Which Overused Word Would You Banish To Hell?

[Free]

"Hi" can be tricky.

Ahoy!

 

[Kara Spengler]

I agree with Kara. It's the words that are created or misused, and which are typically used in place of an existing word, which annoy me most.

I grok use of slang used by a subculture, but see no valid reason for management to do likewise.

Exactly! I have no problem with words not in the common lingo that mean something to the group where they are used as the whole point of language is to communicate. Those are the words they have chosen within their group and whether I would choose them or not is a pointless question. What I get annoyed at is when a group (ie, management of companies) latch on to important-sounding words and expect other people to know what they mean/be impressed by someone wielding them and to also use them. If other people do not commonly use your words they have no idea what you are trying to say and you risk looking like a buffoon.

Note that a doctor using a string of Latin is appropriate to communicate. Would you want to be cut open by someone who says 'the little green and purple bugs' rather than saying what disease they are associated with?

 

[Kara Spengler]

Ahoy!

Ahoy-hoy!

 

[eku zhong]

but

 

[Clara D.]

Exactly! I have no problem with words not in the common lingo that mean something to the group where they are used as the whole point of language is to communicate. Those are the words they have chosen within their group and whether I would choose them or not is a pointless question. What I get annoyed at is when a group (ie, management of companies) latch on to important-sounding words and expect other people to know what they mean/be impressed by someone wielding them and to also use them. If other people do not commonly use your words they have no idea what you are trying to say and you risk looking like a buffoon.

Note that a doctor using a string of Latin is appropriate to communicate. Would you want to be cut open by someone who says 'the little green and purple bugs' rather than saying what disease they are associated with?

I've yet to figure out how to leverage a paradigm. Maybe my core competency isn't empowered with scalability; so I can't see the big picture. Maybe if I give 110% and take it to the next level of best practices...

 

[Clara D.]

Thanks to Trump, I now cringe when I hear the word "GREAT!"

 

[Clara D.]

Ahoy!

 

[OrinB]

I've yet to figure out how to leverage a paradigm. Maybe my core competency isn't empowered with scalability; so I can't see the big picture. Maybe if I give 110% and take it to the next level of best practices...

solutionise would be your word of the day here!

 

[Lady Darnk Juniorette]

Brand.

Something about it just makes me wanna shove a fistfull of likes and muny up my butty.

 

[Free]

Brand.

And it's crap dumpling cousin phrase, brand awareness

 

[Free]

but

But but...

 

[Clara D.]

But but...

 

[Knutz Scorpio]

 

[Romana]

Thanks to Trump, I now cringe when I hear the word "GREAT!"

And I cringe when I see the word "Patriot" now. My guard is up til I see if the person using it means caring about what is good for ones country" or MAGAt bs.

 

[Imnotgoing Sideways]

"authority" (^_^)

 

[Isabeau]

Thanks to Trump, I now cringe when I hear the word "GREAT!"

And I cringe when I see the word "Patriot" now. My guard is up til I see if the person using it means caring about what is good for ones country" or MAGAt bs.

For me it's "sad".

 

[Romana]

For me it's "sad".

Also the made-up "TDS". Calling people who see Cheetoführer for what he is mentally ill, besides being insulting as intended, shows contempt for real mental illness.
And of course, there's the irony that if anyone's deranged about him, it's them.

 

[CronoCloud Creeggan]

I've yet to figure out how to leverage a paradigm. Maybe my core competency isn't empowered with scalability; so I can't see the big picture. Maybe if I give 110% and take it to the next level of best practices...

You forgot to use synergy

 

[Free]

You forgot to use synergy

 

[Romana]

Another one: "triggered" as used by Twitter trolls and donnie Jr. (that's kind of the same thing). It mocks the actual meaning off the word.
I hope every bully who taunts anyone with that word gets to learn what it means for real.