Let's Retire these Cliches

[Feraud]

Feraud's definitely taking this thread to the next level.

lol lol

 

[BegintheBeguine]

More internet peeves

Oh, and why are the only people who overuse the word definitely are the ones who can't spell it?

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Well its obvious he is leveraging his strengths in order to have a success oriented strategy for language usage.

 

[Lady Day]

Well its obvious he is leveraging his strengths in order to have a success oriented strategy for language usage.

Word.

LD

 

[imoldfashioned]

Oh, and why are the only people who overuse the word definitely are the ones who can't spell it?

(sheepishly raises her hand) for years that was me--it took me forever not to write "definately". I do believe I'm cured now though.

 

[BegintheBeguine]

lol I use the 'finite' trick. I sneaky.
Oh! Let's retire props. Please. And Shout out. And Woot. Thank you. (Really, are these considered cliches, or just extremely irritating words?)

 

[The Wolf]

This might be a California-ism, "I'm just being me."
I pointed out to someone that they never use it when they are doing something good; "I'll pay for everyone, I'm just being me.". It's always used as an excuse: one does something inappropriate and says "I'm just being me." when they are given a bad look.

GeniusInTheLamp, are you a fan of "Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"?

BegintheBeguine, I constantly mispell "definitely". Thanks for the tip.

That's how I roll,
The Wolf

 

[GeniusInTheLamp]

GeniusInTheLamp, are you a fan of "Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"?

That's how I roll,
The Wolf

I didn't get where I am today by not knowing my Britcoms.

 

[Kevin Noel Olso]

I didn't see anyone mention, so I'll bring up the term 'hottie'. Something about that word just grates on my nerves.[huh]

 

[panamag8or]

This might be a California-ism, "I'm just being me."
I pointed out to someone that they never use it when they are doing something good; "I'll pay for everyone, I'm just being me.". It's always used as an excuse: one does something inappropriate and says "I'm just being me." when they are given a bad look.

GeniusInTheLamp, are you a fan of "Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"?

BegintheBeguine, I constantly mispell "definitely". Thanks for the tip.

That's how I roll,
The Wolf

Definite, followed by "ly". That's how I've remembered it. Of course, I tend to recall certain words phonetically.

 

[Lady Day]

This might be a California-ism, "I'm just being me."
That's how I roll,
The Wolf

Hella California-ism, dude.

LD

 

[sweetfrancaise]

I didn't get where I am today by not knowing my Britcoms.

Brilliant!

Phrases (not sure if I'd call these clichés) I'd like to see erased?

Anyways--bad grammar, irritates the living daylights out of me, especially when I read it in essays when peer editing.

"I know, right?"--a California-ism, I'm led to believe, as I was the only one out of thirteen people to use it while I was studying overseas this summer, and realized how gosh-darn annoying it is (still trying to overcome the habit!).

"Super"--but only in the sense of super-good, super-cool, super-easy. It's cool on its own...leave it that way.

 

[PrettySquareGal]

I loathe when a writer starts anything with "In today's world..."

 

[TheKitschGoth]

"No offence but.." :rage:

 

[Twitch]

"You go girl!" has got to go and so does "at the end of the day..."

 

[John in Covina]

Hackneyed Expressions:

Look what the cat dragged in!

 

[BegintheBeguine]

Oh, that's colorful! I don't want to see that one go.
When I first read 'at the end of the day' (cringe) I took it literally and of course it didn't make any sense. Then I learned it was a stupid cliche and I hated it even more. 'When all is said and done" doesn't grate on me nearly as much.
I admit I have never heard 'With a twist!'. What does it mean?

 

[J.S.Udontknowme]

Hackneyed Expressions:

Look what the cat dragged in!

It's "look what the dogs drug in" here. lol

 

[J.S.Udontknowme]

"For the greater good" makes me cringe. :rage:

 

[Ecuador Jim]

Ah, how quickly we forget:

Groovy
Cherry
Far out
Are you serious?
Right on!
and my personal favorite.....DUDE!