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OT Overused words.
Aaron Rhoads, Photographer
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McComb | MS | USA | Posted: 5:01 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> I just watched the McCain/Palin vp thing on tv during lunch.
You know I think I'm sick and tired of Tv news people using the word "maverick."
They use the word in every sentence. I swear!
Now, not only is McCain a maverick, but now his vp pick, Palin, is also a maverick.
Besides, there is only one maverick, James Garner.
Other words that get overused imo
"look or listen." As in, look, I'm tired of people over using words like maverick.
When I hear those one of those two words, I usually stop paying attention to what the person is saying. |
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Walter Calahan, Photographer
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Westminster | MD | USA | Posted: 5:06 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> Aaron
Thanks for being such a maverick by pointing this out.
You looked, and, like, saw the emperor had no clothes.
GRIN
Best |
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Michael Granse, Photographer
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Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 5:12 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> Of all the overused words so far, "change" is the one that keeps me waiting for the punchline that never comes.
Change can be a good thing, change can be exciting, change can be inspirational, and change can be the twenty seven cents you get to keep from the next dollar you make.
Change is good if change is for the better, but change is bad if change is for the worse. Tired of hearing the word "change" yet? :) |
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Jeff Keacher, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Stanford | CA | USA | Posted: 5:18 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> The overuse -- and misuse -- of "literally" really irks me.
The good news is that the overuse of "like" seems to have gone out of style. |
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Nick Wass, Photographer
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Wheaton | MD | USA | Posted: 6:07 PM on 08.29.08 |
| ->> maverick-tom cruise in Top Gun |
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Steven E. Frischling, Photographer
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Live HVN : Work SFO-NYC | | | Posted: 6:09 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> Jeff,
Did you literally ignore that the only Maverick is James Garner (Mel Gibson wasn't bad as Maverick in the movie remake, which co-stars James Garner who was awesome as Rockford).
..........where were we? |
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Davis Barber, Photographer
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Fullerton | CA | USA | Posted: 6:23 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> The overused words I hear most often are random, actually and ironically.
Such random uses are almost never ironic, actually.
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Alex Boyce, Photographer
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central italy | n/a | italy | Posted: 8:12 PM on 08.29.08 |
| ->> no comment (over used by those who dont want to answer) |
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Sabina Moran, Photographer
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Finksburg | MD | USA | Posted: 8:56 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> ok, my favorite is "Warrior".
From Merriam-Webster's College Dictionary:
warrior (n) - a person engaged or experienced in warfare.
From several interviews with various athletes when asked about playing the game with one of their teammates:
"He is a warrior." |
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Bruce Twitchell, Photographer
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Coeur d'Alene | ID | USA | Posted: 9:23 PM on 08.29.08 |
| ->> OT.... this one shows up WAY too often on this site. |
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Scott A. Schneider, Photographer
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Minneapolis | MN | USA | Posted: 9:46 PM on 08.29.08 |
| ->> Today's New York Times shows the words most frequently used in campaign ads: http://tinyurl.com/6rnuyn |
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Will Powers, Photographer
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Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 10:09 PM on 08.29.08 |
| ->> "obviously" especially when it isn't |
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Max Levine, Photographer, Assistant
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Philadelphia | PA | USA | Posted: 10:52 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> The phrase "To be honest with you."
My dad once told me that people who say the aforementioned phrase have a tendency to lie. Otherwise, they would be honest all the time. That's my .02 |
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Steve Ueckert, Photographer
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Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 11:45 PM on 08.29.08 |
->> Max--
Your dad sounds like my Dad who more than once advised me: "honesty isn't the best policy...it's the only policy."
With respect to this topic, I hope the word gravitas fades back into obscurity for another century or so. It's been 8 years since Cheney was selected as his VP by then Gov. Geo. H. Bush and I still can't recall any other time in my life that I have heard that word that was, back then, too often repeated.
Few things bother me as much as fifty cent people trying to impress others with the use of five dollar words. When the late Wm F. Buckley, Jr. used such verbage, I never doubted that he knew exactly what he was saying. Sadly too many talking heads on TV fail to project that same certaintude.
--Steve |
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Jim Comeau, Student/Intern, Photographer
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San Diego | CA | USA | Posted: 12:02 AM on 08.30.08 |
->> Whom used as a subject instead of an object.
Entitled when titled should be used. |
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Scott Utterback, Photographer
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Louisville | Ky | USA | Posted: 12:43 AM on 08.30.08 |
->> I don't like it when people say vaca instead of vacation and I really don't like it when people text me a reply of K. Seriously... you are so busy you had to shorten OK?
