Current Phrases You Can't Stand - Page 14

Tarana · 05-07-2021, 11:08 AM

"Utilize" This was government-speak prior to WW2 because of involvement with the French military. The word is USE! Please USE it! It's short and sweet and easy to spell.

Tarana · 05-07-2021, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump

@ tempest@de

"You know" is very common in much of the American Midwest -- Wisconsin, Minnesota, northern Illinois --- you often hear it a lot on broadcasts of Chicago sports....

Yes, my late sister was hugely embarrassed when she found herself saying 'you know'. We mostly grew up near Boston. Definitely a midwest construct.

Tarana · 05-07-2021, 11:13 AM

Another is "That is so dope". I'm not sure what the current colloquial is on this one but all I can think of is illegal drugs so I always miss the message.

4691mls · 05-07-2021, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

Another is "That is so dope". I'm not sure what the current colloquial is on this one but all I can think of is illegal drugs so I always miss the message.

I have a similar problem with the word "sh_t". It was always used for something bad when I was growing up. Can't get used to people nowadays using it as a synonym for "stuff" or "things". I often get a mental picture that is not at all what's intended....

DNSB · 05-07-2021, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 4691mls

I have a similar problem with the word "sh_t". It was always used for something bad when I was growing up. Can't get used to people nowadays using it as a synonym for "stuff" or "things". I often get a mental picture that is not at all what's intended....

I seem to remember more than a few decades back running into some great sh_t at various parties.

BetterRed · 05-07-2021, 07:19 PM

"We're not out the woods yet…"

And all the other ad-infinitum repeated trivialisations applied to the pandemic.

wildhoney66 · 06-28-2021, 11:18 PM

"this is Sick" it's one of the worst slang's i've ever heard and it's been used as far as i know since the early 2000's. i'd say most of the slang that i know or have heard of doesn't bother me but that one for some reason does.

timebug · 07-15-2021, 03:50 AM

Prefixing every comment with 'so'. Contestants on quiz shows,when asked what they do for a living often say 'So, I'm a.....' Not a phrase as such but very irritating!

issybird · 07-15-2021, 08:00 AM

“Petri dish” in general and for cruise ships, “floating Petri dish.” That one was already tired a year ago. Employing it does not show how clever you are, but tends to indicate you had no idea what a Petri dish was before the pandemic.

arjaybe · 07-15-2021, 12:55 PM

"I know, right?"

wildhoney66 · 07-16-2021, 01:12 AM

doesn't George Carlin have a bit about this ? i forget which album it is on though

arjaybe · 04-16-2022, 12:36 PM

Someone mentioned "iconic" earlier in this thread, I think. Well, here's one for you. The other day I saw a newsreader refer to "the iconic statue" in a story. Isn't a statue already an icon?

issybird · 04-16-2022, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by arjaybe

Someone mentioned "iconic" earlier in this thread, I think. Well, here's one for you. The other day I saw a newsreader refer to "the iconic statue" in a story. Isn't a statue already an icon?

Karellen · 04-16-2022, 02:54 PM

"By the way... my name is John"

Why do Americans always introduce themselves by starting with "by the way".

GrannyGrump · 04-28-2022, 04:33 AM

Lately in my local area, lots of people are suddenly saying "I appreciate you", instead of "thank you." (Perhaps it is more widespread, but I have no immediate knowledge.)

I don't know why I find this incredibly annoying.

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05-07-2021, 11:08 AM	#196
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	"Utilize" This was government-speak prior to WW2 because of involvement with the French military. The word is USE! Please USE it! It's short and sweet and easy to spell.

05-07-2021, 11:13 AM	#198
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,040 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Another is "That is so dope". I'm not sure what the current colloquial is on this one but all I can think of is illegal drugs so I always miss the message.

05-07-2021, 07:19 PM	#201
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,767 Karma: 30237628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	"We're not out the woods yet…" And all the other ad-infinitum repeated trivialisations applied to the pandemic.

06-28-2021, 11:18 PM	#202
wildhoney66 Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 20782 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Xanth Device: Amazon Fire HD 10	"this is Sick" it's one of the worst slang's i've ever heard and it's been used as far as i know since the early 2000's. i'd say most of the slang that i know or have heard of doesn't bother me but that one for some reason does.

07-15-2021, 03:50 AM	#203
timebug Ancient Sage Posts: 14,585 Karma: 15493448 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Derby U.K. Device: Kobo Reader	Prefixing every comment with 'so'. Contestants on quiz shows,when asked what they do for a living often say 'So, I'm a.....' Not a phrase as such but very irritating!

07-15-2021, 08:00 AM	#204
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,329 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	“Petri dish” in general and for cruise ships, “floating Petri dish.” That one was already tired a year ago. Employing it does not show how clever you are, but tends to indicate you had no idea what a Petri dish was before the pandemic.

07-15-2021, 12:55 PM	#205
arjaybe Wizard Posts: 1,072 Karma: 12500000 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Okanagan Device: Sony PRS-650, Kobo Clara	"I know, right?"

07-16-2021, 01:12 AM	#206
wildhoney66 Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 20782 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Xanth Device: Amazon Fire HD 10	doesn't George Carlin have a bit about this ? i forget which album it is on though

04-16-2022, 12:36 PM	#207
arjaybe Wizard Posts: 1,072 Karma: 12500000 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Okanagan Device: Sony PRS-650, Kobo Clara	Someone mentioned "iconic" earlier in this thread, I think. Well, here's one for you. The other day I saw a newsreader refer to "the iconic statue" in a story. Isn't a statue already an icon?

04-16-2022, 02:54 PM	#209
Karellen Wizard Posts: 1,615 Karma: 9500498 Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2	"By the way... my name is John" Why do Americans always introduce themselves by starting with "by the way".

04-28-2022, 04:33 AM	#210
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,221 Karma: 35037583 Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA {back in the usa!} Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Lately in my local area, lots of people are suddenly saying "I appreciate you", instead of "thank you." (Perhaps it is more widespread, but I have no immediate knowledge.) I don't know why I find this incredibly annoying.