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Phrases/terms that need to be retired immediately (2 Viewers)

I was just in the presence of a woman who worked "value added," "think outside the box," and "at the end of the day" into a single sentence.

Is cleaning all the urinals in the building with her tongue too harsh a punishment for her? 4 men's rooms in the building.

 
"Skill set." As in: "Tom Brady has an impressive skill set."

I'd go with: "Tom Brady has impressive skills." Or if you must: "Tom Brady has an impressive set of skills."

 
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'Gr00vus said:
I was just in the presence of a woman who worked "value added," "think outside the box," and "at the end of the day" into a single sentence. Is cleaning all the urinals in the building with her tongue too harsh a punishment for her? 4 men's rooms in the building.
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:rolleyes: I hear presentations from benefits guys from time to time. "Value added services" apparently is the only other way to say "we do other stuff that you might not realize."
 
Getting pretty sick of hearing -

"Do you know what the definition of insanity is... It's doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

It's a dumb statement and in fact not the real definition of insanity.

 
'Joe T said:
Getting pretty sick of hearing -"Do you know what the definition of insanity is... It's doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."It's a dumb statement and in fact not the real definition of insanity.
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Agreed. Worse is the misattribution to Einstein. He didn't come up with that.
 
"To feel badly (about something)" as a hypercorrection for "to feel bad."

It was plastered on the screen by ESPN just now on the Kornheiser & Wilbon show. "Feeling badly about Cardinals and Braves?" It's one of those phrases — like "between you and I" — that understandably occurs in the spoken word, but should not appear in educated writing.

 
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'Maurile Tremblay said:
"To feel badly (about something)" as a hypercorrection for "to feel bad."It was plastered on the screen by ESPN just now on the Kornheiser & Wilbon show. "Feeling badly about Cardinals and Braves?" It's one of those phrases — like "between you and I" — that understandably occurs in the spoken word, but should not appear in educated writing.
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"Nobody feels badly. Unless she is wearing mittens." -- My 4th Grade English teacher.
 
'Joe T said:
Getting pretty sick of hearing -

"Do you know what the definition of insanity is... It's doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

It's a dumb statement and in fact not the real definition of insanity.
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No ####?
 
I assume it's been mentioned:

"which begs the question"

Just spoke to someone who used it multiple times in our conversation. Technically he did it twice in one sentence (since he never paused): ".... which begs the question....... which then begs the question.."

Just a horrible person.

 
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'Gadzooks said:
I assume it's been mentioned:

"which begs the question"

Just spoke to someone who used it multiple times in our conversation. Technically he did it twice in one sentence (since he never paused): ".... which begs the question....... which then begs the question.."

Just a horrible person.
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Which begs the question of why you were talking to him
 
If I hear my fellow worker say "more granular" one more time, I can't be held responsible for what I do to him.

I can no longer fight back the bile no matter how much omneprezal I take.

 
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Anyone who begins a sentence with "You talk about..." needs to be shot.

Let's start with a cleansing of ESPN and work from there.

 
'dharmapunk said:
Anyone who begins a sentence with "You talk about..." needs to be shot.Let's start with a cleansing of ESPN and work from there.
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:goodposting: This and ESPN reporters that ask "questions" in interviews that start with "Can you talk about X...?" Is there a lazier way to interview someone? It's not a real question. It's just "Say some stuff, and we'll pick a sentence to edit and replay later."
 
"Hey Pal"

Annoying guy at work says that every morning too me. As I type he is talking to me about pending Zombie Apocalypse.

We are NOT pals.

 
'AhrnCityPahnder said:
'Joe T said:
calling anyone "sport" or "chief"

you might as well tattoo ######## on your head before you say it.
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I've done a 360 degree turn on chief. I hated it so much I started calling people it jokingly, now I use it all the time. I may get that tattoo.
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I call people chief all the time.Pisses my son off.

Started a long time ago with a Letterman skit "stop calling me chief" where he would call someone chief until they told him to stop and they would time it.

Good times.

 
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