General Chat

Have had a laugh with these posts...am pleased that others also notice (& maybe dislike?) certain words being over-used...
Here are another couple: The Daily Mails use of Hilarious, when something is not even slightly funny.Many reader's reactions think the same as me.
People saying....."if there is something"or even "if there is something I can do", but not finish the sentence...I find myself doing it for them.
There are so many examples but don't want to bore anyone.

Forgot to ask this. B.R, I rarely speak English nowadays, but try to keep up with the language by reading all papers online, & watching some English-speaking t.v programs."Thinking outside the box"still flummoxes (what a great word, all sort of juicy) as I don't know what it means.

Dont know whether this explanation helps you Claddagh....

The sayings roots lie in corporate management, who want their "ideas" people to come up with some new innovation that's totally different and new so as to attract custom.
They are told to "think outside the box"

To think outside the box is to look farther and to try not thinking of the obvious things, but to try thinking beyond the obvious.

(I hope I have got that right) :-)

Many thanks BR, am desperately trying to understand your explanation....you are very clear, it is just my mind that is stuck in the Dutch language, after speaking it for 52 years....

The guy who invented the mouse was said to have been thinking outside the box. The box in this case contained computer processor, monitor and keyboard. The mouse was something completely new; hence not already in the box.

Claddagh ,
Could you not try Wikipedia and turn on the translator to Dutch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_outside_the_box

Edit;
Wahaaa... it works, I just tried it :-D :-D

Merlin ~ you're right!

The great Aussie word, bl**dy.

ABSOBLOODYLUTELY!

On that subject........ watching a show on tv tonight (I don't watch much tv, nothing much worth watching, most of it is annoying)........... in the space of two minutes, a woman said "ABSOLUTELY" at least ten times! I started counting after she said it a few times, and I counted eight ABSOLUTELYS!

absobloodylutely annobloodying.

:-D

I cringe at the number of times I see "stunning" referring to peoples photographs . I know beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, but really!!!

Overused words which I hate :-

'iconic' - TV programmes, books, people, beaches, speeches, hats, ice-creams....ad nauseam.

'hero' - often applied to those just doing their job.

'look' - I hate it when reporters say this, such as 'Look, this is the current situation in blah....' - it sounds so patronising.

'awesome' - heard enough of that in USA!

Calling children "tots"and calling foods "treats".

Anyone, when asked a question replying 'So'.
For example
'What's the weather going to be like?'
'So, it will rain in the Midlands'

NOOOOOOOOOO

'So' implies you're going into further depth about something you've previously said - But you haven't said anything!! :-| :-| :-|

In this case, the 'thought word' (ie what am I going to say next?) is WELL

Multiple exclamation marks :-0

Oh well you cant please everyone :-D :-D :-D ;-)

What a bunch of moaners.

Rant over.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> runs like hell before I'm attacked ;-)

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Well h'ackchooly, me fred was about people who conclude a perfectly reasonable comment with 'rant over' when they haven't had a rant LOL
It comes across as 'this is what I think but as I'm really timid please don't draw attention to my post'

If you wanna have a rant, have a rant :-D no need to apologise.

But hey, if anybody wants a moan, have a moan. :-D :-D

Island have you every heard me moaning or ranting :-)

I've never heard you say anyfink Emma :-D :-D :-D

LOL...very true...you is sooooo clever :-D :-D

I had to think about your reply for a minute there,
senior moment...think I'm losing it some days :-D :-D

Sorry Claddagh I used the awesome word on a thread ;-) :-D

Edit...sorry to Sheila in Wilts too :-D

"not on my watch" - what's that all about? :-S