iGrumbles

[threemonkeys]

Something for the language curmudgeons to gnaw at. Somebody has come up with this list of overused terms that should be eliminated from the language. Some are terms you don't hear so much here. Do you have any better candidates?

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[gillpolack.livejournal.com]

Maybe we need an equivalent of the French Academy so that we can methodically fail to prevent language change?

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

*shudder*

Personally, I'm not averse to language change as such - new words and new usage. But some things, like celebrity couple contractions, do offend my sensibilities. Of course it could be celebrity worship that is the offensive bit rather than the terms.

but but but

[gialiat.livejournal.com]

that would mean no more

"o for awesome" at work

Re: but but but

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

I seem to remember Sports Cafe made that one popular. It was funny, but the expression should have died when the show did.

[roaring40s.livejournal.com]

I've been reading 200 applications from graduates who want to go to Japan to immerse themselves in the culture. I am so sick of that phrase. But even worse are the ones who want to emerse themselves in the culture - obviously never heard of spellcheck...

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

That works - I have heard it a good few times and I'm not in your position.

Do I know you by the way?

If any of your candidates want to get an idea of the Japanese teaching experience, catsluvdmb moved there from the states during the last year.

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

Oh wait - knows Japanese and lists Hataitai in their interests - obvious really who you are.

[roaring40s.livejournal.com]

from Phoenix (SF not AZ)

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

Right - I'm sorted now.

I met some fans from Phoenix AZ a few years back, but their club was something like the Eastern Arizona SF club and not called Phoenix at all.

[tofulope.livejournal.com]

browsing friendsfriends list, hello *waves*

I'd like to nominate children (as opposed to their deaths) being described as tragic, eg "tragic Bobbie". Actually, that would be terrible even if it wasn't overused.

And on a similar subject, "every mother's worst nightmare". There are times when it's appropriate if cliched, but if your twenty year old son being hit and needing a couple of stitches is your worst nightmare then you live in a really nice world.

[threemonkeys.livejournal.com]

*waves back* Any friend of darthsappho is always welcome here.

Yep, misfortune does seem to bring out the cliches.