Re: Words phrases that should be banished.
Gary Nunn wrote: My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. That's interesting. Here in Brazil a new silly slang is uttering Menos [meaning both less and mathematical minus, former meaning usually intended] when someone latches on a furious attack against something. It would be a call for moderation, except that what we _always_ need here is radicalization. See what happens in Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia and Colombia, where everything is much more radical and bloodier. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Words phrases that should be banished.
On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:09 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. I was happy as heck to see the phrase Cowboy up go. I have no idea where it originated (nor any interest in learning), but was pleased that it was less than a flash in the pan. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Words phrases that should be banished.
Dave Land wrote: On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:09 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. I was happy as heck to see the phrase Cowboy up go. I have no idea where it originated (nor any interest in learning), but was pleased that it was less than a flash in the pan. I totally missed that one. Just as happy I did. I really hated good to go when I first was hearing it, but it doesn't irritate me so much now. (When your first exposure is someone who is saying it 10-20 times A DAY in your presence, most of them when you're the only one around to hear, it gets old very quickly.) For my bad I much prefer my fault. Grammatically, it's a much better construction. I'm hearing uh-oh and whoops a lot now. :) But I can live with that. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Words phrases that should be banished.
On Jan 2, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Dave Land wrote: On Jan 2, 2006, at 5:09 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. I was happy as heck to see the phrase Cowboy up go. I have no idea where it originated (nor any interest in learning), but was pleased that it was less than a flash in the pan. I totally missed that one. Just as happy I did. I really hated good to go when I first was hearing it, but it doesn't irritate me so much now. (When your first exposure is someone who is saying it 10-20 times A DAY in your presence, most of them when you're the only one around to hear, it gets old very quickly.) That's exactly what makes these expressions worth getting rid of... the mindless repetition. I head THAT! was one that my little brother got hooked on for a while. I had a co-worker for whom everything happened from the get-go, an expression I learned to hate about the second time I heard it. And I expect to continue to dislike such expressions on a going- forward basis. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Words phrases that should be banished.
Dave Land wrote: That's exactly what makes these expressions worth getting rid of... the mindless repetition. I head THAT! was one that my little brother got hooked on for a while. I had a co-worker for whom everything happened from the get-go, an expression I learned to hate about the second time I heard it. For an entire year, I had a Chemistry teacher who insisted that he'd make us 'born intelligent' if we only paid attention in class... Ritu ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Words phrases that should be banished.
- Original Message - From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 2:36 PM Subject: Re: Words phrases that should be banished. That's exactly what makes these expressions worth getting rid of... the mindless repetition. I head THAT! was one that my little brother got hooked on for a while. I had a co-worker for whom everything happened from the get-go, an expression I learned to hate about the second time I heard it. And I expect to continue to dislike such expressions on a going- forward basis. Heh! From the get-go is an ancient phrase here, at least 40 years old if not much much older. During the 80s I used to hear I know *that's* right (meaning I agree) with stomach turning frequency. One of my current unfavorites is Bling or Bling Bling. You would think that if one were to make up a word, that is could sound like a word. Truthiness for example.G xponent Truth Inclusions Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Words phrases that should be banished.
I can think of a couple of words and phrases that should be banished from the English language: Ripped From The Headlines - Should read: Plot Stolen From The Headlines. Can't TV writers come up with their own unique story ideas? My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when I hear educated adults say this. Intelligent Design - Let's call it what it is instead of sugar coating it. __ ...speak your mind, even if your voice shakes... - Maggie Kuhn ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Words phrases that should be banished.
At 01:28 PM Sunday 1/1/2006, Gary Nunn wrote: Can't TV writers come up with their own unique story ideas? That is a rhetorical question, isn't it? --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too? -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
