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BarbaRosa

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34. ...ain't no good for nobody.

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sat Oct 22, 2022, 01:51 PM

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I nominate "with that being said" for the verbal dumpster [View all] mahina Oct 2022 OP

Agree! I hate that phrase alongside of possibly, "but here we are" Walleye Oct 2022 #1

Agreed! Well, It is what it is mahina Oct 2022 #2

Hey don't try to take that one away! Shermann Oct 2022 #9

Ok, point taken. mahina Oct 2022 #20

If anyone says with that being said more than once in a conversation or interview mahina Oct 2022 #3

Now, don't get me wrong... keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #4

How about "Honestly." True Dough Oct 2022 #5

Oh precisely! mahina Oct 2022 #21

Not that I believe this, but... keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #6

...at the end of the day... CurtEastPoint Oct 2022 #7

I'll have to circle back with you on that mahina Oct 2022 #22

Still trying to snowybirdie Oct 2022 #8

It worked for John Hancock Marthe48 Oct 2022 #17

Needless to say, Pinback Oct 2022 #10

Please remove "Literally" along with it! Ziggysmom Oct 2022 #12

I could care less. Pinback Oct 2022 #16

That trend towards superlatives is getting out of hand. malthaussen Oct 2022 #29

:-) "In terms of" useless phrases, you're the best! spooky3 Oct 2022 #14

If that was off the top of your head Marthe48 Oct 2022 #18

You've won my heart mahina Oct 2022 #23

Also, "it broke my heart" which is oft done when "it" did no such thing. CTyankee Oct 2022 #26

It's an expression that conveys that an upcoming pivot is intentional Shermann Oct 2022 #11

True. But that being said, "however" does the same thing with fewer words. Ocelot II Oct 2022 #13

It can also act as a segway into something predicated by the previous statement Shermann Oct 2022 #15

I perceive a difference... malthaussen Oct 2022 #31

Ha! mahina Oct 2022 #24

"my blood is oxygenated" is a nice term. I think I'll use it! CTyankee Oct 2022 #27

Almost as fun as when our hormones are carbonated. mahina Oct 2022 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Oct 2022 #25

Nope. Read Sherman's post. But without context I can see how you'd think so. mahina Oct 2022 #42

It is what it is. Earth-shine Oct 2022 #19

I agree, but it's not a hill I'm willing to die on. Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #28

How about "You know what I'm saying" after every sentence. Boomerproud Oct 2022 #30

"And she's all, 'you know what I'm saying?' and I'm like, 'No!'" n/t malthaussen Oct 2022 #32

And you know what I mean? LNM Oct 2022 #35

I am guilty of using the phrase. malthaussen Oct 2022 #33

...ain't no good for nobody. BarbaRosa Oct 2022 #34

"But I digress" GenThePerservering Oct 2022 #36

HA! mahina Oct 2022 #37

Not that I'm nominating this word, but just for laughs: Sogo Oct 2022 #39

Sweet guy mahina Oct 2022 #41

Hate that one. LudwigPastorius Oct 2022 #40

I nominate "I nominate" whistler162 Oct 2022 #43