Which Overused Word Would You Banish To Hell?

[Katheryne Helendale]

The last time I hydrated a document, all the ink bled rendering it unreadable.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Another I hear a lot now is "Hydrate" a document instead of "fill out". it's just silly.

Oh, that's a metaphor derived from "data lake".

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Is that supposed to be a data pool, only bigger?

 

[Free]

Is that supposed to be a data pool, only bigger?

Exacta-pond-o.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

I think "brand" (and most of its permutations) is currently the non proper noun at the top of my list for etymological sacrifice.

"I'm a Brand Ambassador" .. "I'm working on my brand" ... "We at flerpdederp are Brand Architects helping you 'raise awareness' for your, um, 'brand'.

Keep the sub-definition that pertains to graphic scarification through red hot implements, and make every one of those 'brand' obsessed useless toilet 'content' creators submit to having an indelible mark "emblazoned" prominently upon their forehead.

 

[Casey Pelous]

Us: "Hydrate", "monetize", "data lake": These techbros are murdering the English language!

Our Parents: "Groovy", "psychedelic", "outasight": These hippies are murdering the English language!

16th Century Brits: "Bedazzle", "lonely", "undress": This Shakespeare guy is murdering the English language!

 

[GoblinCampFollower]

Us: "Hydrate", "monetize", "data lake": These techbros are murdering the English language!

Our Parents: "Groovy", "psychedelic", "outasight": These hippies are murdering the English language!

16th Century Brits: "Bedazzle", "lonely", "undress": This Shakespeare guy is murdering the English language!

Yes, the language has always evolved over time. ...but corporate speak feels so much more dry, colorless and somehow dehumanizing compared to random slang. Gen Z slang for example doesn't bother me nearly as much as corporate speak does.

 

[Free]

16th Century Brits: "Bedazzle"

Holy crap, they had BeDazzlers in the Renaissance.