"My most hated over used phrase" Topic

Today it is "We've been on a remarkable journey ". I realsied this when I read the following :

ITV's Michele Buck added: "We can promise the final five Poirot films will be a fitting tribute to a much-loved literary character.

"When the ending comes it'll be very dramatic and incredibly emotional. We've been on a remarkable journey with Poirot."

And wanted to splutter expletives. Really, a remarkable journey ? Poirot is pretty much the same at the end as he was in the first story – just older. We all get older.

I've been on a remarkable journey with TMP over the last 10 years

I have to agree.
How many Olympic atletes congratulate themselves on winning the gold medal with "When I began this journey…"

Heck, I would not be surprised to hear that kim Kardashian or Paris Hilton* have tweeted about the jopurney they are on.

* Our touchstones for shallow people.

I want to touch Paris Hilton, does that count?

I would rather touch KK.

I was more thinking "its a perfect storm of…(fill in the blank)"

This has been an remarkable journey, but on a go forward basis

(everyone in my office, my bosses included know that I will go into loud barfing noises whenever I hear those last 4 words).

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Tim

Well, it is what it is…

I would rather touch KK.

Is that because you know where Miss Hilton's mouth has been?

I would be afraid to touch either since I don't know where that has been.

Agree with all of the above and would like to add:

"Back in the day…" It's really starting to me off so it's treading on thin ice.

There are thousands more I'm sad to say.

Doug

The one I hate is "I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you."

Yea yea, worn out catch phrase.

"Celebrity…."

"Old School"

If ever a metaphor has come loose of its moorings its that one.

As for anything on television, or written about television: *Stop Now* give your brain cells a chance!

I really really hate "back in the day" – especially when it's used by someone who is ~20 and is reffering to something that they used to do about 18 months or so ago.

Back in the day my ruddy posterior !

'… moving forward…'

'…for my sins…' Really, what bloody sins?

anything with '…from hell' after it.

"Boots on the ground."

"Only then would they find closure."

"And it changed her life forever."

"At the end of the day."

"Iconic."

"Game-changer."

Basically any sports or war analogy in business.

Anytime the word "Courage" is used in sports. (unless it is a double amputee running a Marathon on prosthetic legs, or something equally remarkable…)

'Arguably' Damn it, state your opinion and stand up for it!

24/7 365
innit
using the word like incorrectly – as in 'well, we were like no way man and he was like whatever, and she like just didn't do anything like' – WRONG WRONG WRONG GAAAAAAHHHHHHH makes people sound so thick
110% – what?!?!?
hooyah – does that mean?

Oh and let's not forget saying something ia a "challenge" when actually, it's a problem. Is it considered too frightening to admit that there really are such things as problems…?

Also, the seemingly innocent phrase "do you know what?" now seems to be used all the time by telly people in a gratuitous and tautological manner.

@20th Maine – you should know better than to start a topic like this on a board that is frequented by those over 50

Doug

Anything with "amazing" in it.

"She is an amazing person."

"This has been an amazing experience"

or with "Important."

"This is an important piece of art work."

"It's an important victory for the Packers"

Add anything on Tumbleweed's short list.

"____ is like ____ on steroids."

That was funny the first time. It was. Now it's just dumb, but people still smile smugly when they use this phrase as if they'd said something clever, and other people actually laugh. I can't fathom it.

"Work hard, play hard"….Gah!

Awesome list

…with the numbers filed off.

Literally.

I literally died.

So, what, you are a zombie?

I agree with Alien Surfer about "like" being inserted as every second word. Or, in French, the same thing with the word "genre".

"Same old same old"

Very annoying…

Doug

"In a woorld…";^)

…….emotional rollercoaster.

Out of the box
OMG

Iam so sick of the overuse of "Jumping the Shark."

Oh yeah 'emotional roller' coaster is awful!

Various examples of poor grammar will always annoy me, expecially if over used. But top of my list must be:

"Fair and Balanced"

A sarcastic statement followed by "Really"?

"That's what I'm talkin about"

"That's how I roll."
"You betcha".
and
"Dude"

All need to be locked in Liquid Nitrogen in a timecapsule for about 50 years.

"You betcha"

Best not visit Minnesota. Seems to be the standard response to almost any question or comment.

Touching base, play with your own base and leave mine alone

Wow, I didn't realize until now how irritating my phraseology is: THAT must explain my high Stifle count.

Here are a few more:

From time to time
The root of the matter
Stand in awe
Suffer little children
Get thee behind me
A thorn in the flesh
As a lamb to the slaughter
How are the mighty fallen
A still small voice
Turned the world upside down
Unto the pure all things are pure
Know for a certainty
Fell flat on his face
Pour out your heart
Be horribly afraid
The skin of my teeth
Put words in my mouth

Yep; all KJV English that has entered the Mother Tongue without most of us even knowing the source. (courtesy National Geographic….)

Thank you so much.
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(The above is all over the place now. Blech!)
The question never arise, how much?
A little, a lot or in between.
Thank you very much was good enough.
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Thank you,
Bill

"There is no crying" Such as "there is no crying in baseball"

Last one I heard was "there is no crying in catering" from a new Bravo show.

A sarcastic statement followed by "Really"?

Do I do that ? Really ??

Last one I heard was "there is no crying in catering" from a new Bravo show.

Unless you are chopping onions