Words/phrases you never want to hear again

33girl · #1 11-06-2002, 11:54 AM

"Empowerment"

"On the same page"

"Womyn"

"Touch base"

"Proactive"

"Gubernatorial"

librasoul22 · #2 11-06-2002, 12:10 PM

I NEVER EVER want to hear someone say LIKE 30 times in the same sentence again. Also, when people are speaking and they make everything sound like a question.

"So, like, yeah? So, we like went? To the like store? And we met like this really like fine guy? And I like got his number?"

So aggravating.

dzrose93 · #3 11-06-2002, 12:16 PM

"closure" The word has been beaten to death by the media.

Munchkin03 · #4 11-06-2002, 01:08 PM

"heart of hearts"

I hate to hear the word "like". I have made it my personal mission to stop using that word. Grrrr!

That's funny...I really like the term "womyn"

aprilxo · #5 11-06-2002, 01:17 PM

I have heard kids at the local HS saying "psych"... OMG I feel old when I start to laugh at them and say that that was cool when I was in about 4th grade... mainly b/c I don't want to be one of those ppl like my parents who always commented on how bell bottoms were cool when THEY were in HS

lifesaver · #6 11-06-2002, 02:07 PM

Impact, when used as a noun...
or, when people arent pleased with a service or behavior, they describe it as "Unacceptable"

get over yourself.

dekeguy · #7 11-06-2002, 02:35 PM

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Originally posted by librasoul22
I NEVER EVER want to hear someone say LIKE 30 times in the same sentence again. Also, when people are speaking and they make everything sound like a question.

"So, like, yeah? So, we like went? To the like store? And we met like this really like fine guy? And I like got his number?"

So aggravating.

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librasoul22,

Oh frabjas day, callou, callay! (With apologies to Lewis Carroll). Let the bells peal with joy - we have found something to agree on!

Although I happen to have very strong reservations regarding capital punishment I might make an exception in the case of a "Like" sayer.

violets · #8 11-06-2002, 04:19 PM

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Impact, when used as a noun...

Wait, impact is a noun, so I think you mean you don't like when it's used as a verb, or a made-up adverb like, "IMPACTFUL." Right? Because I absolutely abhor that. I can't tell you how many ridiculous Power Point Presentations I've sat through with arrogant execs telling me how "impactful" their new program is going to be. PUHLEEZE.

DWAlphaGam · #9 11-06-2002, 04:45 PM

Here's my partial list:

"revamp"

"radar screen" (as in, "I have a lot of things on my radar screen right now")

The head of my department at work says those two things all the time. It pisses me off. I will probably remember more after our departmental meeting tomorrow morning.

BTW, I say "like" all the time and I can't help it. Most of the time, I don't even realize I'm saying it unless someone points it out to me. Actually, I saw on the news awhile back that a linguist studied the recent evolution of the word like and she found something like 56 uses for it. It was pretty interesting.

valkyrie · #10 11-06-2002, 05:16 PM

I wish people would stop using words that don't really exist, like irregardless, conversate and disorientated.

aprilxo · #11 11-06-2002, 05:19 PM

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Originally posted by valkyrie
I wish people would stop using words that don't really exist, like irregardless, conversate and disorientated.

Soooooo true. I heard "irregardless" pop into a speech once.... POOR speaker credibility!!

violets · #12 11-06-2002, 05:28 PM

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I wish people would stop using words that don't really exist, like irregardless, conversate and disorientated.

I agree! Or how about my favorite: uncomfortability.
Seriously, it's not even easy to say...why am I hearing it all over the place?

juniorgrrl · #13 11-06-2002, 06:12 PM

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Originally posted by valkyrie
I wish people would stop using words that don't really exist, like irregardless, conversate and disorientated.

My torts prof is always saying "irregardless, as we say in South Louisiana..." I don't think most of the class got the joke.

I also hate to hear "the bomb" and "my bad" I've never said those phrases because I think they're stupid.

Optimist Prime · #14 11-06-2002, 06:22 PM

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Originally posted by DWAlphaGam
Here's my partial list:

" Actually, I saw on the news awhile back that a linguist studied the recent evolution of the word like and she found something like 56 uses for it. It was pretty interesting.

thats funny

So..
I never want to hear the phrase

Steeltrap · #15 11-06-2002, 07:08 PM

Solutions. I'm a business journalist and if I ever hear someone saying "we provide a seamless, end-to-end solution," I want to reach through the phone and give the flaq an open-handed slap to the mouth.