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Shelly
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Re: Overused words or expressions
For me, its "literally". People use that word incorrectly ALL THE TIME. It makes me 
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by greenfreak
-orientated
-irregardless
Those two make my ears bleed when I hear them.
You can add:
"all the sudden" It's "all OF A sudden"
"Also, too"
"Needless to say" -- which is constantly misused.
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Reese32
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by bird382
[Oooh, if we're talking about misspellings, I HAVE to add "could of" and "would of."
They literally ( ) make my skin crawl!
These two drive me insane. I used to work with someone who, when speaking in the past tense, would actually say, "I could ofed." As in the past tense of "of." 
And supposebly.
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GoldenRod
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by Kara
Posted by alnem
im guilty of most of these except for orientated and irregardless. are those even real words? 
Absolutely NOT.
Besides that, if irregardless were a word, it would mean the EXACT OPPOSITE of what people use it to mean.
HUGE pet peeve of mine!
Orientated IS a word, literally : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientated
I didn't realize it was, either.
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~Colleen~
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by Kara
Posted by alnem
im guilty of most of these except for orientated and irregardless. are those even real words?
Absolutely NOT.
Besides that, if irregardless were a word, it would mean the EXACT OPPOSITE of what people use it to mean.
HUGE pet peeve of mine!
Orientated IS a word, literally : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientated
I didn't realize it was, either.
It is one of those "words" that is so overused that it has been added to some (most, all?) dictionaries. Much like irregardless (is now in the dictionary). 
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lbelle821
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by BabyAvocado
Posted by greenfreak
-orientated
-irregardless
Those two make my ears bleed when I hear them.
You can add:
"all the sudden" It's "all OF A sudden"
"Also, too"
"Needless to say" -- which is constantly misused.
ughhh, "all of the sudden", DH says that and I roll my eyes every time because I've argued this too many times before and he doesn't believe me that it is "all of a sudden".
Anyway, at my job one phrase that drives me nuts is "fair enough". To me is almost is sometimes used dismissively. Urks me to no end.
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Shelly
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Re: Overused words or expressions
ugh! and I could care less. The expression is that you could NOT HAVE cared less.
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eroxgirl
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by ~Colleen~
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by Kara
Posted by alnem
im guilty of most of these except for orientated and irregardless. are those even real words?
Absolutely NOT.
Besides that, if irregardless were a word, it would mean the EXACT OPPOSITE of what people use it to mean.
HUGE pet peeve of mine!
Orientated IS a word, literally : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientated
I didn't realize it was, either.
It is one of those "words" that is so overused that it has been added to some (most, all?) dictionaries. Much like irregardless (is now in the dictionary).
I nearly screamed out loud the first time I saw irregardless in the dictionary.
If you notice in that link for the definition of orientated, when they try to use it in a sentence the word they actually use is oriented.. which is the correct word.
Conversate is another one that people are using now. It's supposed to be converse. I don't get it.
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mbawnr
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Re: Overused words or expressions
"what happened?"
when nothing happened
or
"by and large"
it annoys me
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Kara
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by Kara
Posted by alnem
im guilty of most of these except for orientated and irregardless. are those even real words?
Absolutely NOT.
Besides that, if irregardless were a word, it would mean the EXACT OPPOSITE of what people use it to mean.
HUGE pet peeve of mine!
Orientated IS a word, literally : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientated
I didn't realize it was, either.
"Ain't" is also in the dictionary. It doesn't make it a proper word.
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Ginger123
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by Vanessa123
"what happened?"
when nothing happened
or
"by and large"
it annoys me
"what happened?"
when nothing happened
all day long this woman does this .. i want to strangle her
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GoldenRod
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by ~Colleen~
Posted by GoldenRod
Posted by Kara
Posted by alnem
im guilty of most of these except for orientated and irregardless. are those even real words?
Absolutely NOT.
Besides that, if irregardless were a word, it would mean the EXACT OPPOSITE of what people use it to mean.
HUGE pet peeve of mine!
Orientated IS a word, literally : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientated
I didn't realize it was, either.
It is one of those "words" that is so overused that it has been added to some (most, all?) dictionaries. Much like irregardless (is now in the dictionary).
It gives the origin as being from 1840-1850, and Miriam Webster gives a date of 1848 for the origin of the word. Personally, I never use "orientated", but I think it's an old, very outdated version of a word that hasn't been used much until the last few years, which is why it appears to be a new, butchered version of "oriented".
Either way, I don't like the word, so I don't plan on using it.....
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ladybug8
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Re: Overused words or expressions
I have to add:
supposebly
Old Timer's disease
No offense but.... (I'll decide if what you say offends me!)
Message edited 1/2/2008 10:05:12 PM.
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melbalalala
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Re: Overused words or expressions
"It is what it is". Ugh... I feel like when I talk to people back in NY EVERYONE is constantly saying that.
Where did it come from?!?!
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leighdvm
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Re: Overused words or expressions
I use so many of the above phrases! 
EXCEPT "irregardless". I actually loathe that word....
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MarisaK
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Irregardless is a word ?? .....doesn't that preifx contradict the meaning of the word itself ? -
"Um" dirves me crazy - and "could of" or "should of" ........And people WRiTE this way too ! Don't you read a memo before you hit send to to sure it makes sense?
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rojerono
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by greenfreak
-irregardless
-at the end of the day
I just corrected my boss for using 'irregardless' for the 10,000th time during a recent conversation. He was annoyed.
He also says 'at the end of the day' CONSTANTLY.
Personally, I overuse a lot of phrases. Yes but, like, whatever, I mean in all honesty it is essentially the way I speak and technically if someone doesn't like it, um, it is what it is. Irregardless of what anyone thinks I am basically gonna, you know - talk the way I want. Yeah, it's just how I am orientated. I know you feel me!
Message edited 1/2/2008 4:57:46 PM.
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rojerono
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Re: Overused words or expressions
whhoops
Message edited 1/2/2008 4:57:22 PM.
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imas98
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by Vanessa123
"what happened?"
when nothing happened
it annoys me
This is so true ! DH always replies "nothing happened" when his mother says this !! She uses it instead of a plain old "what?" or for an "excuse me/pardon me" type of situation. I find it funny
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lisad117
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Lisa
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Re: Overused words or expressions
I absolutely can't stand My Bad- it makes my skin crawl when I hear it. I have to admit I say like and whatever and my DH usually makes fun of me for saying them.
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DaniJude
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Re: Overused words or expressions
The phrase:
Lets just call all a spade a spade
OR
I call a spade a spade
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT
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sunnyplus3
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Re: Overused words or expressions
most over used right now in person & online is
"that being said" or "having said that"
I feel like I hear it constantly!!
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CAMCaps
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Re: Overused words or expressions
I hate when people say: Yous. You can not be made plural! It drives me insane.
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pmpkn087
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Re: Overused words or expressions
Posted by Reese32
Posted by bird382
[Oooh, if we're talking about misspellings, I HAVE to add "could of" and "would of."
They literally () make my skin crawl!
These two drive me insane. I used to work with someone who, when speaking in the past tense, would actually say, "I could ofed." As in the past tense of "of."
And supposebly.
OMG, me too!!!! And, when people say (type ) it on here I get so mad!!!!!
People, the correct way is "could have" and "should have" .
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MrsYank
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Re: Overused words or expressions
when people say "pacifically" instead of "specifically"
or "I says" instead of "I said"
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