Comments on: More Awful Word Usage http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/ And I'm getting madder. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sister Wolf http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-32078 Sister Wolf Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:52:12 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-32078 Steve, you read my mind! I've been complaining about "Look!" for ages but my husband aalways says "Get used to it." (I don't like that much, either.) The 'Look" that begins every answer by talking heads on the news is not only condescending, it's vaguely hostile too. Make it stop!!!!!!! Steve, you read my mind! I’ve been complaining about “Look!” for ages but my husband aalways says “Get used to it.” (I don’t like that much, either.)

The ‘Look” that begins every answer by talking heads on the news is not only condescending, it’s vaguely hostile too. Make it stop!!!!!!!

]]> By: Steve Snelling http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-32058 Steve Snelling Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:29:04 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-32058 I've noticed an annoying trend developing in pundit-speak: the use of the word "look," as in "Look, this is how it is..." It seems to be employed as a tool of emphasis, as if to give more credence to the coming penetrating insight. I've heard it used on news shows, political reviews, etc. Tonight, Robert Reich used it in an interview with Keith Olbermann. It's sounds like insecurity, a kind of "you better believe me." It also sounds a little intimidating, and sadly low-rent. "Look" is becoming the new "listen," as in "listen up, buster!" It's dull, makes the speaker sound like a dweeb, and I wish it would go away. I’ve noticed an annoying trend developing in pundit-speak: the use of the word “look,” as in “Look, this is how it is…” It seems to be employed as a tool of emphasis, as if to give more credence to the coming penetrating insight. I’ve heard it used on news shows, political reviews, etc. Tonight, Robert Reich used it in an interview with Keith Olbermann. It’s sounds like insecurity, a kind of “you better believe me.” It also sounds a little intimidating, and sadly low-rent. “Look” is becoming the new “listen,” as in “listen up, buster!” It’s dull, makes the speaker sound like a dweeb, and I wish it would go away.

]]> By: Sister Wolf http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10241 Sister Wolf Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:51:02 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10241 Jesus Christ. He said 'the laquered' and left out 'dresser?' Add that to the 'pops' and you should have complained to his manager. Ugh. I was once looking at a small green Chanel bag and the sales girl informed me: "It's nice to have a pop of color." I was carrying my gigantic yellow handbag at the time, like Duh, bitch, don't tell ME about pop-of-color! Jesus Christ. He said ‘the laquered’ and left out ‘dresser?’

Add that to the ‘pops’ and you should have complained to his manager. Ugh. I was once looking at a small green Chanel bag and the sales girl informed me: “It’s nice to have a pop of color.” I was carrying my gigantic yellow handbag at the time, like Duh, bitch, don’t tell ME about pop-of-color!

]]> By: Mark Jude http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10205 Mark Jude Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:32:10 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10205 When an interior designer says, "That really pops," I want to puke. The other day, I was trying to figure out if it was really worth $6800 for a few dressers just so I could be in the presence of the interestingly sexy salesman who was trying to sell them to me. Then he said, "The laquered really pops," and I decided it wasn't worth it. When an interior designer says, “That really pops,” I want to puke. The other day, I was trying to figure out if it was really worth $6800 for a few dressers just so I could be in the presence of the interestingly sexy salesman who was trying to sell them to me. Then he said, “The laquered really pops,” and I decided it wasn’t worth it.

]]> By: Beerzie http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10096 Beerzie Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:16:53 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10096 Yes, please send "no worries" back down under, with no return address. It's all good. Yes, please send “no worries” back down under, with no return address.

It’s all good.

]]> By: Sister Wolf http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10094 Sister Wolf Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:47:19 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10094 Whenever I hear 'no worries,' I think "Put another shrimp on the barbie!" Didn't 'no worries' come from Australia, and can't we send it back there? Whenever I hear ‘no worries,’ I think “Put another shrimp on the barbie!” Didn’t ‘no worries’ come from Australia, and can’t we send it back there?

]]> By: Beerzie Boy http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10027 Beerzie Boy Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:01:41 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10027 No worries. No worries.

]]> By: Honeypants http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10000 Honeypants Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:43:10 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-10000 OMG, I so hate all those expressions too. I hate "so" as an adverb as well, but I use it. I suck! I SO suck! Friends with "Good stuff," and equally irksome, is "Good times." And did I mention (that's pretty awful too, isn't it? "did I mention"?) that "jump the shark" has totally jumped the shark too? GOD! UGH! I love you! OMG, I so hate all those expressions too. I hate “so” as an adverb as well, but I use it. I suck! I SO suck!

Friends with “Good stuff,” and equally irksome, is “Good times.”

And did I mention (that’s pretty awful too, isn’t it? “did I mention”?) that “jump the shark” has totally jumped the shark too?

GOD! UGH!

I love you!

]]> By: Sister Wolf http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-9981 Sister Wolf Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:57:28 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-9981 I know one of them. I know one of them.

]]> By: hoochiegucci http://www.godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-9980 hoochiegucci Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:33:48 +0000 http://godammit.com/2007/10/28/more-awful-word-usage/#comment-9980 Do you know what your problem is? Do you know what your problem is?

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