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Cringe-worthy expressions…

M'Bob
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eugeneandresson eugeneandresson
“I don’t feel seen or heard”
“Better than money in the bank”
“Geezer watch”
“Lets get this sold”
“Unworn” (followed by picture of watch on wrist)
“NOS” (followed by picture of mint item with use-marks)
“Rare” (followed by picture of item where there are 1000000 of them)
“Value Proposition“
“Punches above its weight”
Pleasing patina…
 
RI Omega Fan
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Too many to list, but here’s a start:

  • “Reach out” (please don’t, just call me)
  • Using “myself” instead of “me” or “I” (as previously pointed out by @Duracuir1)
  • Using “less” instead of “fewer” (far too common, even from people who should know better)
  • “No worries”
 
vbrad26
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Glad I'm not alone with "circle back" I almost added that one as well...
Another "business" related one - when someone wants to "connect" with me.
 
BlackTalon
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"in great condition considering its age"

"runs perfectly"
 
DaveK
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mydeafcat mydeafcat
- Low-hanging fruit.
- Like, as in ‘I was, like, totally blown away by their inability to think rationally’
- Another vote for deep dive
- Circle back
- Master class
- Synergy
- Ninja
What’s wrong with Ninjas?

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DaveK
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Everything seemingly being done “out of an abundance of caution” drives me bonkers
 
pdxleaf
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Two more:

1) "...a number of..."

As in, "there are a number of cringe-worthy expressions."

Meaning what? Many, few?

2) "That was a good question."

Said before responding to a question.

Why would you think I'd ask a stupid question? Of course it's a good question, that's why I asked it.
 
eugeneandresson
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“From my private collection “ … well fook me … your public collection must be DOGE …
Edited:
 
pdxleaf
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eugeneandresson eugeneandresson
“From my private collection “ … well fook me … your public collection must be DOGE …
🤣

Normally I just sell pieces of s***
 
eugeneandresson
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🤣

Normally I just sell pieces of s***
Nah…you have 🥰 items in your private and public collections … except for touring astronauts houses wearing a PO ::facepalm1::
 
BlackTalon
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pdxleaf pdxleaf
Two more:

1) "...a number of..."

As in, "there are a number of cringe-worthy expressions."

Meaning what? Many, few?
"A fraction of"... Fractions can range from zero to infinity, with a lot more of them being above 1 than less than 1.
 
pdxleaf
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Nah…you have 🥰 items in your private and public collections … except for touring astronauts houses wearing a PO ::facepalm1::

You're ugly when you're jealous 😉

Better?

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noelekal
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Been retired from banking for eight years now so have mercifully forgotten much of the annoying jargon.

Corporate culture
Leveraged
Ideation
FYI (or the use of any acronyms when speaking)
Operationalize
Functionalize
Actualize
The use of the suffix -ize generally to create new and exciting verbs for fun and profit.
 
sheepdoll
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I was reading a book where every chapter had the name paradigm.

the old pardigm
the new pardigm
pardigim shift

I have one I am thinking of getting started to replace these old worn out one. Or I am trying to find a place to use this.

Gaius Julius Ceaser Germanicus. says "we just killed god, party on like it is AD37"

note: what ever you do do not call him Caligula, he hates that name and will decimate you. His grand nephew built the coliseum aka The Colossus of Nero. They came up with entering ways of executing people who did not agree with the state. Aka throw 'them to the lions.' Or throwing them dressed in costume as Icarus falling from the sun.

People in the thirteenth century were really happy and had nice days of sunny pleasant weather. Just think, America had not been discovered and Muslims ruled the middle east and Spanish peninsula, Europe was building cathedrals, and the American natives were having drugged out human sacrifices.

lets return to the 13th century
 
josiahg52
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"Grail" or not "bonding" with a watch. Weird. Just say it's one you really want, maybe explain why, and maybe just say you don't like it, and why. Either might be helpful to others. Also, reducing a brand name to -mmy, e.g., Remington = Remmy, Samsung = Sammy, so many more. Childish. These are less expressions, and more how one expresses oneself.
 
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