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Ginormousaurus
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 Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 5:41 am Post subject: |
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| FriendlyDaegu wrote: |
| I don't know why it is, but the youngsters seem to use the word "random" all the time. "My mind is so random.." "I'm just bein' random…" |
Yes! And so often, they don't even use the word correctly.
A: "It was raining when I woke up, but it stopped at noon. Now it's raining again."
B: "Random." |
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I'm With You
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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Annoying also is: Like a boss!
Seems to be used to describe how dominant or great someone's performance was. How in the hell do such idiotic expressions enter the lexicon? |
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Ginormousaurus
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I'm With You
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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so it originated from an SNL skit in 2009. I can't wait for it to pass. |
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joelove
Joined: 12 May 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:01 am Post subject: |
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How about these very common expressions:
"You do realize......., right?" -- terribly condescending
"Not to be _____, but ________" -- I guess saying "not to be.." means you will be exactly whatever follows the "but", but just this one time, of course, to make your important point and help educate us. |
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I'm With You
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:25 am Post subject: |
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| joelove wrote: |
How about these very common expressions:
"You do realize......., right?" -- terribly condescending
"Not to be _____, but ________" -- I guess saying "not to be.." means you will be exactly whatever follows the "but", but just this one time, of course, to make your important point and help educate us. |
Also consistent with the above, is when someone contradicting another person says: "Sorry,_______________." or "_____________________, sorry."
Anyone who uses "sorry" when trying to refute another's point or argument comes across as really condescending.
Another annoying phrase is when a speaker says, "deal?" at the end of what they just said to highlight that they are agreeing to disagree with you, but it's said with such sarcasm that it too comes across as condescending.Example: "You go ahead and slave away working for that crappy hogwan, but I'll continue to enjoy working for the high school and enjoy all of my free time, vacations and pay. Deal? |
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I'm With You
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:19 am Post subject: |
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I've heard or read the catchphrase "Game changer" this evening about 5 or 6 times. A few different CNN reproters, including Wolf Blitzer, have been referring to new developments as game changers.
Game changer - the hot new phrase used by Americans. Or is this phrase also used in the UK and Canada, etc.?
Where does this annoying phrase come from? |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:30 am Post subject: |
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"Literally"
It's been so butchered that dictionaries have now given it a second definition: "Figuratively"
That one hurts.
Also, it seems young adults are not dropping "like" like we used to. Used to be a teen thing. Now I notice it's continuing into 20-somethings. Every thrid word of their sentence is "like." |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| "I know, right." |
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I'm With You
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:50 am Post subject: |
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Twerk
Twerking
Have come across it almost every day this past week on the news and Youtube. Jimmy Kimmel just did a hoax on Youtube with someone twerking. Miley Cyrus was criticized for her twerking performance a few weeks ago. |
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