Modern sayings that you disagree with?

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This is a thread about current sayings that don't resonate with you for whatever reason.

It is what is is.

I hate this saying. It irks me every time because it implies a fixed fate/ helplessness, and this just isn't true in life which is fluid if nothing else. When I was a child my dad was always loading me with positive language, I wasn't the happiest kid on the block. So when I hear It is what it is, I feel like retaliating, It maybe until you get involved and actually try to initiate a change.

I also dislike Your body my choice but we've just done a thread about that. So I won't add more. What do you think? Are there any modern/current sayings that don't strike a chord with you? Please share.
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chic said:
I also dislike Your body my choice but we've just done a thread about that. So I won't add more. What do you think? Are there any modern/current sayings that don't strike a chord with you? Please share.
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Glad I got in my final 2 cents before being closed.
 

chic said:
It is what is is.

....So when I hear It is what it is, I feel like retaliating, It maybe until you get involved and actually try to initiate a change.
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I like this and use it when speaking of things that I know can't be changed or that I don't care to give my time and energy to effect change.

The phrase as it's written here may be 'modern' but the sentiment is a very old one. Que sera sera (whatever will be will be) has a similar meaning and is centuries old.
 
AnnieA said:
I like this and use it when speaking of things that I know can't be changed or that I don't care to give my time and energy to effect change.

The phrase as it's written here may be 'modern' but the sentiment is a very old one. Que sera sera (whatever will be will be) has a similar meaning and is centuries old.
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Yes, but, que sera is speaking of future events, while it is what it is is about now.
 
Being the out of touch Boomer that I am , I decided to look at the popular slang words used today by the youth. One interesting word I found was "drip". In the past it was often used for a person who was boring or who was a "downer".

Now drip means clothing that is fashionable or very stylish.


As far as more modern phrases that we all might be familiar with, I never liked the phrase "To cut a long story short" because I know whenever someone starts out saying that I will end up hearing the long story version.
 
Misuse of the word "unique." A word that should never be modified, and it presents a special case because of the evolution of its meaning. It comes from the Latin word unus (“one”), and its original meaning in English is “being the only one” or “sole” and “having no like or equal” or “unequaled.” These meanings are about as absolute as they can be, and should not be modified.

Therefore something that is unique is not, "quite unique," is not "rather unique," is not "very unique." Such adjectives have the opposite effect of their intended use.
 
For me it is more words than sayings.
For ex. "like", "anywayS", "organic" (describing a house or something else than produce), "authentic", adding "ness" to any possible word, "dude", "the wife", "woo-woo", "chill", and abbreviations that I cannot figure out without a quick google.
 
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horseless carriage said:
Misuse of the word "unique." A word that should never be modified, and it presents a special case because of the evolution of its meaning. It comes from the Latin word unus (“one”), and its original meaning in English is “being the only one” or “sole” and “having no like or equal” or “unequaled.” These meanings are about as absolute as they can be, and should not be modified.

Therefore something that is unique is not, "quite unique," is not "rather unique," is not "very unique." Such adjectives have the opposite effect of their intended use.
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My son often says: You're unique, just like everyone else.
 
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