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Stuart G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:00 PM
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Overused words and phrases ..
There are so many, I can't think of them.

Inasmuch or I'll get back to you..are a couple of mine.
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doc03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:32 PM
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1. (With all due respect) especially to an a--hole Republican
that deserves no respect.
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:39 PM
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2. "At the end of the day..."
Nonsensical filler.
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:45 PM
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4. "Going forward", "adding value", and "leadership."
There is actually a game that used to be surreptitiously played in meetings, called "buzzword bingo" that played off of all this crap. Not sure if it is still around - I've been retired for several years.
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canoeist52 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 12:28 PM
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13. I'm with you on the "Going forward"--like we're headed somewhere in a strait line ...
I see life as more circular.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:28 PM
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5. Be that as it may...
is grating. I worked with someone who used it constantly. :banghead:
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:35 PM
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6. Believe me..., Trust me..., I assure you...
That means what a person says most of the time is untrustworthy. That fact makes everything that person says untrustworthy.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 10:41 AM
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7. It is what it is
I had a supe who loved using that one. It's a substitute for critical thinking - which is rare enough these days.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 11:21 AM
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9. That's a good one!
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ipfilter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 10:53 AM
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8. I have a brother in law and a co-worker
who habitually utter the phrase "like I said" at the beginning of their sentences. It's extremely annoying because more often than not they are not repeating something they said earlier. I don't think they have idea they do this. A typical conversation goes something like this:

me: I'm sick of the rain.

BIL: Yeah, like I said, it's bee raining for days.

me: Yesterday I thought we were going to need a boat.

BIL: like I said, we had about 2" yesterday.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 11:46 AM
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10. An adjective that tends to be overused by females: "cute".
It is used to describe anything and everything.
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BlueIris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 12:11 PM
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11. "What are you gonna do?" (Haaaaaaate.) nt
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-14-09 12:19 PM
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12. A newer one that seems to be everywhere now is: "Put on your big boy pants."
Edited on Wed Oct-14-09 12:19 PM by Arugula Latte
Okay, it was kinda funny the first ten times ...
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