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

[Mrs. Rannous]

Our territory director said something along the lines of 'so there's a method to your madness' talking to me a while back.  Holy gees what a horrible turn of phrase.  

Tell it to Shakespeare.

 

[ren hoek]

Wtf...are you saying this is the first you've heard if it? 

No, I just thought it'd had its moment in the sun already.  You wouldn't think your boss's boss would say basic #### like that in 2016 

 

[jhib]

______ Nation

Just another moronic phrase made popular by espn

Sports Nation

Red Sox Nation

Steeler Nation

Etc...

7 years later, and this is unfortunately still going strong.

I'm not even sure why I find it so annoying, but I do.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

No, I just thought it'd had its moment in the sun already.  You wouldn't think your boss's boss would say basic #### like that in 2016 

R.I.P

METHOD IN THE MADNESS

1602-2016

Shot down in cold blood by Ren Ho3k

 

[El Floppo]

huh. I always thought it was method TO the madness. that billy had a way with little words.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

huh. I always thought it was method TO the madness. that billy had a way with little words.

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't."  Hamlet Act II, scene 2

 

[Leroy Hoard]

 that billy had a way with little words.

He didn't take many to convey what he meant either.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

He didn't take many to convey what he meant either.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Baby got back

 

[El Floppo]

He didn't take many to convey what he meant either.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Baby got back

come, milady. come, come milady. you're my butterfly, sugar lady.

 

[arrow1]

Mancave

I overhead a lady ask her husband/bf: why aren't there "woman-caves?"  He says: they do, they are called kitchens.....

 

[Joe T]

Pace when referring to any tv show or movie.

 

[Sconch]

Pace when referring to any tv show or movie.

wat

 

[Joe T]

wat

Pace

 

[Sconch]

Pace

And?

 

[Joe T]

And?

Phrases/terms that need to be retired immediately

 

[Sconch]

Phrases/terms that need to be retired immediately

But why "pace"?  There is nothing wrong with using it to describe a movie or tv show.

 

[shuke]

Team Sconch on this one.

 

[Hov34]

"Team ______"

when picking sides.  Stop it.

 

[rockaction]

"Team ______"

when picking sides.  Stop it.

Team Hov34

 

[shuke]

Proud member of Sconch Nation.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

But why "pace"?  There is nothing wrong with using it to describe a movie or tv show.

The optics are good on this one.

 

[GregR]

In movies: "extinction-level event".

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Pace when referring to any tv show or movie.

That TV show or movie is, like, totally pace, man.

Actually, pace indiscriminate logophiles, there are annoying ways to use the word "pace." (Also, "logophiles.")

 

[rockaction]

In movies: "extinction-level event".

Great Busta Rhymes album, though.

 

[The Commish]

"Facts have a known liberal bias"

This is new to me, but holy #### just stop   

 

[Sinn Fein]

I am pretty sure Spirit Cooking needs to stop, or at least simmer down.

 

[Snoopy]

"Nothing but green grass" when they are playing on artificial turf.

 

[The Commish]

"Facts have a known liberal bias"

This is new to me, but holy #### just stop   

Add this to it:

"Life has a liberal bias "

 

[bosoxs45]

Prioritizing privilege 

 

[xulf]

stop farting in my office

 

[nirad3]

Not sure if this belongs in the actions/trends thread or here, but whatever.

Can we put a stop to putting periods at the end of every word in a sentence?

As in... every time my son poops himself it smells like death.  Every.  Single.  Time.

 

[Peyton Marino]

'dimension' as a verb.

"can you dimension that for me?"

meant as, "can you break that down/unpack that for me?"

 

[El Floppo]

'dimension' as a verb.

"can you dimension that for me?"

meant as, "can you break that down/unpack that for me?"

I use this all the time. but not as described.

 

[Jayded]

'dimension' as a verb.

"can you dimension that for me?"

meant as, "can you break that down/unpack that for me?"

That's a horrible use of that word, but for what it's worth in BI/Data that term is definitely a noun.

 

[El Floppo]

That's a horrible use of that word, but for what it's worth in BI/Data that term is definitely a noun.

used/heard it as a verb my entire professional life.

eta: specifc to architectural drawings.

 

[Tom Servo]

fake news

 

[rockaction]

used/heard it as a verb my entire professional life.

eta: specifc to architectural drawings.

Oh -- that makes sense, though.

 

[rockaction]

fake news

I'm simply tired of people who got fired for fake news up in arms about fake news. 

E.g., Dan Rather, Brian Williams 

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

unpack

This has now found its way into education as in "let's unpack these state standards".

This is a typical state standard:  "Students will be able to understand the causes and consequences of the War of 1812"

So now we have to fill out a form that "unpacks" what the standard is really asking for.   Of course  the hidden meaning behind "Students will be able to understand the causes and consequences of the War of 1812" is ""Students will be able to understand the causes and consequences of the War of 1812".

The form we fill out has 6 different steps.  The 6th step asks us to explain how we know the student successfully mastered the standard.  

So "students will be able to understand the causes and consequences of the War of 1812" can be broken down into "students will be able to understand 3 causes of the War of 1812 and 3 consequences of the War of 1812".  

Paradigms are shifting, my friends.

 

[rockaction]

This has now found its way into education as in "let's unpack these state standards".

This is a typical state standard:  "Students will be able to understand the causes and consequences of the War of 1812"

So now we have to fill out a form that "unpacks" what the standard is really asking for.   Of course  the hidden meaning behind "Students will be able to understand the causes and consequences of the War of 1812" is ""Students will be able to understand the causes and consequences of the War of 1812".

The form we fill out has 6 different steps.  The 6th step asks us to explain how we know the student successfully mastered the standard.  

So "students will be able to understand the causes and consequences of the War of 1812" can be broken down into "students will be able to understand 3 causes of the War of 1812 and 3 consequences of the War of 1812".  

Paradigms are shifting, my friends.

Well it's descriptive vs. prescriptive grammar.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

Well it's descriptive vs. prescriptive grammar.

It's busywork and double talk.  

 

[Ilov80s]

You could make a whole thread of education specific terms and acronyms, most are just the same old #### repackaged as new so somebody can sell it.

 

[Hov34]

You could make a whole thread of education specific terms and acronyms, most are just the same old #### repackaged as new so somebody can sell it.

Do you know how many meetings I've been in this year where a principal or school psych has said "drill deeper" meaning to test some potential high school drop out to get them help to shut up their parents, who caused this water head to start with.

Answer:  a lot.

 

[shuke]

used/heard it as a verb my entire professional life.

eta: specifc to architectural drawings.

Engineer here.  I dimension stuff all the time.

 

[parasaurolophus]

Connect(ing)

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Media and politicians using the word "threads" in describing let's call it what it is "back channeling" or just flat out fake news because they want to try and be first to impregnate the egg. 

They throw this around in conversation so basically anything can come flying out of their mouths without a worry about lying or being called out..."we just reported the threads, it wasn't really us"

Dont be a Swedish Fish

 

[Mr. Pickles]

'dimension' as a verb.

"can you dimension that for me?"

meant as, "can you break that down/unpack that for me?"

Immediate license to throat punch.

 

[AAABatteries]

because they want to try and be first to impregnate the egg.

I nominate this

 

[Northern Voice]

@John_Quaintance
As a public service, here are the two boards from the Workaholics writer's room of comedy phrases that need to be retired, started season 2. https://t.co/DHZqhqU5D5

 

[Peyton Marino]

Immediate license to throat punch.

well sure