Tom, let's hereby declare a war on the following non-sense or illogical phrases (with more to come):
- "Agree to disagree."
- "The fact of the matter is..."
- Using the term "the fact" to refer to a claim that you are disputing, such as: "OJ Simpson cites the fact that he didn't kill his wife as the reason that he got found 'not guilty', when we all know that the jury simply made a mistake."
- Using the non-existant legal term, "innocent," instead of "not guilty."
- "To be perfectly honest..."; "To be honest with you..."; "Honestly,..."; "To tell you the truth...".
- "It is what it is." Very popular now, and desperately in need of outcry.
- Saying, "I don't neccessary like it when you call my mom a whore" when what you really mean is, "I detest your calling my mom a whore."
- Saying, "I could care less" when what you mean to say is, "I could **NOT** care less."
Any objections? What else must we eradicate?
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I've always frowned at "it's a no-brainer."
Sounds like "language policing" to me.
If there's one that really bugs me, it's the use of the non-word "irregardless". I just want slap people that say that.
Another is people who cannot pronounce "asterisk" correctly. The most common mis-pronunciation of this word is "aster-RIKS" ARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!
We need language police. I advocate making people embarrassed to speak in this way. Tom, "no-brainer" is bad, but I don't thinks it's illogical ("I could care less what you think!") or nonsense ("it is what it is!"). I know you can do better!
Also:
- ...so to speak.
- ...as it were.
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