Just for the record... there were four Maverick brothers. Garner played Bret but there was also Bart, Beau and Brent. |
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Chuong Doan, Photographer
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Kansas City | MO | USA | Posted: 1:21 AM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> "AT THE END OF THE DAY" |
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Dave Prelosky, Photographer
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Lower Burrell | Pa | US | Posted: 4:06 AM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> Battleground State? I keep looking around for the bodies |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 4:48 AM on 08.30.08 |
->> The reflexive "myself" used as a substitue for "me."
"Nick, Judy, and myself went downtown..."
I think people use that word trying to sound intelligent. How ironic!
Then there's the old favorite "general consensus." As opposed to, oh, a consensus of one. Like, a maverick.
"Karl Rove." As in anything (which may or may not, literally, exist) that is evil, mysterious, or just plain wrong yet somehow gets someone elected president.
"Certaintude" when what is actually meant is "certitude." ;)
"That's my .02" - Now, that's change I can't believe in.
Chuong - you're posting at 1 AM. You've got a long way to go...
With all those warriors running around, every state is a battleground.
The words CLINTON and BUSH are enough to make me sick. |
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Nic Summers, Photographer
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Mount Prospect | IL | USA | Posted: 7:31 AM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> Off Topic is overused. |
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Rob Bye, Photographer
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Winnipeg | MB | Canada | Posted: 8:21 AM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> My company's favorite buzz words: "Going Forward". "Going forward, our policy will be..." The company is definately NOT going forward - it's slowly sliding backwards and downhill. :) |
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Randy Snyder, Photographer
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Huntington | WV | United States | Posted: 10:09 AM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> A few words chafe my hide: "irregardless" and suppose"b"ly instead of supposedly. More importantly is the word "colored" used by some folks in my area when referring to African-Americans. |
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Dave Collyer, Photographer
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Haleiwa | HI | USA | Posted: 1:48 PM on 08.30.08 |
->> This is becoming an english lesson, so I need to dumb it down a bit...
How about 'dude' and 'friggin'.
"Dude, my friggin Canon won't focus!"
I use these words way too much. |
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Eric Canha, Photographer
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Brockton | MA | United States | Posted: 3:27 PM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> How about "we don't have a budget" or "this will get you tons of exposure" |
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Patrick Dove, Photographer
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San Angelo | TX | USA | Posted: 4:09 PM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> "It is what it is." |
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Nick Wass, Photographer
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Wheaton | MD | USA | Posted: 4:24 PM on 08.30.08 |
->> hero..as "the hero of the game is/was..."
hero?
they're not saving lives here... |
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Jody Gomez, Photographer
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Murrieta | CA | USA | Posted: 7:08 PM on 08.30.08 |
->> I agree with "we're willing to offer you tons of exposure and free advertising".
Listen dude, to be honest, I may be a maverick, but I would like to take a vaca some day. Tons of exposure and free advertising just doesn't friggin feed my kids and myself. Ironically, they might actually find a shooter to randomly work for tons of exposure, but I'm literally going forward and am a warrior for change. But, it is what it is and at the end of the day, I will obviously be the only hero in my game plan. Just my $ .02.
Giggle |
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Scott Utterback, Photographer
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Louisville | Ky | USA | Posted: 8:24 PM on 08.30.08 |
->> And the Oscar for best use of bad words and phrases goes to... Jody Gomez!
(the crowd goes crazy) |
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Andrew Worrall, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Columbia | M0 | | Posted: 9:07 PM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> On fox: "some people say" |
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Renay Johnson, Photographer, Assistant
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San Diego | CA | | Posted: 9:16 PM on 08.30.08 |
| ->> I'll add to this thread. I really can't stand when people say "I'm down to earth" or "I'm honest". If you are down to earth or honest, I should be able to see it. Shouldn't have to tell me. It's a red flag when someone tell me that they are honest and if the person says they are down to earth, first sign that he/she is as materialistic as I am. |
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Baron Sekiya, Photographer
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Kailua-Kona | HI | USA | Posted: 12:47 AM on 08.31.08 |
| ->> "less than a minute remaining" in Macintosh dialogue boxes. And it's never less than a minute 99% of the time. |
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Francis Specker, Photographer
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Riverside | CA | USA | Posted: 4:49 AM on 08.31.08 |
| ->> At the end of the day I think the solution is to think outside the box with synergy so that our core competency is on the same page with a win-win, customer centric metric that is value-added and a paradigm shift away from any trite expressions that don't build our brand or stay on message. IMHO, just saying. |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington | IL | United States | Posted: 8:36 AM on 08.31.08 |
->> Give it up for.... (when introducing someone)
Give what up? |
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Jody Gomez, Photographer
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Murrieta | CA | USA | Posted: 10:55 AM on 08.31.08 |
->> Now that I think about it, another phrase I can't stand is "have a good one" instead of have a good day or have a nice day.
