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Overworked Words
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Andysmum | Report | 12 May 2016 15:37 |
There is a comment in this week's Radio Times about overuse of the word epic. So many programmes are now described as epic that it has ceased to have any meaning. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 12 May 2016 15:38 |
"absolutely" is the one that drives me up the wall - people use it instead of "yes" - Why? do they think it makes them seem more important than they are? |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 12 May 2016 16:20 |
There are so many superlatives these days that I notice... |
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Rambling | Report | 12 May 2016 16:28 |
"Hilarious" a particular favourite of the caption writers to photos in the DM, as in |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 12 May 2016 16:42 |
Iconic. Just about anything that isn't epic is iconic. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 12 May 2016 16:50 |
'Hard working people' |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 12 May 2016 17:03 |
Det - anyone other than a Politician :-D |
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Island | Report | 12 May 2016 17:12 |
Stunning. :-| I saw someone describe a baby as 'stunning'. No No No! cute gorgeuos, pretty, but not 'stunning'! |
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Dermot | Report | 12 May 2016 17:40 |
Here's a thing to cogitate. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 12 May 2016 17:40 |
I had a call from Sky the other day asking if I was happy with the service and loads of questions - every time I answered the man said "awesome" :-S |
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Jane | Report | 12 May 2016 18:33 |
I hate the way everyone(not everyone of course lol ) starts what they say with the word SO. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 12 May 2016 19:01 |
or, as on Jeremy Kyle - "basically" and ending with "innit" |
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Andysmum | Report | 12 May 2016 21:23 |
I seem to have started something here. :-) :-) |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 12 May 2016 21:36 |
thought it was good when Donald Trump proclaimed he would be winning "bigly" :-D |
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Sharron | Report | 13 May 2016 01:21 |
Amazing! |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 13 May 2016 09:41 |
Thank you Sharron ,you said what I have always cringed at... |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 13 May 2016 09:58 |
AMAZING |
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BrendafromWales | Report | 13 May 2016 10:07 |
Glad it's not only me...shows that our schooling really taught us grammar!! |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 13 May 2016 10:29 |
Random apostrophes ? |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 13 May 2016 10:49 |
Those pretentious adverts - 'Inspire the Next', 'Create Amazing' etc... Amazing what? The next what? |
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