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Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatically ... - 12/22/2007 12:48:25 AM
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amannoftruth
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Are there any phrases that have come into existence in the last few years that drive you crazy? Here is my list:
"on the ground"--as in, "Let's go to our reporter on the ground in New Orleans". As near as I can tell, this came into common usage with the Iraq war when we heard the term "boots on the ground" over and over. Now, it is used in any situation where someone is "on the scene".
"love on"--as in, "We just want to love on the people who come to our church." Were people not shown love before this phrase came into existence?
"went missing"--grammatically incorrect. What's wrong with using "disappeared"? Seemed to work for hundreds of years.
"person of interest"--what, we can't call them a suspect anymore because it might offend them?
"God shows up"--as in, "Let's worship in song, and see if God shows up." I thought He is already everywhere?
"shake your head 'yes' "--you NOD your head 'YES'; you SHAKE your head 'NO'.
"back in the day'--overused
"it's not about religion; it's about a relationship'--overused
I'm sure there are others that I'm just not thinking of right now. I'll post more as I think of them.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/22/2007 7:30:12 AM
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"went missing"--grammatically incorrect. What's wrong with using "disappeared"? Seemed to work for hundreds of years.
This is the phrase I thought of just from reading the thread title, before I read the OP. I thought it should be "Joe Smith has been missing since Thursday" but now it seems to be "Joe Smith went missing on Thursday." That is one that bugs me for some reason. I guess it just goes to show how language and meanings change over time.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/22/2007 8:57:03 AM
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amannoftruth
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"went missing"--grammatically incorrect. What's wrong with using "disappeared"? Seemed to work for hundreds of years.
This is the phrase I thought of just from reading the thread title, before I read the OP. I thought it should be "Joe Smith has been missing since Thursday" but now it seems to be "Joe Smith went missing on Thursday." That is one that bugs me for some reason. I guess it just goes to show how language and meanings change over time.
You're right. "Has been missing" would be the correct way to use the word "missing".
It bugs me because it is grammatically incorrect, and because it is used so frequently. Almost every time there is a missing person story now, they say "went missing". "Went" implies action, whereas "missing" is a state of being. The two do not fit together. It would be like instead of saying a person is overweight, one says they "went overweight".
It just doesn't make any sense, yet all the news media now use it. I wonder who first coined the phrase and why it caught on? You think if we all contact the media outlets whenever we hear them use it, we could get them to change back? 
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/22/2007 12:21:51 PM
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You're right about the "went" implying action on the part of the missing person. To me it sounds like they are a runaway or that they purposely are in hiding, whereas usually in those cases it is that someone else has kidnapped them or killed them. I guess it makes it sound like it is the victim's fault that they are missing.
Another phrase that annoys me is that now whenever anyone does some kind of sin and they apologize for it, it seems that they always will apologize for their "mistake". I guess that is not really a phrase but a word. A mistake implies something done unintentionally or accidentally, in my opinion.
Oh, another one I just thought of is this: I have been reading and/or hearing people use this term "my bad" - I think it means "the bad thing about me" or "the bad thing I have done" - here we are apparently changing this adjective into a noun. Does anyone know who started this term "my bad"? I think it also may mean "my mistake" (so maybe I should not be aggravated by it if it means that they are admitting their mistake is a bad thing instead of just some accidental mistake?) 
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/22/2007 1:34:40 PM
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You're right about the "went" implying action on the part of the missing person. To me it sounds like they are a runaway or that they purposely are in hiding, whereas usually in those cases it is that someone else has kidnapped them or killed them. I guess it makes it sound like it is the victim's fault that they are missing.
Not only that, but whether they are hiding or were kidnapped, using "went" and "missing" together like that is just grammatically incorrect. It just sounds wrong. But, like other examples of bad grammar, it has worked its way into common usage and is now accepted.
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Another phrase that annoys me is that now whenever anyone does some kind of sin and they apologize for it, it seems that they always will apologize for their "mistake". I guess that is not really a phrase but a word. A mistake implies something done unintentionally or accidentally, in my opinion.
YES! How about when someone says, "Pardon my French, but..." and they go on to use a swear word. Obviously, if they could control themselves long enough to stop and apologize for it first, they could control their tongue and find an acceptable alternative.
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Oh, another one I just thought of is this: I have been reading and/or hearing people use this term "my bad" - I think it means "the bad thing about me" or "the bad thing I have done" - here we are apparently changing this adjective into a noun. Does anyone know who started this term "my bad"? I think it also may mean "my mistake" (so maybe I should not be aggravated by it if it means that they are admitting their mistake is a bad thing instead of just some accidental mistake?)
I don't know who started it, but I think it normally means, "My mistake".
