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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Sept 14, 2009 1:42:36 GMT -5
I was inspired to start this thread when flipping through Entertainment Weekly tonight and I became nauseated at the site of an advertisement for some new show with Courtney Cox. The title: Cougar Town. I am so tired of hearing the word "cougar" that I am ready to kick someone in the shins, most likely anyone wearing a polo shirt with a popped collar.
Violence aside, what words or phrases, initially merely annoying and now stab-in-the-side painful, do you wish were wiped off the face of the planet and human memory?
Here is my list, in no particular order:
1. "Cougar"
2. "Go green", or just "green"
3. "Bromance"
4. "Twilight"
EDIT: Oh, and: 5. "Tweet"
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Post by dex on Sept 14, 2009 13:10:50 GMT -5
2. "Go green", or just "green" Traitor! Are you behind the new grey theme?! |
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Post by coccatino on Sept 14, 2009 13:37:44 GMT -5
"Dialogue" used as a verb. My boss says this constantly. It makes me want to vomit.
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Post by dex on Sept 15, 2009 12:14:18 GMT -5
Unlock. Power, or synergy, or whatever. It has spilled over from business to general language.
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Post by TheLuckyOne on Sept 15, 2009 13:40:40 GMT -5
In fairness to Cougar Town, Heather, it's by Bill Lawrence, the creator of the brilliant Scrubs, so there's a decent chance it'll be good. However, I'll agree that "cougar" is a bit tired.
I will also second "tweet," and probably "bromance" as well, but I'll unapologetically confess to still loving the term "dude-vorce." Don't judge me.
How 'bout "butterface"? That one's getting a bit old.
-D
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Sept 22, 2009 13:03:47 GMT -5
In fairness to Cougar Town, Heather, it's by Bill Lawrence, the creator of the brilliant Scrubs, so there's a decent chance it'll be good. However, I'll agree that "cougar" is a bit tired. Even so, I really don't have any hopes that this will be good. *points and laughs* "Dude-vorce"? Ahahaha....lame. The powers that be have saved me from hearing "butterface" more than once or twice since it was first introduced to me last year.It was cute the first time, and never again. |
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Post by duckie on Sept 24, 2009 18:02:16 GMT -5
Toss in another vote for "Tweet". And, add in PC terms such as "right-sizing" to the list...
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Sept 30, 2009 17:51:18 GMT -5
I absolutely despise the word 'tweet' and the idea of twitter in general.
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Ok, I know I'm not breaking any barriers here by saying I despise something but... Why DOES everyone think they're so important these days because they have a Blag or a Twitter page? I mean just the other day I saw on a reputable news site on the FRONT PAGE that "Lindsey Lohan opens Twitter profile."
Science Fiction geniuses like Heinlein and Asimov were haunted by ideas of what it would be like if intelligent life found us and how they would perceive us. They thought we might be thought of as monsters for the A-Bomb and the World Wars. In this current environment, I'm positive they would simply think we're all complete morons and vaporize us for a parkway without batting an eyelash.
Back on subject:
'Ginger'. I MAY be biased against this one.
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Post by Lissa on Nov 2, 2009 7:43:41 GMT -5
Hee- Heather, check out today's Least I Could Do I suspect you'll be amused. (Erm, a little bit of warning for language. Sorry!) |
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Nov 10, 2009 15:37:12 GMT -5
Hehehe. Awesome, Lissa. Thanks!
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Post by dex on Nov 11, 2009 7:21:58 GMT -5
"Blog" and, even worse, "blogger". "Blog" means "website with several entries (usually in chronological order)". That means almost nothing. Blogs existed before the term was invented. Blogs exist that are simply not called a "blog". The word is used much more often than is helpful.
"Blogger" means "someone who has a blog". Everyone and their uncle have a blog. There are all kinds of bloggers, yet people pretend the term implies a certain (but not agreed upon) position on journalism, professionalism, ambition and ethics. That's not merely unhelpful, that's muddying the waters.
P.S.: Noticed message icons for the first time. Wicked! Let's use them more often!
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Post by BlackCatWhiteCat on Nov 11, 2009 21:44:58 GMT -5
"Blog" and, even worse, "blogger". "Blog" means "website with several entries (usually in chronological order)". That means almost nothing. Blogs existed before the term was invented. Blogs exist that are simply not called a "blog". The word is used much more often than is helpful. "Blogger" means "someone who has a blog". Everyone and their uncle have a blog. There are all kinds of bloggers, yet people pretend the term implies a certain (but not agreed upon) position on journalism, professionalism, ambition and ethics. That's not merely unhelpful, that's muddying the waters. P.S.: Noticed message icons for the first time. Wicked! Let's use them more often! Interesting. I always thought that "blog", short for "weblog", merely meant an online journal. Consequently, I saw a "blogger" as a writer of said journal (say on Myspace or somesuch). Given that, I've never had any preconceived ideas as to a "blogger"'s professionalism except for a lack of such. As for message icons: Pishaw! I'm much too lazy, though slightly interested. |
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Nov 12, 2009 18:35:25 GMT -5
I always take the XKCD route and refer to those as 'Blags'. Blog reminds me of this too much:  |
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