I don't like that one either. But yet, it shows up in the dictionary as a noun. Anyway, I agree with you on that one!
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Words or phrases that annoy you (even if you can't explain why) . . .
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I was just making the point it is a word. And obviously you're going to want to choose your words carefully based on context. "Anyways" used just shooting the breeze with friends is totally different than "anyways" used in a formal presentation on a serious topic, for instance.
Thankfully, This Side Of The Pond, we rarely encounter the linguistic horror "anyways".
That usage of that term appears to be confined to the US.
Now, 'anyway', I do know.
"Game changer", and the others are examples of what some may think is fashionable speech, but I regard them as evidence of the workings of a lazy mind.
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"Cringe" is just the opposite of "based"
"Game changer" is obnoxious in how overused it is, particularly in tech journalism. "This new product is going to be a GAME CHANGER!!" we're told, about practically everything. The amount of times it's been used in reference to the upcoming Apple headset alone has made me hate the phrase more than I ever did before.
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It sure is, and even then, my guess is that it's confined to a specific region. I hear it used a lot (and I use it myself, mostly because other people use it) here in the Southwest.
What phrase would you use in its place to describe something that, using another over used phrase, "changed the world", such as the iPhone introduction?
Speaking for myself, I think the idea here is that words and phrases that are overused start to lose their significance. For example, the word "awesome" is applied both to an incredible display of nature as well as an ice cream sundae. In the case of the iPhone, it was indeed a "game-changer" in the strongest sense of the word.
I just think it's redundant. Of course they will correspond to the subjects of the sentence in the same order.
I feel that way about "change the world" as well. It's accurate in terms of the iPhone. It's not accurate when every start up douchebro says their no-name company is going to do it. (I think Elizabeth Holmes said it a lot. Lol).
Neither really bothers me. It's tone that would bother me more. Even my pleasure with a sarcastic tone would annoy me. I'd rather have them say something unusual in a nice tone. And aren't all polite responses preprogrammed?
And so annoying to hear all agents are helping other customers for the tenth time. What are they playing cards??? Every time they do that message I think someone is going to pick up. And this is the same with every other business. Especially "Fast" Food. When I used to work at McD, our store would win awards for <1m service times. You're lucky to get an answer at DT in less than five minutes today.We are experiencing heavier than usual call volumes, please hold, we valueyourour time...
I'm going to call this a lie in many cases. For the most part, at least in my experience over the last 40 years, the USA has evolved from businesses having people answering their phones in a timely manner to the above. I'm sure there are variations of this, but my impression is that businesses are no longer properly staffed, they don't want to pay for employees to answer the phone, would rather have you hold, or you end up talking to someone in India, the Philippines or Asia where they are paid relatively less.
This is why I love Weird Al's "Word Crimes" 🎶That means you do care; at least a little🎵
Never heard the second half before. Is that about Wimpy paying his tab at the burger joint?"Shut the front door, see you next Tuesday".
What? I'm simply telling someone to please close the front door when they leave and I will see them next week. 😅
The thing that annoys me about these shortened words is when it's in writing. Just use the whole word. If you are speaking then I can see wanting to speak faster. The similar thing that annoy me is people posting in a general forum with Acronyms right off the bat. Use the words the first time with the Acronym in () then use it for the rest of the post.
LOL someone at work just said one that bugs me "I got my tax return" No it's your REFUND!
Oh, yes.
I am in complete agreement with you.
A heartfelt, passionate and profound amen to this.
You mean you don't like --
"I'm just going to the bottlo at woolies to get a cask of chardy to share at the barbie"
Translation "I'm just going down to the bottle shop at Woolworths to get a cask of Chardonnay to share at the Barbecue."
Nothing specific in terms words or phrases, but a general message in corporate speak when Senior Leadership is about to give bad news regarding head count. Insert blame this or that for current state of reasoning for this course of action.
The word “the” used in a business context. such as in a status update:
”Investigated the issue reported by the customer in the document.”
”Investigated the issue reported by the customer in the document.”