Annoying words and phrasesMarketing 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
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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I agree with your eloquent rant, in principle.But I've never been aware of hearing anyone use both phrases in the same sentence.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:00,
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...It's one of those phenomena whereby, once you're alerted to it, you notice it all over the place. Journalists, politicians, and political journalists seem to be the worst offenders, but I've seen it elsewhere too.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 11:11,
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Same hereYour point is exquisitely argued, but I can't imagine the conflated usage you're railing against. Could you give us an example?
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Scrumper, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 12:35,
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I found a horrid example yesterday...... but I left the book in which it appears at home. I'll post it here later.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 13:04,
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