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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!

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!!!

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

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

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.

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....

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) :-)

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.

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.

This thread is absolutely awesome, init? :-D

I'm going to have to watch what I say :-D ;-) :-D

Perhaps some clever person could do that , :-D with the accompaniment of the song :-D "If I had a hammer" :-D

NOW WHAT HAVE I MISSED,,,,,COME ON SPILL THE BEANZ

We could do with a 5lb lump hammer emoticon Merlin :-D :-D

Island, especially if its done with a 5lb lump hammer :-D :-D :-D

Has anyone noticed 'stunning' seems to be rather popular these days?

It does my 'ead in :-|

Basically.....I detest hearing this word used sometimes over & over during an interview on TV or radio. Am turning into right old grouch......

LadyScozz, Surely you mean "Absobloodylutely" :-D :-D :-D

absolutely!

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

I do it, so people realise I am just letting of steam and not looking for an argument
:-D

But to be honest when I do, it usually is a rant (somewhat rambling as well)