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2008-11-07 -Short Attention Span Theater-

The ten most annoying expressions in the English language

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Posted by Mike 2008-11-07 14:06|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 1A - Hope and Change

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-11-07 14:52|| 2008-11-07 14:52|| Front Page Top

#2 11. Hope and Change

Posted by ed 2008-11-07 14:54|| 2008-11-07 14:54|| Front Page Top

#3 paradigm
at this point in time (more American than 'moment')
really
strawman
ad hominem
BFF
these ones

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-11-07 15:10|| 2008-11-07 15:10|| Front Page Top

#4 That's hot.

The above saying always sends me into a homicidal rage.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-11-07 15:22|| 2008-11-07 15:22|| Front Page Top

#5 I think "Thrown under the bus" should be added to the list.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-11-07 15:40|| 2008-11-07 15:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Q ships?

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-11-07 15:41|| 2008-11-07 15:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Looks like Hope and Change is leading the ballot.

Posted by ed 2008-11-07 15:49|| 2008-11-07 15:49|| Front Page Top

#8 My personal teeth grinder is "I feel" instead of "I think".

Posted by ed 2008-11-07 15:50|| 2008-11-07 15:50|| Front Page Top

#9 using mute when intending moot.

Posted by Hellfish 2008-11-07 15:56|| 2008-11-07 15:56|| Front Page Top

#10 How about "healing" and "cleansing" when not applied to cosmetic or health products/procedures?

"Game-changer" is up there, too, though.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2008-11-07 16:04|| 2008-11-07 16:04|| Front Page Top

#11 "journalistic integrity"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-11-07 16:11|| 2008-11-07 16:11|| Front Page Top

#12 Please add....."Fair and balanced" "Spin Zone" "Don't be a pinhead" "Surge" "Disenfranchised citizens"

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-07 16:31|| 2008-11-07 16:31|| Front Page Top

#13 "One of the only..."

This makes me hit my head on the desk. It's written by people who would like to say that something is the only thing of its kind, but aren't sure of their facts, so they create this abomination. Try "One of the few..."

Also: most for almost. "Most everyone agrees that words mean what you want them to mean." Grrr.

Ah, there. I feel healed and cleansed!

Posted by Angie Schultz 2008-11-07 16:38|| 2008-11-07 16:38|| Front Page Top

#14 "I could care less" - which means exactly the opposite of what's intended! It should be "I couldn't care less".

Posted by Bulldog 2008-11-07 16:53|| 2008-11-07 16:53|| Front Page Top

#15 Iwas like
He/she was like
or commentator instead of comentor. A commontator is something you dig out of the ground to eat.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-11-07 16:55|| 2008-11-07 16:55|| Front Page Top

#16 Presently I'm to bussy to contribute to this discussion.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-11-07 17:11|| 2008-11-07 17:11|| Front Page Top

#17 Oh, totally!!!

Posted by Adriane 2008-11-07 18:33|| 2008-11-07 18:33|| Front Page Top

#18 Okay-y-y, so we're NOT talking about "ZOMG, like, IDK my BFF Jill ...TSUF"???

Gut Nuthin.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-11-07 18:44|| 2008-11-07 18:44|| Front Page Top

#19 "Quantum Leap"

Which we all know from Physics would be the smallest-possible leap.

Posted by BigJonC 2008-11-07 18:55|| 2008-11-07 18:55|| Front Page Top

#20 Boo - Yaaaa!

Posted by Stuart Scott 2008-11-07 19:27|| 2008-11-07 19:27|| Front Page Top

#21 "He took control of his own destiny"

NO!! If he had control, by definition it wasn't destiny!

Posted by GORT 2008-11-07 19:30|| 2008-11-07 19:30|| Front Page Top

#22 Bling. Worse, bling-bling.

Posted by tu3031 2008-11-07 20:09|| 2008-11-07 20:09|| Front Page Top

#23 ARCLIGHT

Posted by Thererong Turkeyneck2094 2008-11-07 21:55|| 2008-11-07 21:55|| Front Page Top

23:51 Cromert
23:47 Abu do you love
23:45 Joe Schmoe, then and now.
23:37 JosephMendiola
23:33 Jolutch Mussolini7800
23:32 ed
23:30 ed
23:30 ed
23:25 Procopius2k
23:18 Abu do you love
23:17 Zhang Fei
23:13 Abu do you love
23:10 Penguin
23:10 JosephMendiola
22:57 JosephMendiola
22:50 JosephMendiola
22:43 JDB
22:32 Fred
22:18 KBK
22:13 KBK
22:12 JosephMendiola
22:09 g(r)omgoru
22:07 JosephMendiola
22:03 Frank G