Sports cliches seem to be the worst! Just so everybody's on the same page: http://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/sport-quotes/sports-cliches/
Cliches.
- Thread starter Falcon
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Not a cliché, but a conversational habit. Young Americans love to use the word "Amazing!" to describe everything. I noticed when visiting England that Brits use the word "Brilliant!" the same way.
The language that makes me gnash my teeth is what I call "Airline Speech." When making announcements at airports and on the planes, the personnel reading canned announcements use expressions that are absolutely never used anywhere else.
"Ladies and gentlemen, at this time..."
"We DO ask that you keep your seat belts fastened at all times." (Why do they think the word "do" makes it sound better?
"Thank you for flying with ....(fill in airline)."
There are many more, but fortunately I am (AT THIS TIME!) not at an airport, so they don't pop into my head.
The language that makes me gnash my teeth is what I call "Airline Speech." When making announcements at airports and on the planes, the personnel reading canned announcements use expressions that are absolutely never used anywhere else.
"Ladies and gentlemen, at this time..."
"We DO ask that you keep your seat belts fastened at all times." (Why do they think the word "do" makes it sound better?
"Thank you for flying with ....(fill in airline)."
There are many more, but fortunately I am (AT THIS TIME!) not at an airport, so they don't pop into my head.
Good examples, Sunny! It probably started with the stagecoach driver making announcements to the passengers....moved along to the Bus Terminals...and Train Stations...and ended up at the Airport. I do thank you for sharing!
Falcon
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"You can say that again.
GDAD
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- Sydney....Australia
What irks me is how some of the young swear a lot in public. They can't say a sentence without F'n this Bloody that. They don't have any respect at all!
Melody1948
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I hate when someone says "ya know". If I knew I wouldn't be asking..
Then there is a guy I know that says "so" all the time, like a fill in word.
Oh yes, one more. Believe it or not I have heard people say "if you were smart, you would....."
Then there is a guy I know that says "so" all the time, like a fill in word.
Oh yes, one more. Believe it or not I have heard people say "if you were smart, you would....."
oakapple
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I agree that overuse of certain words [or sentences] can be annoying, but what annoys me even more are people who nudge you or touch your arm to make a point.Nudge nudge wink wink [to borrow from Monty Python.]The rising inflexion at the end of a sentence seems to come from Australia ' so I went to the bank?' etc.But has now spread everywhere.Like the word awesome, which all the kids here now seem to say [ I know it's from the US originally.]Like the overuse of the word hero.I used to know somebody who peppered every tale with 'are you with me?' every few moments and it drove me mad.