" I'm just saying"
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" I'm just saying"
Sometimes we see what we expect to see, and not what we are looking at! Scott
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My DIL, a teacher, cannot utter a sentence without the word "like". I hate it.
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+1Originally Posted by Scott Donley
I don't know why but that phrase is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me.
Mike
Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good.
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"What ever!"
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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I'm okay with using 'ish' to give an approximate time but the problem comes in how one defines 'ish.'
'Ish' to me means +/- 15 minutes and let's face it, typically it is + 15-30 minutes!!
My daughter hates it when I ask her, "What's up?" Her wise apple answers are usually: "My age" or "The sky".
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Everything is "Iconic"
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Articles that pop up in my facebook feed with titles like "So-and-so ANNIHILATES this other person's speech", "Joe Bob SHREDS so-and-so with one tweet", or "Mr. Johnson absolutely DESTROYS this or that". You can't just say, "A compelling rebuttal" or "a strong counter-argument"? So silly.
Erik
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How about phrases we love to use. "Let me say this..... About that!" (The pause in the middle is absolutely necessary)
Last edited by Bruce Page; 08-13-2016 at 12:42 PM.
Larry J Browning
There are 10 kinds of people in this world; Those who understand binary and those who don't.
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"I can't speak to that". Only took a few minutes of constant repetition ,only a few minutes ago and was used to inform the press. Just seems kinda short on detail.
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Is there a prize if we can use them all in one sentence? ...corporate sponsorship maybe?
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The click bait phrase - SHOCKING!!!
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"At the end of the day, ..."
Any phrase with "gifted" used as a verb.
Almost any non-specific thing a sports commentator or political analyst says to hear himself talk.
Every sports analogy a politician uses.
"Where the rubber hits the road."
#EVERYHASHTAG
A cheery "How are you doing today Mr Jordan?" from a stranger on the phone. No, sorry, I actually will not give you my money.
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"Not to insult you, but... "
And its relative "No disrespect intended but..."
Last edited by Michael Weber; 08-11-2016 at 3:41 PM.
My three favorite things are the Oxford comma, irony and missed opportunities
The problem with humanity is: we have paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and God-like technology. Edward O. Wilson
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"You welcome" instead of "you are welcome" or "you're welcome".
That seems to have started a few years ago among the 16-22 years old crowd. Every meal at a fast food place was a challenge not to say, "thank you" lest I got that reply.
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"Excuse my French." I am more offended by that phrase than the semi-obscene thing you just said.
"To make a long story short..." This one only bothers me when the story goes on several more minutes after they say it.
"I could care less." No, you couldn't.
"From whence..." Redundant.
"My bad." This is just acknowledgement. It's not a substitute for an apology.
"With all due respect..." This just means you are about to say something disrespectful. It might be deserved, but it will be disrespectful.
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