List of stupid phrases or expressions I can't stand

oh please wrote:

The overuse of the word "Amazing" to describe relatively mundane situations or objects.

Yes, like the Subaru commercial I dislike so much (along with most of them), [millenial wus husband pseudo-afraid of his wife] "...so I knew that we needed an AMAZINGLY safe car."

Errr......

mendicant wrote:

"begs the question" when used incorrectly(or approximately 99.9999999% of the time)

YES.

For those who'd like to be enlightened: "begging the question" means assuming that which needs to be proved, e.g. "God exists because the Bible says so, and the Bible is the word of God." To beg a question is NOT to prompt a question.

[N.B. I'm not trying to start a religious argument here; I just used the first silly example that came to mind.]

Aa apple wrote:

"We overcame a lot of adversity"

Again, overused coach speak. My hs basketball coach wouldn't shut up about learning how to "deal with adversity". I kept waiting for something bad to happen that we were going to deal with. Then I realized he meant meant playing from behind, getting a bad call, or rolling an ankle.

"Coach speak"

I just realized I hated this one after using it.

That made me chuckle. God post.

Conundrum wrote:

Aa apple wrote:

"We overcame a lot of adversity"

Again, overused coach speak. My hs basketball coach wouldn't shut up about learning how to "deal with adversity". I kept waiting for something bad to happen that we were going to deal with. Then I realized he meant meant playing from behind, getting a bad call, or rolling an ankle.

"Coach speak"

I just realized I hated this one after using it.

That made me chuckle. God post.

Correction, the post was good but it didn't meet the level of a God post.

"The only democracy in the Middle East" being used to describe a violent, racist, colonial, settler state.

Other Threads wrote:

oh please wrote:

The overuse of the word "Amazing" to describe relatively mundane situations or objects.

Yes, like the Subaru commercial I dislike so much (along with most of them), [millenial wus husband pseudo-afraid of his wife] "...so I knew that we needed an AMAZINGLY safe car."

Errr......

Amazing is the new Awesome. I wonder what will replace Amazing? Astonishing? Remarkable?

It's not that I think the following phrases are stupid themselves, but I hate how they're commonly misspoken or mispronounced.

First, it's "all of a sudden," okay? NOT "all of the sudden."

Second, I hate it when a woman mispronounces "yes, I'd love to have sex with you" as "leave me alone, creep, or I'm calling a cop."

p.n. wrote:

mendicant wrote:

"begs the question" when used incorrectly(or approximately 99.9999999% of the time)

YES.

For those who'd like to be enlightened: "begging the question" means assuming that which needs to be proved, e.g. "God exists because the Bible says so, and the Bible is the word of God." To beg a question is NOT to prompt a question.

[N.B. I'm not trying to start a religious argument here; I just used the first silly example that came to mind.]

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"I'm calling BS."

"Reverse discrimination"

(although it's a convenient way to immediately identify a sniveling loser)

Whaaaaaazzzzzzaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhp?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO1NyXlnL84

"X is pursuing outside opportunities." Just say "As of today X is no longer with the company." We know they got fired and are looking for a job.

"___ is everything"

"Broke the internet"

"All the feels/feelings"

"Adorbs"

Forgot one. "Best. ____. Ever."

Answering each and every question by starting with "Well......"

Watch pretty much any interview with someone from almost any walk of life and it is "Wellllllll,......."

thisismyname wrote:

"Adorbs"

Ah, that reminds me of all the other unnecessary shorthand or made up words. It's bad enough on the internet, but I know a few people that speak like this in every day life. One is a 28 year old man. "This is totes ridic man, my rents are supes annoying. It would be amazeballs if I could move out of the basement."

totes (totally)

ridic (ridiculous)

rents (parents)

supes (super) it's not even shorter!

amazeballs/awesomesauce (wtf?)

sad but true wrote:

Amazing is the new Awesome. I wonder what will replace Amazing? Astonishing? Remarkable?

It has already happened, the new awesome is "epic". "Epic party bro!" epic fail..

"I could care less" raises my hackles a bit.

I believe we have lost the battle on both begs the question and pronunciation of forte (the strength, talent --not the musical term).

Common usage makes the language evolve.

Yes--the "Well" beginning is very irritating. It is also quite condescending.

Le veritable wrote:

Business jargon can be awful.

Can you "action" something?

Let's "touch base"

We should make sure we add value

Let's work together to grow this program.

Ugh, just shoot me.