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David Chong
"timeline" ...Unless it's in Star Trek
'deal breaker'
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randolph45
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feels good to vent at times, eh?
gsgary
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When the **** hits the fan😀
So, don't mean to be closed-minded but the spelling of 'lense' is a deal beaker, at the end of the day, just sayin'.
DougK
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Oh, I really hate that one.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
One of the reasons why I stopped listening to 'Fresh Air' on NPR. Terry Gross begins almost every question with that 's' word.
Dan
Let's Sway
writing interrupted with "wait for it"
TKH
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Oh guys!
You don't know how nice your language is. As a native German speaker we love your way to hit the nail. We must sit in meetings and for two of your ****ing words we must hear ten minutes of long mountains of German words!
You don't know how nice your language is. As a native German speaker we love your way to hit the nail. We must sit in meetings and for two of your ****ing words we must hear ten minutes of long mountains of German words!
Vince Lupo
Whatever
I'll follow that up with journalistic writing with the word 'natch'. As in "Annapolis is famous for the Naval Academy, crabcakes and natch, sailing."
back alley
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we are a picky bunch!
Chris101
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Totally ...
sreed2006
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Recently I've noticed the word "reveal" used as a noun.
Example: Apple has set the _reveal_ of their new iGizmo for next Tuesday.
Why not, 'Apple will reveal their new iGizmo next Tuesday'?
I did find it as a noun in a on-line dictionary as 'the act or instance of revealing' but that does not keep it from grating my nerves.
Example: Apple has set the _reveal_ of their new iGizmo for next Tuesday.
Why not, 'Apple will reveal their new iGizmo next Tuesday'?
I did find it as a noun in a on-line dictionary as 'the act or instance of revealing' but that does not keep it from grating my nerves.
kingqueenknave
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I definitely hate "just sayin'" more.
kingqueenknave
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Bill58
Native Texan
Another one I'm tired of reading: He "dishes" her. It seems "dishes" is only used w/ respect to celebrities/ athletes/ politicians. Common people can just "criticize".
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
When that snotty little John Howard was our prime minister here in Oz he constantly used terms with sporting references. Australia's good economic performance was always "punching above our weight." "Being on the back foot" (cricket term) was another one that irked me that cropped up constantly.
'Political speak' annoys me far more than anything I ever read here at RFF. 😀
'Political speak' annoys me far more than anything I ever read here at RFF. 😀
mgermana
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My least favorite verb-to-noun transformation is the ubiquitous "disconnect." Shudder.
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i think it's disses...
back alley
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language is a living thing, i thought...
