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Fess up! Don't you find it annoying when people use buzzwords — like OMG! for 'oh my god' and uber for extremely — to give the impression that they're cutting edge? Especially when those words are so over-used that they've lost all power to impress or amuse. A new book identifies the worst of these crimes against the English language — and may out a few unwitting Alan Partridges in the process. Here are some of the most heinous examples...
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Complaining about how language is used is almost always pointless. Wether you agree with a certain usage is largely irrelevant if you can derive the speakers intention from it. By taking all of the examples out of their respective registers and examining them with a different formality than intended by the speaker it's relatively easy to poke fun at their usage.
Whilst I agree that some phrases can be incredibly irksome this kind of lexical snobbery attempts to stifle evolution of language.
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cynthianews · 4612 days ago · link ·
Language will continue to evolve, there is really no way to stifle it, nor should we want to try. I think that this is merely poking fun at the manner. People may text or type WTF, but when they speak they still have to say the complete phrase, 'What the Fuck.'
AhimMoonchowsen · 4612 days ago · link ·
I don't disagree with you. I wasn't particularly interested in the article so much as having a platform to state my grievance with the phrase "living the dream". Also on that list of "shudder-able utterances, "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you". -argh!
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AhimMoonchowsen · 4613 days ago · link ·
Buzz phrases drive me crazy! When I ask someone how they are and they respond, "living the dream".... I shudder.
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