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Expressions You Hate!
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Lynne on November 17, 2008, 09:56:27 pm ---I've seen 'probably' contracted to 'prolly' in written fiction. Makes me nuts. ::)
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In the American Midwest, (and Indiana in particular) "probably" is often contracted to "prob'ly".
"He "prob'ly" got his just dues when his wife found out about his gambling problems".
LauraGigs:
MarieZ, word (sorry Lynne, heehee) on think outside the box. I'm looking for a job right now, and run into these stupid job description cliches all the time!
Such as: "We're looking for a team player who can think outside the box and hit the ground running . . . etc. etc. etc."
Especially since if you think too far outside the box, they tend to assume you're not a team player. ::)
Kerry:
--- Quote from: LauraGigs on November 19, 2008, 03:36:11 pm ---MarieZ, word (sorry Lynne, heehee) on think outside the box. I'm looking for a job right now, and run into these stupid job description cliches all the time!
Such as: "We're looking for a team player who can think outside the box and hit the ground running . . . etc. etc. etc."
Especially since if you think too far outside the box, they tend to assume you're not a team player. ::)
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I remember once attending a course, where the emphasis was on being a team player.
During a break, I approached the facilitator and explained that I wasn't comfortable working in a team setting.
Her response? She said, "Imagine you're a team of one."
Yetch! :(
CellarDweller:
I always laugh when I hear someone say:
"I don't mean/want to complain, but"
I want to say to them, "then don't".......Obviously you want to complain, so why preface it with that? The same can be said "I'm sorry if I shouldn't say/do this" and then they say it or do it anyway.
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One that truly annoys me is "conversate". "You and I are gonna have to conversate." I had someone say that to me, and I replied with...
"No, we can either converse about something, or we can have a conversation, but we can't "conversate."
oilgun:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on November 19, 2008, 04:29:54 pm ---I always laugh when I hear someone say:
"I don't mean/want to complain, but"
I want to say to them, "then don't".......Obviously you want to complain, so why preface it with that? The same can be said "I'm sorry if I shouldn't say/do this" and then they say it or do it anyway.
:laugh:
One that truly annoys me is "conversate". "You and I are gonna have to conversate." I had someone say that to me, and I replied with...
"No, we can either converse about something, or we can have a conversation, but we can't "conversate."
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The people who say "I don't want to be any trouble" usually are.
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