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Banished Words 2003
Lake Superior State University ^
| 01/01/03
| Tom Pink
Posted on 01/01/2003 6:58:20 AM PST by Tazlo
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posted on
01/01/2003 6:58:20 AM PST
by
Tazlo
To: Tazlo
Queens English:
"There is no such thing as 'the Queen's English.' The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares!" - Mark Twain
(And I grew up in Queens County, New York, USA, North America, Western Hemisphere, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.)
To: Tazlo
Watch the ESPN Sunday Night football game.
Swig a beer every time Paul Maguire says, "I'll tell you what..." or Joe Theisman says, "I'll say this...."
You'll be sloshed within a half-hour.
To: Tazlo
FROZEN TUNDRA Tundra means a frozen land, points out Michael Pittman of Cincinnati, Ohio. Usually used by sportscasters to describe the home field of the Green Bay Packers.
Interestingly, this is a "quote" attributed to the legendary voice, John Facenda ("The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field"). However, according to Ray Didinger, Hall of Fame Football Writer, now with NFL Films, Facenda never actually said it.
John Facenda
Owl_Eagle
Guns Before Butter.
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
One phrase above all others should be banned immediately:
"AT THE END OF THE DAY..."
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:12:27 AM PST
by
Russ
To: martin_fierro
LOL!!! ROTFLMAO!
To: martin_fierro
How many times do you hear "he has speed". Do they mean that he is fast or do they mean that he is carrying an illegal substance.
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:14:01 AM PST
by
FreePaul
To: Tazlo
The most misused phrase of 2002 (including here on this forum): "That begs the question..."
To: Tazlo
More drinking fun, beer only. Turn on talk radio. Take a swig for everytime you hear "There you go" in an on-air conversation.
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:21:48 AM PST
by
BradyLS
To: clintonh8r
The one that makes my hair stand on end is the constant repetition of the sentence "You know what I'm sayin' "
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:25:55 AM PST
by
Mears
To: Tazlo
May I add 24-7.
I hate it continuously.
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:31:15 AM PST
by
DManA
To: BradyLS
Another one is the use of "3:00 A.M. in the morning".
I hear this redundancy all the time on our local newscasts here in Boston.
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:31:48 AM PST
by
Mears
To: Russ
"At this particular point in time" (I tend to say "now")
To: Tazlo
"Keep up the good work."
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:35:03 AM PST
by
gitmo
To: Tazlo
The one that gets on my nerves the most is the use of "in terms of". I know several people who use this phrase in over and over and over. (ie: "yes, in terms of how much to spend,I think $50 would be OK. And while you are there, we will need to enclude a report summery. In terms of the amount we usually spend, I guess that would be enough. But then in terms of what Bill said yesterday, maybe we should reconsider.... and on and on)
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To: Tazlo
Has "slippery slope" made the list? Every politician should be fined heavily each time they say that.
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:54:37 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: Tazlo
They left out yadda yadda yadda, or was that taken off last year?
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posted on
01/01/2003 7:56:18 AM PST
by
buffyt
To: Tazlo
HOMELAND SECURITY A new and improved buzzword. With billions of dollars at stake, perhaps national security is just plain blasé. What happened to the Department of Defense? asks Rick Miller of Champaign, Illinois.
What happened to the DoD is that it was given a misnomer shortly after WWII. It has in fact always been what it presumably always will be--the Department of War.
To: Tazlo
Hey, don't forget:
"On a XXX basis"
"On a daily basis" == "Daily"
"On a regular basis" == "Regularly"
"On an irregular basis" == "Irregularly" or "sporadically"
This is truly a construction that has no basis.
Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
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