What are some of the worst American phrases?

also, "progressive" instead of liberal, forgot that one

sorry another one just hit me "booyah"

possibly THE most annoying

oh wait, here's another one

"tough to wrap your mind around"

"Land of the free"

That one always cracks me up!

I hate it when American idioms and slang are referred to as "phrases."

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Tyler Durden wrote:

Look no further, these examples are why America is turning into a worthless/windless country. The masses want to talk like and act like idiots. By 2020 we will no longer be the world dominant power, it will be China followed by the USA and a close Japan, maybe even an ever evolving India. If you care what happens to this country start teaching your children (0-5 years old, after that corporate and idiot America-no, not Green Day- will have them under control) now before it is to late.

"religious conservative" as a euphemism for "pious hypocrite"

"Look no further, these examples are why America is turning into a worthless/windless country. The masses want to talk like and act like idiots. By 2020 we will no longer be the world dominant power, it will be China followed by the USA and a close Japan, maybe even an ever evolving India. If you care what happens to this country start teaching your children (0-5 years old, after that corporate and idiot America-no, not Green Day- will have them under control) now before it is to late."

Gee, weren't people saying in the 1970s and 80s that Japan would take over our mantle as the dominant world power? That didn't seem to happen. It really doesn't matter that "the masses want to talk and act like idiots," as you put it, because all we need is a few million creative, intelligent people who continue to innovate and grow our country's wealth and prosperity. The real genius of our country is that we have a small group of people who produce brilliant ideas and figure out a way to work them into society so that the idiot masses you are referring to can enjoy them, benefit from them, and have a higher standard of living.

I hate when i hear kids refer to almost everything under the sun as "awesome". That makes the word lose all meaning. "Awesome" is a powerful descriptor that should be reserved for truly amazing and awe-inspiring events/people/things; not used to describe the latest Linkin Park cd or when some kid farts in class. The words "Awesome", "Sweet", and "Sick" are the most common adjectives in the adolescent vocabulary. Which wouldn't be so annoying if they were used sparingly to describle only the things that are truly worthy of attention.

What does booyah mean?

I don't like 'booty'

word dawg, you aight?

Californian wrote:

Gee, weren't people saying in the 1970s and 80s that Japan would take over our mantle as the dominant world power? That didn't seem to happen.

I wouldn't assume it won't. Everyone's raving about China, but it has serious institutional and societal problems. Japan owns the U.S., almost literally, since it owns the largest portion of its debt. All Japan needs now is military power, and it's working on that. There's heated debate in Japan now about shedding its U.S.-imposed Constitution and writing its own, which would no doubt allow for a more aggressive military. With its technological prowess, it wouldn't take long for Japan to militarize (although they're still having problems getting rockets into space). Fading memories of WWII, the threat of N. Korea, and continued tension with China has made the Japanese public much less resistant to the idea of having a real military. And with the EU, China, and India becoming much for fertile markets for Japanese exports, Japan is becoming less dependent on the U.S. markets, which gives it more leeway to act independently of the U.S. when it sees fit.

Don't write off Japan as a major player quite yet.

Far off-topic, I know, but I couldn't resist.

"You disrespectin' me?!"

Yes. Of course I am. You're on MTV for f@cks sake.

Japan is a major power in the world, and will continue to be so. However, part of the reason japan has become such a dominant ecobnnomic force in the world is exactly because they have no military. This free's up a hell of a lot of japan's resources to construct their country into the economic powerhouse it is.

I hate it when people say "Yahtzee!"

WTF?

Are you gay?

"death penalty" as in "the Bible favours the death penalty", such phrases say more about a country and it people than anything else.

[quote]Flome wrote:

From business:

synergies

going forward

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Also:

-think outside the box

-be proactive

-leverage this

Calling the Patriots a dynasty...makes me want to hang myself. Good/great team, but dynasty? Come on now...

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Know the origin of popular phrases and you'll have a little more respect for them. Seinfeld is one the most successful American TV shows of all time--there are quite a few Seinfeldisms floating around.

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