Posted on 12/31/2007 8:13:17 AM PST by ricks_place
Shucks...I love the word random.
It's "language spread," making everything just a little bigger than it ought to be. "Whenever" instead of "when," "inside" instead of "in," "myself" instead of "me". It's as if we're all being paid by the pica!
Green is the new red (commies).
One bank not too long ago had English about #17 on the list after Tagalog. They were taken over and English is back to number one,
That is so gay!
It is a rare talent not to use two words when one will do.
Pedant bump.
I nominate “It’s all about...” and “Absolutely!”
Sheesh, you can’t even watch an episode of “This Old House” without someone constantly saying “Absolutely!”
A simple “Yes” would work most the time, but I guess it’s not flashy enough.
That’s so ghetto
You go girl
Bling bling
chillin
Exactly what I said about the suddenly paunchy Billy Mayes to my wife last week——————the new Ron Popeil-—except Mayes is not the ‘inventor’ Popeil is, or was, or pretends to be.
How about the discovery of a “cachet” of weapons in Iraq?
I had a composition teacher in high school who would hand papers back saying, “Great! Now cut the length in half, and don’t leave out anything important.”
LOL! Thanks for that. Whenever I hear that commentary I expect to see vacant eyes and encounter an IQ of less than 50.
One of the strenghts of the english language, especially American english, is that it is allowed to grow, and change.
Most of these words and phrases will in time fade away as they are no longer useful, but some will catch on, and a few will go on to become "standard" english.
The purpose of a language, any language, is to express ideas. As a picture can replace a thousand words, a "pop" phrase can convey deeper meaning as both the speaker and the listener understands what is meant.
Now haveing said that, I do not excuse the subsitution of an incorrect word for the proper word, this is just plain ignorant on the part of the speaker.
>>>Just pray that he never runs for political office!
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Just pray that he never runs for political office!
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