or even "one of only a few" then just say that.

Orally: when people use "forte" (meaning strong point) and pronounce it with two syllables.

"I'm just sayin'" usually makes me want to bitch-slap the sayer.

"tight butts drive me nuts" - j/k

"it's a miracle"

"let the healing begin"

"open an old wound"

"black lives matter" - really really stupid and gay

"Execute the plan"

"Correct me if I'm wrong..." So that means you're covering your butt and don't have the guts to come out and say something with confidence and conviction. It's all I hear during business conference calls. That, and "Take it offline." UGH.

bloob wrote:

Tytttttttttttr wrote:

I am humbled. People say it all the time, they almost never use it properly. To be nominated for an academy award should not humble a person, in fact it should do the opposite. But people always say some accolade humbles them. Ridiculous.

This. I heard it can be used but I'm not sure who told me that. I still disagree with it anyway. I think it's the opposite, too. Then people that hear it will use it too and it keeps going and going and going. I heard Allyson Felix say it once and I was disappointed.

Some are exhibiting false modesty. A larger group, I think, simply think the word means the same as "honored" or "thankful" or similar. Both are annoying.

bloob wrote:

Tytttttttttttr wrote:

I am humbled. People say it all the time, they almost never use it properly. To be nominated for an academy award should not humble a person, in fact it should do the opposite. But people always say some accolade humbles them. Ridiculous.

This. I heard it can be used but I'm not sure who told me that. I still disagree with it anyway. I think it's the opposite, too. Then people that hear it will use it too and it keeps going and going and going. I heard Allyson Felix say it once and I was disappointed.

Some are exhibiting false modesty. A larger group, I think, simply think the word means the same as "honored" or "thankful" or similar. Both are annoying.

- Going forward. I continue to be amazed that I hear this coming out of the mouths of public figures from whom I'd expect better.

- Humbled. Covered, but worth repeating!

- Skill set. Silly, false sophistication. The pre-existing "skills" was working just fine.

- Having said that. Too bad, because it's a useful phrase, but between borderline usage/false sophistication and over-usage, it's become annoying.

Choices wrote:

- Going forward. I continue to be amazed that I hear this coming out of the mouths of public figures from whom I'd expect better.

- Humbled. Covered, but worth repeating!

- Skill set. Silly, false sophistication. The pre-existing "skills" was working just fine.

- Having said that. Too bad, because it's a useful phrase, but between borderline usage/false sophistication and over-usage, it's become annoying.

Wow, don't know how I forgot "game changer." Over-usage and widespread stupid usage.

I'll throw in trending.

Love, Love Love it....

Blessed

The reason they do that is that it punctures the legal falsehood of corporations. Apple can't have an "is" pronoun, because they aggregate the work of many. They are not separate from the people who form the group. To disagree would be to say you are talking about the piece of paper, as in Apple did this, Apple did that. But the piece of paper does nothing. People do things. So their language reflects that.

Think about XC teams too-they are similar. You cannot have the team without the runners, and so the English language accepts the team as way of grouping multiple individuals. The language says much more that way. I wish we American's did it the same way.

"Common sense ____ legislation"

Currently used mostly with gun control. How could anyone be opposed to what they term "common sense" rules. Total BS.

schuuger wrote:

"tight butts drive me nuts" - j/k

"it's a miracle"

"let the healing begin"

"open an old wound"

"black lives matter" - really really stupid and gay

I would add, "That's gay"

crackalacka wrote:

I call a spade a spade. WTF does this even mean? It's always said by some guy in a boasting tone, in the same vein as "I tell it like it is", which was mentioned earlier.

It means he uses the correct terminology. Most people call a spade a shovel.

'Nutrition" in a race context.

"hater"

uh huh wrote:

USForDie wrote:

Also, "very unique." Unique by definition is "one of a kind" so "very unique" is "very one of a kind."

Similarly: it gets to me when people say "one of the only." If you mean "one of the few" or even "one of only a few" then just say that.

Orally: when people use "forte" (meaning strong point) and pronounce it with two syllables.

Dictionary

1forte

noun \ˈfȯrt; 2 is often ˈfȯr-ˌtā or fȯr-ˈtā or ˈfȯr-tē\

Epic fail

or epic anything