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In reply to the discussion: What cliches, hackneyed phrases make you cringe? [View all]VMA131Marine
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We are not pregant. WE are expecting a baby or even HAVING a baby. SHE is pregnant.
hedda_foil
Jan 2018
#15
Pretty much all of them. My esteem for a pundit or speaker immediately goes down when they use
Midwestern Democrat
Jan 2018
#19
In terms of cliches in writing and speaking, I've been there, done that even when thinking...
NNadir
Jan 2018
#33
I'd consider it a badge of honor if you'd be my guest applying it to the babes in the woods...
NNadir
Jan 2018
#79
Off the top of my head, I'm thinking this is the kiss of death for these posts...
NNadir
Jan 2018
#116
The feigned and insincere "Sorry" thrown out when they're not "sorry" at all- usually
NBachers
Jan 2018
#46
Moving Forward! It's like every mid management douche now knows he has to work that in
brewens
Jan 2018
#91
Impact weather day. I don't know if this is just my local news channel trying to make this a thing
seaglass
Jan 2018
#97
Or 'how to make what's outside the everyone's kitchen window seem like news'
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Jan 2018
#98
"Disruptive" anytime it's celebrated like a GOOD thing (i.e., from Tech Bros)
Blue_Tires
Jan 2018
#120