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OT: Expressions You Truly Hate
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Always assumed, if u have to preface this you are often not telling the truth.
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anon_ivydyf0amkzay
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As a weather guy I must admit to hating the term “inclement weather”
not so much a phrase but rather a word I dislike intensely
not so much a phrase but rather a word I dislike intensely
One often used on these boards: "I hate to say it, but..."
You know that more often than not, they are actually taking a perverse pleasure in saying it.
You know that more often than not, they are actually taking a perverse pleasure in saying it.
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anon_0k9zlfz6lz9oy
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Theres alot to unpack here = your point is completely valid and destroys my thoughts so let me try to reframe this and make a good excuse
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anon_ivydyf0amkzay
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Some Bruce Johnson favorites:
Football - Caught, then dropped.
MBB - Back in 60 seconds with the unhappy recap.
others:
I apologize if I made you feel that way.
Let me tell you something.
Thanks in advance
Sorry, not sorry
Football - Caught, then dropped.
MBB - Back in 60 seconds with the unhappy recap.
others:
I apologize if I made you feel that way.
Let me tell you something.
Thanks in advance
Sorry, not sorry
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Using “literally” when the description is figurative. I had an employee one time tell me about a then-recent event that had occurred in her life, and she exclaimed that it “literally killed me....” I chose to let it go, but it was a struggle.
I could never get this one correct so I literally stopped using it lol
I hope you never become a customer of mine. I'm always using "Inclement weather" when keeping my customers informed. We've recently run into some Inclement weather thus we will be delayed.... In case of inclement weather we will start your job.....As a weather guy I must admit to hating the term “inclement weather”
not so much a phrase but rather a word I dislike intensely
I still use it and probably don't use it correctly 80% of the time. Luckily I don't know any English Majors or Teachers to give me that side eyed and shaking head look.
I use it too and know I use it incorrectly quite often. I tried to think on the actual "rule" and know that it is in "the name" literal as in literary but still get it wrong.
Language is dynamic. Common folks use whatever words they want however they want to use them. The lexicographers follow.
That is literally what has happened with "literally". It had been used incorrectly by so many for so long, that the dictionary writers said F-it and made the wrong usage right!
The Merriam-Webster dictionary now has two definitions for "literally".
www.merriam-webster.com
That is literally what has happened with "literally". It had been used incorrectly by so many for so long, that the dictionary writers said F-it and made the wrong usage right!
The Merriam-Webster dictionary now has two definitions for "literally".
- The traditional definition, based on the root word "literal".
- A new definition "used in an exaggerated way... that is not literally true or possible."
Definition of LITERALLY
in a literal sense or manner: such as; in a way that uses the ordinary or primary meaning of a term or expression; —used to emphasize the truth and accuracy of a statement or description… See the full definition
www.merriam-webster.com
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anon_ivydyf0amkzay
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That’s both hilarious and sad...it won’t surprise me if idiotic “texting” short versions of words become accepted as wellLanguage is dynamic. Common folks use whatever words they want however they want to use them. The lexicographers follow.
That is literally what has happened with "literally". It had been used incorrectly by so many for so long, that the dictionary writers said F-it and made the wrong usage right!
The Merriam-Webster dictionary now has two definitions for "literally".
George Carlin famously told us that there are 400,000 words in the English language, and only seven that you can't say on TV. (Probably more than that now, but I digress.) But there's literally only one word in the English language that is its own antonym. Literally.
- The traditional definition, based on the root word "literal".
- A new definition "used in an exaggerated way... that is not literally true or possible."
Definition of LITERALLY
in a literal sense or manner: such as; in a way that uses the ordinary or primary meaning of a term or expression; —used to emphasize the truth and accuracy of a statement or description… See the full definition
Not a fan of the overused term “disrupt.” Like when someone describes himself or his organization or product as “disrupting an industry.”
I also cringe when an individual lists or states his or her “pronouns” when it is obvious. I don’t know; seems like only the counterintuitive pronouns need to be listed.
I also cringe when an individual lists or states his or her “pronouns” when it is obvious. I don’t know; seems like only the counterintuitive pronouns need to be listed.
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