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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWords I don't want to hear anymore...
Some words are getting overused and I just have to say it before I scream.
Please add your least favorites here.
I'll start, I don't want to hear the word Remarkable Again for a long time.
Seems like most pundits use it at least twice in each broadcast and I really wish they would get a thesaurus or something.
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,982 posts)Especially by Trump.
2naSalit
(103,806 posts)And a portion set aside just for things that POS utters. Or we could just claim we don't to ever hear him speak ever again and leave it at that.
Arkansas Granny
(32,265 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(131,219 posts)Absolutely.
Granular.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)I swear to god I don't ever want that word said in my presence again.
or on TV.
I am sick of it and him.
Cuthbert Allgood
(5,339 posts)Very little that is "breaking news" on the 24-hour channels is actually breaking.
PatSeg
(53,544 posts)I'm less inclined to pay attention. They usually add some dramatic music or sound effects though, as if to say, "No really, this IS breaking news."
Siwsan
(27,891 posts)Definitely bigly.
Squinch
(60,067 posts)Siwsan
(27,891 posts)No more yuge. There could be an entire dictionary of his blatherings.
MotorCityBeard
(203 posts)It's a phrase, but it has been applied to Trump's actions more times than I care to remember,
2naSalit
(103,806 posts)maxsolomon
(39,120 posts)in headlines or OPs referencing snarky twitter responses. Twitter responses mean nothing.
dchill
(42,660 posts)Brainfodder
(7,781 posts)I play euchre twice a week, it's awkward.
Moostache
(11,284 posts)Brainfodder
(7,781 posts)Should elicit a chuckle at least, ty.
(1)
IcyPeas
(25,781 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,674 posts)I liked that word and Trump made it slimy
2naSalit
(103,806 posts)He made a lot of things slimy.
onethatcares
(17,010 posts)ain't nothing "perfect" especially about my date of birth or cable bill
KatyMan
(4,358 posts)For example:
Host: Guest, what about x?
Guest: (says something s/he thinks is funny), look, (answers question)
Totally Tunsie
(12,013 posts)You'll be hearing it a lot in the next four years. (It's still better than listening to Chump, however!)
JDC
(11,185 posts)Moostache
(11,284 posts)"We'll see what happens..."
"Nobody has ever..."
"the best, maybe, ever..."
"President Trump" / "President Trump advisor" / "Ivanka"
"Don Jr."
I could on and on for days....
2naSalit
(103,806 posts)Since there are SO MANY to object to.
Hekate
(100,133 posts)underpants
(197,177 posts)2naSalit
(103,806 posts)But I suppose its annoying length is enough to warrant addition to this list.
underpants
(197,177 posts)I just found it.
cry baby
(6,876 posts)Phrase I dont want to hear ever again: republican Senate majority
pwb
(12,802 posts)Is used way to much when things are not at all absolute.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Every time theres a baseless police killing, its called unfortunate.
Solly Mack
(97,265 posts)I'll get over it though. The snickering, that is.
Totally Tunsie
(12,013 posts)Lord, I hate that word. It sounds dumb and uneducated, no matter the intelligence of whoever uses it.
ProfessorGAC
(77,272 posts)Nothingtruffle? Isn't that at least more sophisticated?
Digger
(478 posts)That word has been drained of any significant meaning these days thanks to the trump cult. Nothing remains but a dried out hollow shell of a word.
tavernier
(14,510 posts)Now Im sick of all words Covid related for obvious reasons.
Oh, and McConnell. Definitely sick of that one.
Squinch
(60,067 posts)madinmaryland
(65,775 posts)2naSalit
(103,806 posts)And makes me stop reading or listening to clear my mind of it after trying to decide what the user actually meant and often trashes the message.
Liberty Belle
(9,709 posts)Typically by idiots who believe insane conspiracy sites over real news.
Mollyann
(158 posts)Out of an abundance of caution
2naSalit
(103,806 posts)And used by the opposite people to undo any legitimacy if the term.
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...it is a word essentially without meaning, and conveys nothing the word "idea" doesn't. A few more--analytics, The European Model, austerity, nothingburger, and--of course--awesome.
Texasgal
(17,245 posts)It's like taking an ice pick to the head.
dhill926
(16,953 posts)drives me nuts...but then, it's a short drive...
Hekate
(100,133 posts)Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)again.
3catwoman3
(29,796 posts)It just sounds clunky and awkward.
There is nothing wrong with good old influential.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)2naSalit
(103,806 posts)I never knew there were degrees on uniqueness before.
ironflange
(7,781 posts)And Boys.
2naSalit
(103,806 posts)
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