Annoying Words & Phrases
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I have a friend named Shay, he directed both of my band's videos. I think he'd be against this, the same way most people named Karen feel these days.
The headline is bad news enough. But the sub-line introduces a word that makes me cringe.
Viral Taylor Swift video sends The Darkness’ ‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’ to Number 1
"Swiftonomics" strikes again
Viral Taylor Swift video sends The Darkness’ ‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’ to Number 1
"Swiftonomics" strikes again
I am so sick of hearing all these dumb new words, I'm starting to turn green.
Chipotle adds automation, 'autocado' robot helps make guacamole
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chipotle-adds-automation-autocado-robot-helps-make-guacamole-2024-09-16/
Chipotle adds automation, 'autocado' robot helps make guacamole
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chipotle-adds-automation-autocado-robot-helps-make-guacamole-2024-09-16/
Here's the opening sentence from one of those clickbait stories on my Facebook feed. I'm sure a Pulitzer Prize is on its way.
"Leonardo DiCaprio's 19-year-old girlfriend, who is 49, says she doesn't love him for his money and fame."
"Leonardo DiCaprio's 19-year-old girlfriend, who is 49, says she doesn't love him for his money and fame."
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbet is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
As discussed elsewhere, Ohtani is the first player to have 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases. Here's the headline on CNN
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani becomes first player to join 50/50 club
How does one become the first to "join" something? And how can you be in a "club" that never existed and has only you as a member?
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani becomes first player to join 50/50 club
How does one become the first to "join" something? And how can you be in a "club" that never existed and has only you as a member?
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"Actively concentrating" – as opposed to passively concentrating?
Here are two annoying expressions I see quite often in letters in the Los Angeles Times, including this week: A man writes that an op-ed about fire prevention "hit the nail on the head" and a woman says she "couldn't agree more" with California Governor Newsom's signing of a plastic bag ban into law. The carpentry reference is dumb – nobody was hammering a nail – and why can't people simply say they "agree" instead of saying "I couldn't agree more"?
Here are two annoying expressions I see quite often in letters in the Los Angeles Times, including this week: A man writes that an op-ed about fire prevention "hit the nail on the head" and a woman says she "couldn't agree more" with California Governor Newsom's signing of a plastic bag ban into law. The carpentry reference is dumb – nobody was hammering a nail – and why can't people simply say they "agree" instead of saying "I couldn't agree more"?
If you "can't agree more", agreement is on a scale. And if that scale has degrees of agreement, can we call them dagrees? Example: I accept that statement at 78 dagrees.
It seems to be getting very common that agreeing with someone requires the nonsensical reply of "one-thousand percent!". In the old days, it was merely one-hundred percent; and then for quite a while, it was one-hundred-and-ten percent. You know, the extra 10% gave it that emphasis, like the volume knob that goes to eleven. But now 110% is wimpy; it's barely above the logical limit of 100%. So if you're going for hyperbole, you might as well reach for the stars, and say 1,000%.
Just the implication that the word "listening" isn't enough - and needs to be defined in different terms - is moronic. I took the training, and clearly, the people in the videos were not listening when they were supposed to be listening. That's all they have to say; when it's time for you to listen, then listen. Don't scroll on your phone, or have another conversation, or be working on budgets; just listen. If people listened when they were supposed to, we wouldn't need to describe other words for what they should be doing.
It's funny how they started out with "active listening", which is a bullshit way of saying "listening", as passive listening only applies to background music and noises you can't control. But even "active listening" wasn't adequate. So now it's "actively concentrating".
That reminds me of a joke: "What kind of orange juice is this?" "Concentrate." "Okay.........I did, but I still don't know."
An article on the BetterUp website says, "Let’s explore seven types of listening, why they matter and what they can look like." Um, let's not.
www.betterup.com
An article on the BetterUp website says, "Let’s explore seven types of listening, why they matter and what they can look like." Um, let's not.
7 Types of Listening: Critical, Empathetic, Active & More
There are 7 different types of listening, including active, comprehensive, critical & empathetic. Learn how to use these listening styles at work and at home.
www.betterup.com
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbet is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I am tired of hearing men call each other "Bro" or "Bruh."
Apparently so. This song by Kairo Keyz (real name: Keyano Deniro Rose) came out in July 2024: