Words or phrases that should be banned

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  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    "Literally" is also a big one on my list. "My legs were litterally burning after that workout". Oh, really? I do not see any evidence of a fire. "Literally" means it really happened, people, the word you are looking for is "figuratively", which admitedly, does not really sound as cool when used in the same sentence.

    I just read someone's profile where she said "I literally feed my family crap."

    I was rolling on the floor laughing . . . literally.
  • JNick77
    JNick77 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Do you have a word or phrase that just drives you crazy when you here it?

    Mine is "It is what it is". I HATE this phrase. I think it makes the person saying it look like an idiot.

    Eating-back exercise calories is super duper serially important...
  • TheNewo
    TheNewo Posts: 239 Member
    Preggers.

    YES. absolutely HATE that.
  • TheNewo
    TheNewo Posts: 239 Member
    Based on the first 9 pages of this thread there is nothing I can say that you won't hate, so I'm just sayin, I mighta seen it, but irregardless, (as I SMH), yous guys would loose it and OMG I would be in EPIC trouble and then WTF, I'd be chilaxin and be thinkin FTW, but then it'd be more like FML. Whew whodda thunk the english language would come to this. :bigsmile: :laugh: :devil:

    ...methinks we have a linguistics major
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    any type of 'corporate buzz words'

    "Going Forward" like they want to cover up a mistake and don't really change anything.
    "Transparency" ummm...no, you still hide secrets from the employees and blindside them with accusations

    I don't want to go on, it makes me mad thinking about all the lies workplaces tell employees.
  • lorro
    lorro Posts: 917 Member
    "Literally" is also a big one on my list. "My legs were litterally burning after that workout". Oh, really? I do not see any evidence of a fire. "Literally" means it really happened, people, the word you are looking for is "figuratively", which admitedly, does not really sound as cool when used in the same sentence.

    I just read someone's profile where she said "I literally feed my family crap."

    I was rolling on the floor laughing . . . literally.

    Now I am too, thanks! :laugh:
  • Tink_889
    Tink_889 Posts: 244 Member
    Frape.
  • Ramseyyy
    Ramseyyy Posts: 58 Member
    "one more time"

    If you've ever been in marching band / colorguard, you know EXACTLY what I'm talking about...

    ......yea one plus a thousand
  • Darlingir
    Darlingir Posts: 437
    The new buzz word...

    everything is "artisan" now.


    Artisan bread..artisan dunkin donuts...Artisan artisan artisan!!!! **screams!!!**


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  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    Not everything is artisan. Somethings are iconic and artisan!
  • Tangerine302
    Tangerine302 Posts: 1,509 Member
    And if it's not artisan it's vintage! ha
  • steamlita
    steamlita Posts: 39 Member
    YOLO.
    YOLO YOLO YOLO, YOLO YOLO.

    Pulling an all nighter, YOLO!!!
    Eating an entire pan of brownies, YOLO!
    Punched my math teacher in the face, YOLO!
    Bought an iced coffee!! YOLO!!!!!!
    Facebook all day!!! YOOOOLLLOOOOOO!!!!!!!
  • Phoenix59
    Phoenix59 Posts: 364 Member
    I have come to loathe the phrase "everyone is different." Ugh!
  • Minkime
    Minkime Posts: 41
    Read thru these forums and the one word you will see more than any is AMAZING! That word is over used all over the internet and t.v. and it really drives me nuts.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    I love this thread! Here are some phrases that I hear in the business context that I absolutely hate:

    "Outside the box"

    "Drill down"

    "Deep dive"

    "Around" - as in when people say things like, "there were issues 'around' Jane's performance," or "we had a lot of discussion 'around' [insert subject or topic]."

    "For the record." Look, I'm a lawyer, and I know what a "record" is. And 99.999999% of the time that this phrase is used outside of a court proceeding, there is no "record" being taken. Like on a forum post. Sorry, there's no "record" here that you need to clarify.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    In forum posts:

    Any text speak. Since you're using a full keyboard sitting at a computer, there's no need to use text abbreviations like "ppl" or "prolly" or "cos."

    "OMG"

    "FML"

    "SMH"

    ":facepalm:"

    And the mother of all text-speak that I hate more than any other: "LOL."
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    'Truth is.....' and anything 'bro' bahh

    Don't you hate it when "bro" is pronounced "bra"? :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway:
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    I also hate it when people use the words "males" and "females" when they mean "men" and "women." For example, you see profiles that say, "I don't accept friend requests from males."

    That just begs the question, "Male whats?" Do you mean "men"? Or do you mean any male creature?

    What I'm saying here is, let's use the words "male" and "female" only as adjectives, please. :smile:
  • Lindsey1985x
    Lindsey1985x Posts: 106 Member
    "no offense, but . . ."

    yep!!! i hate this one... "no offence but.." i'm just about to cut you down to size to make myself feel better...

    just.go.away.

    :)
  • rlwinton
    rlwinton Posts: 101
    I feel the same on "git-r-done" - YUCK!
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Walking the trails all the bikers YELL "ON YOUR LEFT" and ring a little bell at you...when you have enough of them, it's like an annoying freaking chorus of MOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YOUR ASSS!! I hate it! That's why I stick to nature trails and not bike paths!

    I hate when i yell, "On your left!" and you promptly move into the left(overtaking) lane. Why do you do this?
  • Chagama
    Chagama Posts: 543 Member
    "May or may not"

    They both mean the same thing, it's redundant.


    At work when someone says something like "I'll be talking to this slide" No, you are talking to your audience about the information displayed on the slide.
  • ChristineMarie89
    ChristineMarie89 Posts: 1,079 Member
    "its whatever" "what ev" and saying "like" every other word annoy the &$#% outta me >.>
  • Lily_Rose
    Lily_Rose Posts: 38 Member
    Well, damn... if people stopped using all the words posted in this thread we'd all just end up standing around, silent, not talking at at all.

    It seems like I'd annoy a whole lot of you seeing as I have used most of these words/phrases at one point or another.

    I've been reading through the comments and thinking the same thing.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    Well, damn... if people stopped using all the words posted in this thread we'd all just end up standing around, silent, not talking at at all.

    It seems like I'd annoy a whole lot of you seeing as I have used most of these words/phrases at one point or another.

    I've been reading through the comments and thinking the same thing.

    No, we'd all be speaking English. Thirty years ago, almost none of the annoying expressions listed in this thread existed, yet everyone communicated just fine. :flowerforyou:
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    And it's "sandwich," damn it, not "sammich." No one thinks it's funny when you write or pronounce it that way.
  • StevLL
    StevLL Posts: 921 Member
    Okay as an out of touch and aging non text lingo expert what is YOLO? I kind of figured the others, but that one escapes me.
  • jcriscuolo
    jcriscuolo Posts: 319 Member
    Okay as an out of touch and aging non text lingo expert what is YOLO? I kind of figured the others, but that one escapes me.

    You Only Live Once
  • deedog007
    deedog007 Posts: 89 Member
    I'm tired of everyone "loosing" weight on MFP. With all those pounds flying around unrestrained, someone is going to get hurt. :-)

    loose does not equal lose.


    Agreed to the fullest!!! I was confused about my grammar by seeing this word "loosing", instead of "losing". ....ololol
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    Blame the bizarre rules of English spelling. People will continue to confuse "lose" and "loose" as long as "lose" rhymes with "choose."

    Darn that Great Vowel Shift!

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