Annoying Phrases
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Annoying Phrases
(Idea ripped off from ElVez)
"If you can see it, you can be it."
"There's no I in TEAM.
Come on guys, you know some more!
"If you can see it, you can be it."
"There's no I in TEAM.
Come on guys, you know some more!
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I work in public relations, which is responsible for a ton of these:
1. "Let's workshop that idea, concept, etc." (no kidding, I've heard this one)
2. "Leverage" used as a verb, often followed by some nonsense such as "best-in-class technology", "industry-leading expertise", etc.
3. "Thought leadership"
4. "Intellectual capital"
5. "Influencers"
6. "Strategic alliance" (usually there ain't much strategy involved)
7. "Solutions"
I'm sure I could come up with a hundred more.
1. "Let's workshop that idea, concept, etc." (no kidding, I've heard this one)
2. "Leverage" used as a verb, often followed by some nonsense such as "best-in-class technology", "industry-leading expertise", etc.
3. "Thought leadership"
4. "Intellectual capital"
5. "Influencers"
6. "Strategic alliance" (usually there ain't much strategy involved)
7. "Solutions"
I'm sure I could come up with a hundred more.
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I've actually always liked the steal/plagerize quote (T.S. Eliot?), but then every great quote eventually becomes an annoying phrase...
"Everything happens for a reason." (My retort: "Yes. To screw me up!")
"Politics stops at the water's edge." (This one makes me really, really, really, angry everytime I hear it.)
"Think outside the box" (Surprised no one else mentioned this one.)
"Everything happens for a reason." (My retort: "Yes. To screw me up!")
"Politics stops at the water's edge." (This one makes me really, really, really, angry everytime I hear it.)
"Think outside the box" (Surprised no one else mentioned this one.)
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Most annoying phrase I sometimes find myself using..."How do we position this?"
Most annoying phrase my boss likes to use, "through the use", as in our trade show exhibits are built through the use of aliminum, or I avoid starvation and dehydration through the use of food and water.
Most annoying phrase my boss likes to use, "through the use", as in our trade show exhibits are built through the use of aliminum, or I avoid starvation and dehydration through the use of food and water.
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On the other side of the pond? (sorry!)
Yeah, all that verbifying nouns that is meant to represent how dynamic and go-getting you Americans are (which explanation in itself is annoying enough) is just bollocks. 'Hey, let's bollocks that!' 'I want to leverage you, baby.' Grow up and use the words as intended! Then again, that's part of the fluidity of the English language, and something pretty well unique to English (as far as I'm aware), so maybe we shouldn't hate it so much.
Yeah, all that verbifying nouns that is meant to represent how dynamic and go-getting you Americans are (which explanation in itself is annoying enough) is just bollocks. 'Hey, let's bollocks that!' 'I want to leverage you, baby.' Grow up and use the words as intended! Then again, that's part of the fluidity of the English language, and something pretty well unique to English (as far as I'm aware), so maybe we shouldn't hate it so much.
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Otis, a very impactful statement. Allow me to outstandify it.
Now, back to business.
"I'm just giving you a hard time." -- said after someone has more or less deliberately insulted you, which is supposed to make everything okay...by admitting that you're deliberately trying to, well, insult you. Saying, "I'm just pulling your leg" or the many equivalents is a less annoying, but I have an, er, hard time, with any statement in which you admit/claim to be joking. If you have to say you're joking (and sometimes even I have to), something has gone greviously wrong.
Now, back to business.
"I'm just giving you a hard time." -- said after someone has more or less deliberately insulted you, which is supposed to make everything okay...by admitting that you're deliberately trying to, well, insult you. Saying, "I'm just pulling your leg" or the many equivalents is a less annoying, but I have an, er, hard time, with any statement in which you admit/claim to be joking. If you have to say you're joking (and sometimes even I have to), something has gone greviously wrong.
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Forgot about that one. Bugger!On the other side of the pond? (sorry!)
But you can't have your cake and eat it too. It's all good... yada yada yada... whatever. It is what it is. Sorry. That's just me. Can I ask you a question? Better not... if it's not broke don't fix it, no point in reinventing the wheel. Now, let's rock n' roll. Fuckin' A! It's mainly the parroting of phrases that bothers me, makes me want to open up a can of whoop ass.
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