  Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 778 Registered: 09-2007 |
1. "vet, vetted, vetting": nobody EVER uttered that word until recently; now it is vomitously overused 2. "at the end of the day": I am sick of it...during the day! | ||
Larryinflorida Member Username: Larryinflorida Post Number: 2776 Registered: 02-2007 |
 I'm willing to make some exceptions for "Vetting" | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 780 Registered: 09-2007 |
I could not possibly agree with you more completely! | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 6425 Registered: 12-2005 |
"That said, ..." or "Having said that, ..." It's not annoying. I just don't know what people are trying to achieve by adding that phrase. It's obviously unnecessary, technically. Is it a short way of saying "The preceding point has been established so let's not discuss it further. The succeeding point is what I wish to discuss." or is it something else? Could someone please explain? Sincerely. | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 781 Registered: 09-2007 |
"proactive" "amazing" | ||
Bearinabox Member Username: Bearinabox Post Number: 859 Registered: 04-2006 |
quote:I think it is more like "I acknowledge the following piece of evidence that supports conclusion A. That being said, here is why I still believe conclusion B to be correct." Does that make sense? | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 782 Registered: 09-2007 |
Indeed; more or less a 21st century equivalent of 1970s phrase: "I hear what you're saying, dude; but, that don't make it right" | ||
Oldredfordette Member Username: Oldredfordette Post Number: 5447 Registered: 02-2004 |
throwing someone under the bus. It's got to stop. | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 783 Registered: 09-2007 |
Oldredfordette....Amen - you just moved into First Place with that fine selection. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 2751 Registered: 01-2006 |
Could folks stop using "key" as an adjective and "impact" as a verb? Those habits put our language on a slippery slope, goddamit. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 6426 Registered: 12-2005 |
To vet is derived from the Latin "veto" so it's not new. I think it's been used mostly in academia. Some seem to think vetting is destructive criticism. It's constructive. | ||
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23 Post Number: 2460 Registered: 11-2007 |
Off subject but --- Love the 'Vette, but the raccoon eyes on the candy are a turnoff. | ||
Mayor_sekou Member Username: Mayor_sekou Post Number: 2612 Registered: 09-2006 |
"Being for something before you were against it." Well actually I take that back. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 6427 Registered: 12-2005 |
In my experience, the writer using "That being said, ..." usually agrees with both the preceding and succeeding points. Yet he seems to want to dismiss the former.  | ||
Larryinflorida Member Username: Larryinflorida Post Number: 2777 Registered: 02-2007 |
Hey, I'd be happy to just see "lose" have only one "o" in it, again. | ||
Jonesy Member Username: Jonesy Post Number: 589 Registered: 07-2005 |
"Think outside of the box" If you could you wouldn't have to | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 646 Registered: 09-2004 |
"That'd be great, thanks" Motivational garbage? | ||
1kielsondrive Member Username: 1kielsondrive Post Number: 160 Registered: 08-2008 |
What his name from WDET is always saying, 'and again',and 'having said that'. It's very annoying. He has a very nice radio voice and good interview skills but his reliance on these phrases is as bad as um, um, you know, you know. Craig Fahle is his name. I change stations sometimes because his speech patterns are annoying. | ||
Larryinflorida Member Username: Larryinflorida Post Number: 2779 Registered: 02-2007 |
Soon to be overused: "The __'s called and they want their ___ back" | ||
Eriedearie Member Username: Eriedearie Post Number: 3190 Registered: 08-2007 |
baby bump - I cringe when that term is used to describe a pregnant woman. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 14804 Registered: 11-2006 |
Wow Larry...nice picture...although a coupe would suit my tastes better than the convertible. Don't tell me you admire a vehicle that gets 7 MPG (if my 90 year old grandmother is driving), and spews visible pollutants out of it's sidepipes at a rate that would make a Viper blush. | ||
Larryinflorida Member Username: Larryinflorida Post Number: 2782 Registered: 02-2007 |
You must begin to think of me more as anti-republican, than pro-liberal, Cc. It will make more sense. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 14819 Registered: 11-2006 |
Then maybe there is a bit of hope for you. | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 784 Registered: 09-2007 |
1kielsondrive....in the Dayton TV market, the overused (and retarded) thing to do: put the word "Now" at the beginning of every sentence. "Now, here's live video of a fire in Trotwood". "Now, the superintendent will meet with the school board on Tuesday". "Now, you may recall our special series on dognappers in Springboro". Check and see if this is the case with your local TV newscasts. | ||
14509glenfield Member Username: 14509glenfield Post Number: 2239 Registered: 05-2006 |
Free....Just pay shipping and handling. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 4681 Registered: 11-2005 |
quote: I think she is wearing sunglasses. MILF and any of its variants. | ||
Ravine Member Username: Ravine Post Number: 2752 Registered: 01-2006 |
Thank you, Eriedearie & Pam, for "baby bump" (enough to make me grind my teeth into a fine powder) and "MILF" (coarse, excessively tacky, non-erotic, and the epitome of Kid Rock-style, hillbilly drool.) BREAKING NEWS ALERT What, every goddam five minutes? Does this work as with tornadoes? Should I maybe head for the basement and hide under a fuckin' table? Cripes! | ||
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23 Post Number: 2461 Registered: 11-2007 |
quote: With apologies to the artist in residence on the DY forums who first created and posted this, I had to post this again. (A classic).  | ||
Tarkus Member Username: Tarkus Post Number: 586 Registered: 04-2006 |
"Moving on" it's in every frickkin meeting ugh. | ||
Pffft Member Username: Pffft Post Number: 1729 Registered: 12-2003 |
Hey, I'd be happy to just see "lose" have only one "o" in it, again. Sooo true. "Lose," as in, "The Republicans will lose the election," isn't pronounced at all like "loose," as in, "she has a screw loose." So I don't get why people continually spell both words as "looooose." Ditto on the "baby bump," that seems to be a celebrity culture thing... I would add, those who use "grow" improperly, as in "let's grow the economy" ... |
