Phrases/terms that need to be retired immediately (1 Viewer)

[CletiusMaximus]

“To be fair ...”

 

[AAABatteries]

“To be fair ...”

I catch myself saying this - feel free to punch me in the face 

 

[Aerial Assault]

"Mansplaining" - I consider myself a feminist and this one just makes me nauseous

"Diffuse" when the author means "defuse" (as in "Tom & Bob diffused a difficult situation") - this one is gaining so much steam that the two will soon become officially interchangeable, of course

 

[Binky The Doormat]

"Mansplaining" - I consider myself a feminist and this one just makes me nauseous

"Diffuse" when the author means "defuse" (as in "Tom & Bob diffused a difficult situation") - this one is gaining so much steam that the two will soon become officially interchangeable, of course

Either one of these deserves a beat down

 

[Leroy Hoard]

"RPO"

Right Posterior Oblique?

 

[Tackling Dummies]

Deep dive.

 

[arrow1]

adult beverages

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

adult beverages

Dilly dilly.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Deets. For details. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Dilly dilly.

The worst going right now 

 

[shuke]

Deets. For details. 

I use this ironically. 

 

[NotSmart]

"RPO"

Rancid Porcupine Offal?

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I use this ironically. 

Dilly dilly

 

[arrow1]

"don't disagree"  my wife says this alot.....drives me nuts

 

[msommer]

"don't disagree"  my wife says this alot.....drives me nuts

And then there is the "but" that follows....

 

[nirad3]

just catching up on this thread, happens to be one of my favorites here for some reason

any new ones to add here?

 

[arrow1]

This has been said in here before, but a guy in front of me at the grocery store was on his phone and said: "I'll come full circle and do a deep dive on that tomorrow."

 

[shuke]

I blew up at my entire department last week for the constant use of “ask” as a noun. 

 

[rockaction]

I blew up at my entire department last week for the constant use of “ask” as a noun. 

How do you use "ask" as a noun? 

Do you say something like "Do you have an ask?" with "ask" replacing the word "question?"  

 

[DallasDMac]

How do you use "ask" as a noun? 

Do you say something like "Do you have an ask?" with "ask" replacing the word "question?"  

Yes. It's as popular as it is annoying. Definitely all the rage at my company.

 

[Ray Barboni]

Was sitting in on a meeting awhile back ... and this one ##### project manger likes to say “I’ll close the loop on that tomorrow” or “Can you close the loop on the proposed design?”

”close the loop”

##### you

 

[rockaction]

Yes. It's as popular as it is annoying. Definitely all the rage at my company.

I figured. Superchunk (the band) is guilty as charged as early as 1993. 

This is not a test/It's just an ask/and the question is how fast

 

[Ray Barboni]

Also ... same guy, likes to talk about his “deck”

”we’re up against the timeline, the deck we sent the customer needs to get revisited”

”deck” = PowerPoint presentation 

“revisited” = let’s talk about it

horrible.

 

[shuke]

How do you use "ask" as a noun? 

Do you say something like "Do you have an ask?" with "ask" replacing the word "question?"  

Yes, it’s being used in place of “request”. 

“We have an ask of $100k increase in budget”.

”The other department has given us an ask for more details on this topic”. 

I didnt start hearing it until about a year ago, but I looked it up and i guess it had been around since the 80’s. 

 

[rockaction]

Yes, it’s being used in place of “request”. 

“We have an ask of $100k increase in budget”.

”The other department has given us an ask for more details on this topic”. 

I didnt start hearing it until about a year ago, but I looked it up and i guess it had been around since the 80’s. 

Yeah, I heard it in the nineties from that song that I just mentioned. Only time I'd ever heard that and I gave it poetic license because of the assonance with fast. Didn't know it was a thing lately.  

 

[shuke]

”deck” = PowerPoint presentation 

Guilty here.

 

[Hov34]

If my daughter says "literally" one more ### ####ed time I'm going to literally going to lose it.

 

[rockaction]

If my daughter says "literally" one more ### ####ed time I'm going to literally going to loose it.

What will you loosen? 

 

[Hov34]

What will you loosen? 

I'm literally going to kick your ###.

 

[Ray Barboni]

Guilty here.

Long time lurker ... Youre one of my favorites, you get a pass.

but stop it.

no more deck please 

 

[Zegras11]

If my daughter says "literally" one more ### ####ed time I'm going to literally going to loose it.

when did lose become loose?  So many people do this. It's amazing.

 

[Josie Maran]

when did lose become loose?  So many people do this. It's amazing.

It's baffling to me.  As is the number of people who have no idea when or how to properly use woman/women.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

when did lose become loose?  So many people do this. It's amazing.

To, too, two.  

No one is two words.

Some people need to repeat first grade.

 

[rockaction]

To, too, two.  

No one is two words.

Some people need to repeat first grade.

If it's the New Yorker, I bet you could get away with no-one or a no with the umlaut. Just like Fitzgerald wrote to-day. And often.  

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

If it's the New Yorker, I bet you could get away with no-one or a no with the umlaut. Just like Fitzgerald wrote to-day. And often.  

They are two words.  Screw the New Yorker.  I go by the OED.

 

[rockaction]

They are two words.  Screw the New Yorker.  I go by the OED.

David Foster Wallace would be all up on this, mutha......

Nah. I agree with you. No one...today...etc. 

 

[Thomas The Skank Engine]

star wars day

 

[nirad3]

Millennials have been combining words to make one word when they really shouldn't.

I used to think "bestfriend" was a typo but it apparently isn't.

I guess because words like "boyfriend" and "girlfriend" are in our lexicon that I shouldn't be too grumpy, but get off my lawn.

 

[El Floppo]

I figured. Superchunk (the band) is guilty as charged as early as 1993. 

This is not a test/It's just an ask/and the question is how fast

Yeah. But...  ... Superchunk, so yes.

 

[El Floppo]

To, too, two.  

No one is two words.

Some people need to repeat first grade.

There, their, they're ol pal.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Yes, it’s being used in place of “request”. 

“We have an ask of $100k increase in budget”.

”The other department has given us an ask for more details on this topic”. 

I didnt start hearing it until about a year ago, but I looked it up and i guess it had been around since the 80’s. 

 

 

[rockaction]

Yeah. But...  ... Superchunk, so yes.

Most definitely. Was totally giving them a pass, I'd, um, ask that everyone does the same. 

(That's the correct usage, I think.)

eta* By the way, gave their new album a spin because of you guys in the 2018 thread. Not bad. Not vintage Superchunk, but definitely good.  

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I blew up at my entire department last week for the constant use of “ask” as a noun. 

shuke consultant speak.  

 

[Ilov80s]

star wars day

Agreed. 

Annoying person: may the fourth be with you! 

Me: May the #### off stay with you. 

 

[mr. furley]

I blew up at my entire department last week for the constant use of “ask” as a noun. 

could you add some color to this

TIA

 

[Snoopy]

Agreed. 

Annoying person: may the fourth be with you! 

Me: May the #### off stay with you. 

Tomorrow is "Revenge of the Fifth"

 

[shuke]

could you add some color to this

TIA

What do you want to know?

 

[Ilov80s]

Tomorrow is "Revenge of the Fifth"

And the next day is Return of the Sunday 

 

[modogg]

And the next day is Return of the Sunday 

actually, May 6 is Revenge of the Sixth too (some prefer this because it sounds more like Sith).

Read it on wikipedia today 

 

[Ilov80s]

actually, May 6 is Revenge of the Sixth too (some prefer this because it sounds more like Sith).

Read it on wikipedia today 

Revenge of the sixth?

what about smoking an eighth the 8th?