Nominate words or phrases that should be banned from the English language, such as:
it is what it is
think outside the box
voted off the island
omg, lol, imho, btw
even in this economy
too much information
off the reservation
off the hook
throw under the bus
don't go there
110 percent
same ol' same ol
with all due respect
phone tag
it's all good
24/7
bling
no worry
at the end of the day
whatever
the kicker is
agree to agree
back in the day
very unique
pushing the envelop
edgy
boots on the ground
say what?
incentivise
proactive
off the hook
game changer
jumped the shark
(anything) on acid
(anything) from hell
(anything) on steroids
based on list originated by members of the band, They Might Be Giants
There is no reason all these words should be banned Jason....LOL!
"Love all, trust a few, and do wrong to none."
Like.
"She said,like she hated doing homework."
Ya know.
"I feel like, ya know, going home today."
Know what I'm say'n
"I want to get in yer pants,know what I'm say'n?"
simples (followed by a sort of kiss sound)
(probably only UK readers will understand this, so apologies to non-uk readers)
Cool Bananas
Silly Sausage
The name 'Jonty'.
Its not very common but there's a bloke on Tv with that name sometimes and i think its the most ridiculous name Ive ever heard of!! Why would you call your kid Jonty?! It doesnt even sound like a name, more like a 2 year old child trying to say Jonathon. Ggggrrrr its so frustrating!!
imho that's a good list, btw, great band LOL
I use at least half of these on a semi-regular basis...I'm tempted to feel shamed as a result, but I think i'll resist.
We use some of them sometimes, Lexy, and welcome back.
You forgot to add "no offense" where people say offending things after wards. For example
"No offense, but your mother was a dirty whore"
Forget who you thought I was, I'm The Chris J bitch!
You're right, Chris, and another one like that is, "I hate to tell you what to do, but, shouldn't you..."
Another similar one is, "No offense intended, but..." That's when I punch 'em.
A trendy one these days is, "Going forward." Why can't they just say, "In the future..." or "down the road"?
That reminds of when people ask my opinion on something and do the opposite like, "Should i get red or blue Kool-Aid?" I say, "Blue," "Ok ill get red"
Forget who you thought I was, I'm The Chris J bitch!
"Hunker Down"
"___________ is to die for" (fill in the blank)
"I agree with you, but....."
"Unbeknownst"
x is the best thing since sliced bread
Goldie, we were forced to read that %$&&*%$%$# book at work, only because they knew massive layoffs were going to happen and we were to, somehow, accept it.
What a piece of shit attempt at mind control, that book.
"Supposably." it's not a word, mouth-breather.
"Irregardless." would actually translate to "with regard", except everyone who uses it is so eager to use it that they never really think about it.
-also-
"I could care less." This works as a legitimate sentence, but when people use it, they invariably mean "I COULDN'T care less", so why is it never said this way?
-and one more-
"I'm sorry, but _______." First of all, there is never anything in the following statement that warrants an apology, and usually an apology would be downright bewildering if taken at face value. But even if it were appropriate, you're never actually apologetic about making the point in question, otherwise you wouldn't be making it in the first place, so why say, "I'm sorry?"
I think that the term "do what it do baby" should totally be banned bc the guys are using that too many times in the clubs where i live!!!
