Cliches.

[Falcon]

Do you use them often? Some are cute, but some are used so often it's like fingernails down a chalkboard.

The one that is most irritating to me is: "to say the least".

What's yours?

 

[Lee]

The one that grates on my nerves is "basically"

 

[Grumpy Ol' Man]

Basically, I'm down with using rad cliches. To say the least, it's a simply awesome way to yak it up. When the rubber hits the road, I'm going to use language as American as apple pie.

I dislike cliches. Seems we've lost the ability to converse without either using cliches... or worse... curse words. Cliches can see significantly different popularity, depending on culture.... bless your heart!!!

 

[Falcon]

Guess they're akin to idioms; like "make the bed", or "DO the dishes".

 

[Pappy]

Don't you know, don't you know. Use to be real prevalent when CB's were popular.

Lee, there was a guy on coast to coast radio show that every other word was "basically."

 

[Falcon]

Another one: Starting a sentence with: "I'm like....

I'm like; driving my car....RIGHT !?

 

[Pappy]

How about, "where you at"?
My English teacher would have kicked my butt if I had talked like that.

 

[Falcon]

Yeah Pappy. You should never use a preposition to end a sentence with.

 

[911]

"At the end of the day..."

 

[Debby]

My personal least favourite is 'good on ya' instead of saying 'Well good for you, I'm glad that worked out'.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

The words "awesome" and "amazing" are so overused that they make my ears hurt.

 

[SifuPhil]

As a writer I struggle every day not to use -

 

[Lyn]

When I was still working ~ "there is no I in team" irked me.

 

[Sassycakes]

What annoys me the most is when I'm having a conversation with someone and after every sentence they say "Do you know what I mean", I want to say to them please repeat it to me because I must be stupid ,if I couldn't understand you the first time you said it.

 

[Justme]

I try to avoid them, but not always successful!

 

[QuickSilver]

Uptalking.... This is when every sentence ends in an up tone... like it was a Question? I went to the store? I met my friend Mary there? and she was wearing her new coat? You understand what I mean... It irks the hell out of me.

 

[JustBonee]

Every weekend in the world of sports .....

 

[Ameriscot]

I've rarely heard it here but in a certain area of England, they tend to end every sentence with 'yea?'. Drives me nuts.

Politicians here are always saying 'I say to you'. Well, obviously you are saying it to me. Just say it!

 

[Shirley]

I'm down with that.

 

[QuickSilver]

True that!!

 

[Oceana]

People who tell you something then add "don't get me wrong..." and then continue on rehashing what they just said. Infuriating. Not to mention the youthful habit of "I totally, like, agree with you."

 

[Athos]

Am tired of hearing "Just be yourself", "live your dreams" "you are only as old as you feel" (false)
"Don't give up, keep trying" "You make your own luck" "Happiness is what you make it"
"The glass is half full" and so many optimistic half-truths.
All of these have some truth and some untruth.
Perhaps the worst one attributed to Nietzsche is that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger
or some rubbish like that.

 

[drifter]

I try not to use cliches but get sucked in occasionally. One writing instructor said, 'if you've seen something once, by the time you get around to using it, it's probably already a cliche; don't use it. We're all different and we do the best we can. Generally, the less we use the better our writing will be.

 

[Meanderer]

 

[Falcon]

:lol1: Meanderer.