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@terrier3 wrote:

"Here the thing...."


LOL

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I don't think I really notice every little bit of phraseology but for me I guess it's cliches.  I just do NOT like cliches.  If somebody cannot express themselves to me using their own words, I don't put much stock in it.  

 

OTOH, I know that some are not always able to articulate their thoughts/feelings so maybe there is a cliche that they think says what they cannot seem to say.  I try to be mindful of that.  But I just tend to cringe when I hear a cliche.

 

Heck, I'm starting to get where I forget a lot, including words, and get confused a lot and am less able to articulate than I used to be.  That's really hard for me but I must say that I still don't like cliches.  Smiley Happy  If I cannot think of how I want to say something I will either let it go for now and hope I can express it later or I will just do my best to articulate my thoughts.

 

I remember back when the oldie 'have a nice day' got HUGE.  I think that was when I first got away from canned phrases, and here's why - people didn't seem to actually mean it.  They just said it.  It's just like the 'how are you?' deal when they keep walking.  They don't care how you are.  They just SAY it.  I guess I'm pretty big on saying what you mean and meaning what you say.

 

When I'm in public and somebody asks me how I am, I stop, look them in the eyes and say (whatever my response is, but no big long thing of course) and, while still facing them I ask them how they are.  I wait for their response and respond to that.  I think some people are almost surprised by that because they are just so used to the 'drive by' that people do with no meaning.

 

Anyway, I guess my moral of the story is - if ya don't mean it, don't say it.  Smiley Happy

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"This price is insane!"

 

"This outfit is crazy it's so on trend"!

 

Just sayin'.

 

 

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This [fill in the blank] is "worth the price of admission."

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I'd like to know when the noun, invitation, was turned into a verb, Invite. All the time now I hear "I got an invite to " or "here's an invite for..." I don't like to see our language butchered so much. That's one of the many things I like about "Downton Abbey". The Crawleys, et al, speak such beautiful English. It is very rarely heard anywhere now.

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"I'm just sayin'..."

 

"I could care less," when it's supposed to be "l couldn't care less."

 

"Whatever..."

 

"l know, right?!"

 

"Reach out to him."

 

"Wow, just wow..."

~~Be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the 'm' is silent.~~
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"Hope and Change", "Forward" or "Yes, we can!".

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"Crazy Good"!!

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"Just sayin' " OK, you said it once...we know you're just sayin' it. What exactly does "just sayin' mean, anyway? Is it snark? Sounds like it. Kind of like "Sorry, but...." that another poster mentioned. As I was reading through that thread, I was thinking of this "just sayin" phrase.

 

"Her dress is the worse shade of blue. Just sayin"   

 

 

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Tired of hearing.....

 

 

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