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Thread: Epic overuse/misuse of words
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02-09-2010, 08:06 PM #41
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02-09-2010, 08:17 PM #42
For the topic of the post, I find the two culprits of catch-words that most of us come to hate are politicians and the hollywood culture.
This and last years political big-gun was "Transparent" or "Tranparency"
Hollywood...I cringe when I see some middle-age dipstick referring to everything from people to places as being "Hot"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
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02-10-2010, 01:30 AM #43
Think of it this way, if you change the question to a statement and you would use 'he', then you would use 'who'. If you would use 'him' in the statement, then you would use 'whom' in the question. Two examples:
- Who is going to the store? Who is the subject that is going.
- Whom should I give this box to? I am the subject that is going to give the box to whom (the object of the sentence).
But when in doubt, just try the 'he/him' substitution to check.Last edited by mbrossar; 02-10-2010 at 01:33 AM.
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02-10-2010, 01:52 AM #44
The misuse that really gets on my nerves is the improper use of the reflexive case. "Please see George or myself if you need help." Sorry, the only person who can see yourself is you.
Or, "I'm fine, how about yourself?" I'm always tempted to answer, "Myself is fine, thank you. I am also fine."
If we have to pick a single word, how about "actually"? I worked with a guy for a few weeks who used it every sentence. "We're actually going to put the screw in this hole. Let's actually use thread locker. I'm actually going to tighten it finger tight." That actually got really old.
Fred
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02-10-2010, 01:58 AM #45
With stubear on "respect". It's become a concept of self-centered wankers who, interestingly, show a great lack of the damn thing. The biggest trash speaks of "respect", making me instantly rank the person lower on the scale.
Otherwise, with jockeys when I'm at work. Lots of management-ish people use semi-technical terms to underline how "good" it is what they intend to do.
When not at work and "out in the real world", I sometimes go to the local supermarket. If today's school- and collegegirls were incapable of using the words "like", "totally", the combination "like totally" and the stretched version of "so", I think they could sound intelligent.
edit: fpatton's "actually" needs to be added. Both to the supermarket and the office scenarios.
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02-10-2010, 05:37 AM #46
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02-10-2010, 05:42 AM #47
"Sexy" My wife is sexy. Ursula Andress is sexy. Straights are not sexy...what is it with this word? Everyone wants to apply it to everything from a sports car to a tooth brush.
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02-10-2010, 06:46 AM #48
Over used and misused words are one thing I'm spared from here. However, the Japanese tend to overuse some of their words like you couldn't believe.
おいしい - oishii = tastes good
すごい - sugoi = great/horrific
If you watch the tv or go out with someone you'll hear them about 500 times a day. 500!I love the smell of shaving cream in the morning!
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02-10-2010, 07:02 AM #49
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02-10-2010, 05:32 PM #50
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