Expressions You Hate!

[LauraGigs]

Great thread!  Yeah, I hate expressions that are either trite as hell, grammatically incorrect, or redundant.

Thing is, they become accepted parts of our language if used often enough.

Such as impact — as a verb.      As in, "how will this impact you?" (Teeth get impacted, not people.)  Why can't you just say affect?

[Jeff Wrangler]

Such as impact — as a verb.      As in, "how will this impact you?" (Teeth get impacted, not people.)  Why can't you just say affect?

Maybe because too many people can't tell the difference between affect and effect? 

[delalluvia]

Shouldn't of   

And my worst offender - supposably. 

It's either probably or supposedly, not a combined word!!!

[Lynne]

Shouldn't of   

And my worst offender - supposably. 

It's either probably or supposedly, not a combined word!!!

I've seen 'probably' contracted to 'prolly' in written fiction.  Makes me nuts.

[delalluvia]

I've seen 'probably' contracted to 'prolly' in written fiction.  Makes me nuts.

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

That's another hated word.  It's not even a word.  People tell me they use it because it's faster than writing/saying probably, but prolly doesn't even look like the word probably and if it's too much trouble in a conversation to enunciate two extra syllables, then I suggest one should go home and get some rest!!!

[injest]

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

That's another hated word.  It's not even a word.  People tell me they use it because it's faster than writing/saying probably, but prolly doesn't even look like the word probably and if it's too much trouble in a conversation to enunciate two extra syllables, then I suggest one should go home and get some rest!!!

 

[Lynne]

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

That's another hated word.  It's not even a word.  People tell me they use it because it's faster than writing/saying probably, but prolly doesn't even look like the word probably and if it's too much trouble in a conversation to enunciate two extra syllables, then I suggest one should go home and get some rest!!!

 

Word, Del.

 

[Jeff Wrangler]

And my worst offender - supposably. 

It's either probably or supposedly, not a combined word!!!

How would you even use that in a sentence? 

[delalluvia]

How would you even use that in a sentence? 

Use what?  Supposably?

Anywhere you would use the word "supposedly"

[Lynne]

I looked 'meme' up awhile back because I was interested in how it came into common usage; the internet seems to be fertile ground for meme propagation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

and check here for "meme" used with a complete lack of consideration:

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,102.msg440301.html#msg440301