Annoying filler words and phrases! :(

[Rindee]

Here's one that really annoys me..."by and large." The corporation, by and large, is corrupt." Why not just write "The corporation is corrupt"? LOL grrrr!!! I never heard "by and large" until recent years, now I hear it far too much, besides, what does it even mean LOL!

 

[JBR]

It means "in general". It means not entirely, but looked at on the whole.

 

[Rindee]

It means "in general". It means not entirely, but looked at on the whole.

Yes, that is the definition given for that phase, but it's still a filler phrase, and, by and large, a superfluous one lol!!

 

[CallMeKate]

Yes, that is the definition given for that phase, but it's still a filler phrase, and, by and large, a superfluous one lol!!,

It's shorter than "for the most part"... now there's a positive!

 

[JBR]

Yes, that is the definition given for that phase, but it's still a filler phrase, and, by and large, a superfluous one lol!!

Well, what if you wanted to comment on some situation, but don't want to say it's completely absurd or useless? Or what if you wanted to comment about an organization (say, for corruption) but don't mean to say everybody in it is corrupt?

 

[Rindee]

Well, what if you wanted to comment on some situation, but don't want to say it's completely absurd or useless? Or what if you wanted to comment about an organization (say, for corruption) but don't mean to say everybody in it is corrupt?

In that case, wouldn't "by and small" be more appropriate? LOL!

 

[Rindee]

Here's another one using "by and large" again with another filler phrase "in and of itself" that annoys me to no end!! example: "The corporation, by and large and in and of itself, is corrupt." OMG!!!

 

[Babs2u]

Here's one that really annoys me..."by and large." The corporation, by and large, is corrupt." Why not just write "The corporation is corrupt"? LOL grrrr!!! I never heard "by and large" until recent years, now I hear it far too much, besides, what does it even mean LOL!

For the most part.

 

[Nathan]

Using the word "dropped" as in "so-n-so just dropped a new video...."

I can accept when a cow drops a new calf, but the calf literally does...

 

[GoodEnuff]

"Like"

He like went to the store and like had to park like far away and walk like in the rain.

ARRGH!!!

 

[OregonGuy]

"I am DOWN for that" is the current phrase.....used to be "UP" either phrase is superfluous ... just say "I like that"

and the proper word is regardless not IRregardless

 

[johndoe]

You know?

 

[Sunny]

Starting nearly every sentence with "So..."

 

[GoodEnuff]

So, like he went to the store, ya know? Irregardless of the rain cuz he was down with it.

 

[Nathan]

"Like"

He like went to the store and like had to park like far away and walk like in the rain.

ARRGH!!!

Remember Maynard G. Krebs?



He was like the first dude I knew of that put the "like" out there in the common vernacular.

 

[Rindee]

For the most part.

I know the meaning thank you, I wrote it because it's a phrase that annoys me lol!

 

[Rindee]

Remember Maynard G. Krebs?

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He was like the first dude I knew of that put the "like" out there in the common vernacular.

Hey wait! That's not Maynard it's Gilligan lol!!

 

[Rindee]

A boyfriend of mine used to always say "ya know what I mean?" after every sentence GRRRRRRRR! I finally told him if he said that one more time I'll scream lol!!!

 

[CallMeKate]

Hey wait! That's not Maynard it's Gilligan lol!!

You beat me to it, @Rindee ... that's exactly what I was going to say.

 

[Rindee]

It's shorter than "for the most part"... now there's a positive!

Better, "generally" or, "overall"

 

[Rindee]

A friend always said.."Like I always say," before the main part of his statement... I would tell him "I've known you for years and that's the 1st time I've heard you say that." LOL!

 

[carouselsilver]

I think that there are phrases that being way too overused. Whenever I am on a phone call with customer service or my doctor's office, and am asked for my information, the other person always responds with either "Perfect!" Or, "Awesome!" It is all I can do not to yell "NO it's not!

 

[GoodEnuff]

This is a funny thread!

 

[Knight]

I think this goes along with useless filler words. Lucky U K residents have this kind of talent.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

My husband and I have a friend who uses ‘hence, therefore’ in almost every sentence he uses.