University publishes 15 words we <3 to hate for 2009

arstechnica.com ^ | January 01, 2009 - 08:00AM CT | David Chartier

[TRY ONE]

“It's not about the money” means “It's always about the money”

[DManA]

I am noticing more and more people are throwing in a useless “so” at the beginning of their sentences.

Please explain your project.

So my project is all about..........

[Charles Henrickson]

I am SO there!

[willyd]

Even so, if you ever want to “bounce some ideas off me”, just let me know. Sometimes it pays to “think outside the box”.

[willyd]

That reminds me of a web site I did recently where the marketing firm insisted on using those terms. Now the site is going to rank for nonsense corporatese terms like “24 hour mission critical infrastructure delivery” instead of what they actually do.

[nodumbblonde]

It's rare to hear it used correctly. Makes me scream at the TV a lot. lol

I’m afraid anyone who has ever heard the phrase “those who forget history are doomed to repeat it” are doomed to repeat it.

rofl!

I do plan to steal the Brit's phrase "a one-off". :D

[Bunkasaurus]

I attended a seminar once where we were urged to:
“Avoid cliches. Be creative. Think outside the box.”

[denydenydeny]

“Not good.”

[mikrofon]

Per the title