Annoying Words & Phrases

Replace "name" with "body" and "heard" with "had"

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Regarding the October 10 death of his sister-in-law, Mitt Romney told People magazine, "Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives."

"All our lives"? I wonder how many lives each person has. In offering a prayer during the Sunday morning service, a pastor of my church often said, "May God bless all your hearts." I resisted the urge to stand up and holler, "All our hearts? I have only one."
 
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Regarding the October 10 death of his sister-in-law, Mitt Romney told People magazine, "Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives."

"All our lives"? I wonder how many lives each person has. In offering a prayer during the Sunday morning service, a pastor of my church often said, "May God bless all your hearts." I resisted the urge to stand up and holler, "All our hearts? I have only one."
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I'm wondering how you'd say it any other way.
 
"May God bless the heart of each of you." I have occasionaly heard someone say a person did something good "for all our sakes." How many sakes does each person have? And what exactly is a "sake"? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

1 end; purpose: for the sake of argument 2a the good, advantage, or enhancement of some entity (such as an ideal): free to pursue learning for its own sake – M.S. Eisenhower 2b personal or social welfare, safety or benefit
 
And, with that in mind, why do the Looney Tunes cartoons end with Porky Pig saying "That's all Folks!"? Where is the comma? And Looney Tunes voice actor Mel Blanc titled his 1988 autobiography That's Not All Folks! Where is the comma?

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Channel98 said:
And, with that in mind, why do the Looney Tunes cartoons end with Porky Pig saying "That's all Folks!"? Where is the comma? And Looney Tunes voice actor Mel Blanc titled his 1988 autobiography That's Not All Folks! Where is the comma?

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Haha! This was one of the clues yesterday in the mini-crossword game that's part of Words with Friends. Note the comma:

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Today I got this email from The Lucy Store, an online seller of DVDs, apparel, cups, clocks, calendars, dolls and other Lucille Ball collectibles:

GET YOUR LUCY STATIONARY TODAY!

I believe she's been stationary since April 26, 1989
 
Let's be more specific. "67" – pronounced "six-seven" – is not just the word of the year. It's the most annoying word of the year. Thank you and good night.

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ChatGPT – and yes, I know there's a thread for that – is "Chat-based Generative Pre-trained Transformer."

Not just trained but pre-trained. :rolleyes:
 
Talking about her 8-year-old son, Lara Trump is like "I'm like" way too much – and I don't like it.

"He’s like, 'I know what I want to be for Halloween.' I was like, 'Great. Give me the order so I can get this done.' He was like, 'I’m going to be money.'"

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Lara Trump's 8-Year-Old Son's Halloween Costume Is Exactly What You'd Expect

The president's grandson's choice is in keeping with the Trump family's priorities.
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