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Marketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.

Thanks to simbosan for the idea

(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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I also object to 'basically'
If every episode with the new Dr Who uses the word 'basically' in a big line then I'm going to invent a time machine and start a sentence I can't think of a good finish for.
(, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 17:07, 2 replies)
Newsbeat
There was a brief period when I'd listen to Zane Lowe when driving. I had to turn over during Newsbeat due to the frequency they would say "basically, what it means is..." to dumb-down a news story. Wound me right up.
(, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 19:50, closed)
You should meet my old Physcis teacher
"Basically" was by far his favourite word. He once started a sentence "Basically, what it basically is, basically..."
(, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 20:59, closed)

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