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Old 04-20-2012, 08:52 AM   #6991
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Yes. If only everyone understood the difference, then my dad would stop worrying. My brother would like everyone to stop honing in on things (a la Dennis Lehane).
Hah! Cannon/canon made you think of this. "Honing in on" grates terribly. It's bad enough in Lehane and disgraceful that his editors don't catch it.

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Old 04-20-2012, 09:34 AM   #6992
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Hah! Cannon/canon made you think of this. "Honing in on" grates terribly. It's bad enough in Lehane and disgraceful that his editors don't catch it.

One of mine: loose instead of lose.
I say people need to live and learn. Stay the course because what goes around comes around. When in doubt, consult your inner child. After all, all good things come to those that wait. Remember, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Rome was not built in one day.


"That's the way with these people: they're always biting the hand that lays the golden egg."


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Old 04-20-2012, 05:48 PM   #6993
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If we're on the topic of things that grate, how about this one; last week, I attended a large get together of the company I work for. One of our very senior managers said, in a supposed exhortation, "Run towards the bullets (naff and cliched enough), they may be being fired from the opportunity gun"!! WTF
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:55 PM   #6994
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"Run towards the bullets (naff and cliched enough), they may be being fired from the opportunity gun"!! WTF
That has to be one of the worst business cliches I've ever heard!

I used to keep a list of the sayings our Sales Director trotted out. Not so much because they were cliches, but because he was always getting them wrong. here's a couple that I remember:

"Nothing we can do about it. It's a fait of complay."

"That's just a green herring."

And one of my bugbears, which I still hear now (today, in fact, from a customer):

"The proof is in the pudding." I want to shout to the rooftops, "It's 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating, you stupid b*stard!!!'", but I restrain myself .
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:56 PM   #6995
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Old 04-20-2012, 06:00 PM   #6996
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Oh, and 'pacific' in place of 'specific' - drives me mad.
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Old 04-20-2012, 06:06 PM   #6997
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Old 04-20-2012, 08:27 PM   #6998
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I say people need to live and learn. Stay the course because what goes around comes around. When in doubt, consult your inner child. After all, all good things come to those that wait. Remember, when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Rome was not built in one day.


"That's the way with these people: they're always biting the hand that lays the golden egg."


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Never let a plain statement get in the way of a good cliche.

Shayne, I think it's your turn?
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:11 PM   #6999
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Oops, so it is! I had an idea for one that failed when the facts got in the way of a good story, so here's a quick and easy (for me) one: which countries are the top ten producers of hops?
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:22 PM   #7000
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:27 PM   #7001
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USA, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, France, Canada, Italy ?
USA and Germany: yes. The others: no.
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:33 PM   #7002
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:33 PM   #7003
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Old 04-20-2012, 09:36 PM   #7004
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Old 04-20-2012, 10:02 PM   #7005
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China and the UK are correct (getting a nice "Darling Buds of May" vibe )
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