hated expressions

Basically, political correctnes is bollocks and marketing gimps are all just complete w*nk*rs.

joe90

innit.

Tim

Re Rubber road interface comment

Your boss was reading this thread after the 10th April

RE the age of some of these expressions - I first came across a whole raft of them more than 30 years ago when I joined a US company that was rife with verbising nouns and TLAs

Derek

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Originally posted by Derek Wright:
My Oxford Concise Dictionary has OK as of US origin being a corruption of "orl korrect" being a jocular form of "All Correct"

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Cheers, Derek I suspected it was SOMETHING like that, but wasn't sure (must get an up-to-date dictionary too!).

"Empowerment" - damn, how could I forget that. Eeeugh!

__________________________
Don't wanna be cremated or buried in a grave
Just dump me in a plastic bag and leave me on the pavement
A tribute to your modern world, your great society
I'm just another victim of your highrise fantasy!

Its not rocket science. Used by those who only understand 50% of whatever 'it' is that they're talking about. Consequently they know just enough to be dangerous / incompetent etc.

"Us" when really referring to a multi-national (nothing wrong with that) PLC which runs a sporting team. Often playing near Stretford.

For me, double negatives are a complete no-no.

-- Ian

Brilliant and no worries

It’s not shining and bright and I wasn’t

Stuart

my most hated expressions tend to be those derived from regional dialects.
not sure of the correct spelling, but 'moither' - meaning "annoy/bother" - usually heard in the north west of england, is one that I find really annoying.
given sufficient time, I'm sure I could think of many more such examples.
one wonders why people can't talk properly.
the new 'text language', used universally by youngsters on mobile phones, is as equally annoying.
this ‘dumbing down’ of the english language will ensure that future generations grow up illiterate.

TN

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this ‘dumbing down’ of the english language will ensure that future generations grow up illiterate.

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Yes, and no doubt they will stop using paragraphs and commencing sentences with a capital letter.

Ross

'Resistance to change'

ross.
I'm not sure if your last remark was facetious, or just pedantic and pointless.
perhaps you would clarify?
ta.

TN

"Now we're cooking with gas." Yes, and?

Internet texting:
'LOL'
but especially
'IMHO'
even without the text, anyone who says "in my humble opinion" is patently someone whose opinion needn't be heeded at all, as he's a pinheaded w*nker anyway.

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I'm not sure if your last remark was facetious, or just pedantic and pointless.
perhaps you would clarify?

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Trevor, I think it's pretty obvious I'm taking the piss out of someone who laments the decline in standards of literacy and yet who cannot be bothered using even basic punctuation. I hope that is sufficient clarification.

Ross

Literacy standards,
The bigger picture,

ross.
I apologise most sincerely for deliberately omitting to use paragraphs and capitals, for the sake of brevity.
in future, I will amend my behaviour and accept that contributing to this forum is akin to writing an english essay.

TN

Only capitals for "I" then...

Trevor, you have been told. I suggest you amend your non-capitalisation of Mr Blackman's name, or it's pistols at dawn, obviously.

hehe...yes indeed.
some people are so bloody petty and pedantic!

TN

Southpaws are Sinister, nicht War ?

Fritz von Preggers

Trevor, I don't give a fuck whether you use capitals, paragraphs, punctuation or anything else. Just don't have the hipocrisy to complain about the "dumbing down" of the English language and declining standards of literacy when your own posts are examples of "dumbed down" illiteracy.

Ross

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Fritz von Preggers

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Are congratulations in order?

ross.
the difference is when I write on the forum, it isn't an exam.
I also know how to use paragraphs and capitals, should I wish to use them.
unfortunately the 'text language' culture developing amongst young people, perpetuated by the use of mobile phones, is affecting levels of literacy, with quite a few kids I know not being able to spell or write english correctly as a result.
this 'dumbing down' of the english language is becoming the accepted norm and some kids don't know any better, whereas I chose to write as I do here out of convenience, not ignorance.
I trust that you appreciate the difference, and will refrain from making any further patronising remarks.
ta.

TN

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Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Another daft one is envelopes of sound....what moron created that one.

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Actually Mick, this is one of those irritating exceptions which do actually mean something. The "envelope" of a sound is a way of describing precisely its relative loudness with respect to time, and is normally defined in terms of four separate parameters: Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release. Early (early 70s to late 80s) analogue synthesisers often had a group of four slider controls for these parameters, collectively (and rather amusingly) known as the "envelope generator".

I'm with you all the way on the others, though, and would like to toss the 'Merkin "levverridge" into the ring for consideration. The correct form ("leverage") is a perfectly reasonable abstract noun. Not only do they pissmoprounce it, they then go on to (ab)use it as a verb, making it at least as objectionable as "structured".

What about the corruption of county names with which Chris Tarrant so willingly assists? "Berksheer", "Gloucestersheer", "Staffordsheer", and so on... not to mention the classic newsreaders' "Westminster" or even "Westminister" (always used to be "Westminster") and the really loathsome "invoalved". I also had a sociolgy lecturer once who insisted on saying "origin", but you'd expect them to talk bollocks anyway (colloq).

Best;

Mark

Trevor,

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this 'dumbing down' of the english language is becoming the accepted norm and some kids don't know any better, whereas I chose to write as I do here out of convenience, not ignorance.

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What's the difference in practice? Whether you adopt unconventional spelling, punctuation, grammar or syntax out of ignorance or convenience, the result is the same -- moronification of the language.

(Mr. Robinson, of course, is exempt from such criticism since his inventive spelling adds to his charm.)

Joe