I have no idea why it bugs me so much, but it does. It makes me cringe.
Jody |
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Osamu Chiba, Photographer
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Vista | CA | USA | Posted: 12:53 PM on 08.31.08 |
| ->> "Basically" |
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Andrew Craft, Photographer
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Fayetteville | NC | USA | Posted: 1:19 PM on 08.31.08 |
->> Hero.
It seems everybody is a hero nowadays. Just because you are a cop or a firefighter, it doesn't make you a hero. |
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Pat Farrington, Photographer
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Ft. Collins | CO | USA | Posted: 1:44 AM on 09.02.08 |
->> A favorite one of campaign attack ads - "flip-flop"
I always thought a "flip-flop" was when someone had one opinion, changed their mind and then changed their mind again back to their original opinion.
When someone changes their opinion just once (supporting the war in Iraq and then saying it was wrong or supporting a "bridge to nowhere" and then not) isn't that just a "flip"? |
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Mitchell Clinton, Photographer
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Carlsbad | CA | USA | Posted: 7:24 AM on 09.02.08 |
| ->> Awesome, Hero. |
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Landon Finch, Photographer
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Colorado Springs | CO | USA | Posted: 9:55 AM on 09.02.08 |
->> "And it's never less than a minute 99% of the time."
Now that's funny. |
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Renay Johnson, Photographer, Assistant
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San Diego | CA | | Posted: 10:38 AM on 09.02.08 |
| ->> Looks like this thread will stay the course. Going forward, perhaps others will chime in. |
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Dave Amorde, Photographer
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Lake Forest | CA | USA | Posted: 11:51 AM on 09.02.08 |
->> "Take a hike"
"Up yours, moron!"
"You can't shoot worth sh*t"
"I'd offer to let you work for free, but that's more than you're worth"
Obviously I've heard those friggin' words for, like, forever, and I'm damned tired of it. I want change and I want it now! |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 3:15 PM on 09.02.08 |
->> Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Jody beat me for the Oscar!
Oh, and, like, that's a cliche that some people say should take a hike. |
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Al Goldis, Photographer
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East Lansing | MI | USA | Posted: 8:32 PM on 09.02.08 |
->> whatnot
Any use is overuse--unless it's referring to a stand with shelves for ornaments.
As commonly used in the phrase "and whatnot," it becomes a junk word. Meaningless and without purpose, it is babble cluttering up a sentence. |
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Aaron Rhoads, Photographer
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McComb | MS | USA | Posted: 8:57 PM on 09.02.08 |
->> Another one, "exactly."
Usually pronounced, "eggsaaactly." |
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Denny Medley, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Kansas City | MO | USA | Posted: 9:16 PM on 09.02.08 |
->> "We don't HAVE a budget. We work for a non-profit."
To which I sometimes reply, "and you donate your time/services to this non-profit? Or are you actually paid a salary?" Usually gets 'em talking.
"marginalized" - what exactly does that one mean? Can someone be "majorilized" as well?
"Just Google-it" - when did a company name become a verb?
Dude, this thread's got my friggin' head spinnin'. Gonna go be a maverick and have myself a hero sammich (which is another oft-mispronounced word!)
And, I also hate the overuse of the word Random, especially since that is the name of my photography business, Random Photography! So, all you other guys/gals - cut it out!
8-) |
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Rich Cruse, Photographer
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Laguna Niguel | CA | USA | Posted: 9:33 PM on 09.02.08 |
| ->> "Irregardless" |
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Renay Johnson, Photographer, Assistant
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San Diego | CA | | Posted: 12:26 AM on 09.09.08 |
| ->> Let's add the word "edgey" I HATE that word. Everyone thinks they need an edgey photographer. Basically it's a photographer who puts the grubby touch to all of their images. |
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Wendi Kaminski, Photographer, Assistant
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La Mirada | CA | USA | Posted: 8:09 PM on 09.10.08 |
->> The new catch word for "we're so broke because of high gas prices and can't afford to travel for a VACATION"----StayCATION. What the heck!
What a stupid word. Watch it will probably get put in the dictionary now too.... |
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Wendi Kaminski, Photographer, Assistant
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La Mirada | CA | USA | Posted: 8:12 PM on 09.10.08 |
| ->> Oh one more...Lipstick Politics.....Tired of that one already in the last few hours from all the talking heads regurgitating the comment from Obama yesterday about the pig wearing lipstick. |
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John Lee, Photographer
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San Francisco | CA | USA | Posted: 8:49 PM on 09.10.08 |
| ->> "human condition" as in, "... documenting the human condition..." |
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