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/22/2007 1:50:27 PM
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"Paradigm shift". Hopefully this has come and gone. It was used in every business meeting for years.
"Take it to the next level". Same with this one. Used in business and in church way too much.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/23/2007 12:43:30 PM
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I get very distracted when ever someone uses the words "you know" at the end of most of their sentences. I don't think I notice it if they use it a little, but with some it's a form of punctuation.
I agree with the "my bad". The first time I heard it I thought it was kind of cute, but it's been so over used that now it kind of annoys me.
Personally for me a word that I am trying to stop using so much is the word "just". It really annoys me that I use it so much and it's a very unnecessary word in most cases.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/23/2007 3:00:08 PM
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How about when someone says something like, "You want fries with that or no?" Shouldn't it be, "You want fries with that or not?" I know a lot of people say it the first way, but it just doesn't sound right to me.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/23/2007 5:10:12 PM
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How about "Could care less" which, of course, means the person cares at least a little (to be able to "care less"). Another one is "off and on" ... don't you have to turn something on before you can turn it off? I routinely say "on and off" which probably sounds odd to many, but it is more logical.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/23/2007 5:28:34 PM
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How about "Could care less" which, of course, means the person cares at least a little (to be able to "care less"). Another one is "off and on" ... don't you have to turn something on before you can turn it off? I routinely say "on and off" which probably sounds odd to many, but it is more logical.
A variation I have heard is "couldn't care less".
I guess I haven't noticed the "off and on" one. I'll have to pay attention for that.
Another one is "end all be all" or "be all end all". I have heard it used both ways, and am not sure which is the proper usage (if there IS a proper usage), although if you do a Google search, there are about 250,000 results for the first way vs. 180,000 for the second.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/23/2007 6:03:49 PM
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I think I use the word "really" too much!
Also, isn't "couldn't care less" really (HA HA) the way that phrase should be said? I thought it means that you don't care at all about something and therefore you could not possibly care less about it.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/23/2007 8:20:09 PM
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"like"
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/23/2007 10:59:56 PM
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Also, isn't "couldn't care less" really (HA HA) the way that phrase should be said? I thought it means that you don't care at all about something and therefore you could not possibly care less about it.
I think you're right, but I've heard a lot of people say it the other way too, in fact, maybe more than the correct way.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/23/2007 11:32:22 PM
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"No problem" . . . when said after someone says, "Thank you." As a response, I prefer to say either "You're welcomed" or "My pleasure" (or sometimes, both).
"Irregardless". The proper word is "regardless."
"I feel ya" . . . used in the context of expressing empathy for someone. I cringe when I hear or read this.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/24/2007 8:19:18 AM
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How about when someone says something like, "You want fries with that or no?" Shouldn't it be, "You want fries with that or not?" I know a lot of people say it the first way, but it just doesn't sound right to me.
Shouldn't it be "Do you want fries with that or not?" 
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/24/2007 8:48:31 AM
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How about when someone says something like, "You want fries with that or no?" Shouldn't it be, "You want fries with that or not?" I know a lot of people say it the first way, but it just doesn't sound right to me.
Shouldn't it be "Do you want fries with that or not?"
LOL! You're right, of course. I was so focused on the "no" vs. "not" that I got a little careless on that and didn't point out the missing "Do"! I guess that doesn't grate on me as much as the "no", though you are right that it is not grammatically correct.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/24/2007 10:47:08 AM
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"Welcome to Arby's. Would you like to try one of our new Market Fresh sandwiches?"
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/24/2007 11:02:22 AM
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Well fiddle. I still don't like it. LOL I really thought it wasn't a proper word. It seems like a double negative.
Cyrisse - cute avatar!
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/24/2007 11:34:07 AM
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"Go ahead and", as in "You can go ahead start" or "You can go ahead and put that down over there". It just irks me.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/24/2007 11:35:43 AM
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Ellie-Mae! I like your new avatar! I think that's the first time you've a picture of yourself!
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"love on"--as in, "We just want to love on the people who come to our church." Were people not shown love before this phrase came into existence?
That one bugs me as well. Another one is "pour into". As in, "We need to pour into the lives of others, so they can pour into the lives of those around them."
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/25/2007 2:34:19 PM
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Now, please don't start a whole debate about this, as I suspect you can find a whole debate about it in past threads, but I just thought of another one: "Purpose-Driven" - I think that "Purpose-Driven Life" may even be copyrighted.
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/26/2007 10:40:46 AM
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"uber" in front of anything!
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/27/2007 12:00:14 AM
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"unpack" - as in "let me unpack these verses for you"
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RE: Recently introduced, overused, sometimes grammatica... - 12/27/2007 11:00:30 AM
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"wrap my head around" - As in, "I can't wrap my head around that concept". I've never seen anyone "wrap their head around" anything!
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