Overused and empty words

[RealAvalon]

This may be the wrong thread for this - but I'm SO tired of "heinous" pronounced as hee-ni-ous. Where the fuck is the second i?

we pronounce it hay-nous

[kjb176]

Overused and empty words or statements should also include "that's a good question" after every question.

[prof]

Frequently starting sentences with "So": So, I was going to the store... So, we decided to invite... So, the reason for this meeting is...

[Islesguy]

Whom

Actually

Literally

Virtually

Recite, when used to mean “read out loud”

 

Also these phrases...

I echo that.

Check your privilege.

I could care less. (It should be “couldn’t.”)

Us sarcastic people use "I could care less" because we use it sarcastically. In fact, it's one of my favorites. I couldn't care less just doesn't cut it.

[Islesguy]

Overused and empty words or statements should also include "that's a good question" after every question.

This one pisses me off especially when use in Congressional hearings to delay answering the question. Just fucking answer the question.

[rvwnsd]

"I have the receipts" for "I have proof"......fairly recent phenomenon only used by badass people trying to be badass......way too obvious

A colleague started using that phrase until a high-ranking managing director told him to stop.

Overused and empty words or statements should also include "that's a good question" after every question.

A different colleague likes to use that phrase all the time. He used it on me when I was having "one of those days" and I said "That's why I asked it. Now please give me a good answer." He hasn't used it again(at least with me.)

[+ sync]

"Well" at the beginning of a response. I'm conscious of this because one of my teachers of English was so adamant about it.

[Lazarus]

I’m sure this has been already mentioned but it is worth mentioning again: LITERALLY!

It has to be the one of most over-used words in the English language especially by millenials & teenage girls.

It always appears in you tube & IG comments.

[+ Charlie]

"So," "Well" and "Yes" at the beginning of an answer are all simply fillers to indicate that the speaker understands and intends to respond to the question, but they give him a few extra seconds to think about what he will say. "That's a good question" serves the same function.

[+ E.T.Bass]

we pronounce it hay-nous

In Canada do you pronounce preventative or do you say preventive?

I believe the British say preventive which is (or should be) correct.

 

Afraid we are stuck with it though. Hear preventative a lot. My pet peeve. ?

[RealAvalon]

In Canada do you pronounce preventative or do you say preventive?

I believe the British say preventive which is (or should be) correct.

 

Afraid we are stuck with it though. Hear preventative a lot. My pet peeve. ?

I had to think about this one. I would mostly say preventive, for example 'preventive maintenance.' But, and maybe it's for emphasis? I could also say "It's preventative!"

[orville]

Versatile

 

I'm sure it's been mentioned on here already.

Aren't we all?

[marylander1940]

Aren't we all?

 

Bottoms tend to call themselves that way but if asked they'll confess their preference. ?

[orville]

Actually

Literally

Virtually

You missed BASICALLY, which is probably unnecessary to use every single time, and Millennials had VIRTUALLY destroyed by overusing it that is now cacophonous, "LIKE ... LITERALLY!!"

 

Edited July 12, 2020 by orville

[orville]

Bottoms tend to call themselves that way but if asked they'll confess their preference. ?

I'm versatile at doing many things in life, and even on bed I can bottom in diverse positions, so I'm still versatile! ?

[orville]

I will be so happy to never hear the words "Social Distancing" again....

I know right?! When in reality is PHYSICAL!

[marylander1940]

I'm versatile at doing many things in life, and even on bed I can bottom in diverse positions, so I'm still versatile! ?

 

Many tops are truly versatile too.

[mike carey]

I had to think about this one. I would mostly say preventive, for example 'preventive maintenance.'

My immediate reaction was that I'd use preventative, but when you offered this, I realised I too would say preventive maintenance. I did a quick search and the Oxford listed both with the same definition and didn't comment in the dictionary on the etymology or which was preferred, or any difference in usage. Reading further, on one of the grammar sites it noted that preventive was used slightly more often in British English but was the most common usage in American English. Now I won't be able to stop myself from thinking about it every time I go to use the word/s.

[+ Charlie]

I think of "preventive" as an adjective, "preventative" as a noun.

[RealAvalon]

I think of "preventive" as an adjective, "preventative" as a noun.

Possibly

[Rudynate]

horrific

[orville]

If you think you're "discreet" and don't want to out yourself, please stop using "Like a Champ", it's becoming the new ...

 

[+ azdr0710]

probably mentioned before, but I'm on a crusade!.....

 

"going forward"

"incentivize"

"I'll reach out to....."

"amazing"

"skill set"

 

there is more, but............

[Guest]

You know what I mean?

[+ poolboy48220]

You know what I mean?

Or "you know what I'm saying?" Howard Stern was interviewing a guy who used that phrase after nearly every sentence, and Howard would reply "I know what you're saying" EVERY time. I don't think the guy even noticed.