Originally posted by muppymanUnderstand... somewhat like walking through the forest and, later, discovering the many burrs that fell in love with your sweater.
That is true, I don't read books. Most of my knowledge comes from snippets of trivia picked up here and there. My reference to apparel proclaiming the man is of course from the advice given to Laertes by Polonius as he was departing ( Hamlet) and I learned that speach as a 12 year old boy at school. From an academic perspective I am a paragon of ignorance, , lore he gat" sure wish I knew the name of that old poem. (gat was exactly how it was spelt)
Hope you'll find or remember the rest of that obscure poem. In the meanwhile, let's compose a contemporary companion piece...
"Half Educated by Half"
... little by little, lore he gat
gems, pearls, this and that
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Your turn... 😉
Thanks for all the responses! Here’s an idea for fighting back, at least in those cliché-ridden meetings—biz-speak bingo! Before the meeting or seminar, make up a set of bingo grids with the most obnoxious expressions in the squares (“paradigm shift,” “thinking outside the box,” “going forward&rdquo😉 and distribute them to like-minded colleagues. As the expressions get used during the meeting, cross them off on your bingo card—first one with five in a row wins! Two caveats: the cards cannot be identical, since it’s no fun having everyone getting a bingo at once; and this is not recommended in meetings with fewer than 6 participants.
Originally posted by DhangoGranny can't stand it when people say, " fewer than 6 participants".
Thanks for all the responses! Here’s an idea for fighting back, at least in those cliché-ridden meetings—biz-speak bingo! Before the meeting or seminar, make up a set of bingo grids with the most obnoxious expressions in the squares (“paradigm shift,” “thinking outside the box,” “going forward&rdquo😉 and distribute them to like-minded colleagues. As the express ...[text shortened]... getting a bingo at once; and this is not recommended in meetings with fewer than 6 participants.
GRANNY.
PHENOMENAL
Nothing sets me off like this word. I absolutely hate it when used as a synonym for great or excellent.
It just sounds so... retarded. Sorry. That's the best word to describe it. It sounds retarded.
"Hey, how was that foot long, Phlabby?"
"Oh just phenomenal"
"Nice use of the word"
*Glass in the face*
Originally posted by DhangoEvery time I hear Bush try to say "nuclear" I get cold shudders down my spine.
Does anyone else have a pet-peeve word? The one that really causes me to grind my teeth is “arguably.” My hatred of the word grows by the day because people seem to be using it more and more. Mostly, they seem to use it when what they mean is “perhaps” or “probably.” People seem to think they are sounding erudite by saying “arguably,” but really they’re j ...[text shortened]... t A painted on his forehead. Any thoughts on that—or any other pet-peeve words to grouse about?
But Americans saying "tomato" is just as bad.
"Know what I mean?" pisses me off accordingly and "You know?" just the same.
But the worst are:
- heck
- freck
- darn
- $^#$%
- and any other substitute for good, natural, words, when we know exactly what someone wants to say.
Originally posted by shavixmirDarn, I really like some of those. What the heck??
Every time I hear Bush try to say "nuclear" I get cold shudders down my spine.
But Americans saying "tomato" is just as bad.
"Know what I mean?" pisses me off accordingly and "You know?" just the same.
But the worst are:
- heck
- freck
- darn
- $^#$%
- and any other substitute for good, natural, words, when we know exactly what someone wants to say.
Originally posted by shavixmirWhat's wrong with saying ya know?
Every time I hear Bush try to say "nuclear" I get cold shudders down my spine.
But Americans saying "tomato" is just as bad.
"Know what I mean?" pisses me off accordingly and "You know?" just the same.
But the worst are:
- heck
- freck
- darn
- $^#$%
- and any other substitute for good, natural, words, when we know exactly what someone wants to say.
ya know. I mean when they say it at the end of every sentence, ya know what I mean, it get's anoying but whne it's just occasionaly it's just a question (ish- I guess it's a rehtorical question really) Ya know? 😉