GiantFan1980
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Post by GiantFan1980 on Dec 19, 2018 23:25:35 GMT
"You do realize" That patronizing condescending douche bag cock sucker phrase!
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Post by masterofallgoons on Dec 20, 2018 16:29:19 GMT
Why did everyone in sports radio media (and everywhere else) start using the stupid little phrase "sit here" or "sit there" as a prefix before sharing any opinion?
"Are you gonna sit there and tell me that Tom Brady isn't greatest of all time?"
"I can't sit here and tell you the Lebron James shouldn't have signed with the Lakers."
It's just a fucking waste of words. Why not just fucking spit out what you're trying to say?
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Post by klawrencio79 on Dec 20, 2018 16:48:14 GMT
Why did everyone in sports radio media (and everywhere else) start using the stupid little phrase "sit here" or "sit there" as a prefix before sharing any opinion? "Are you gonna sit there and tell me that Tom Brady isn't greatest of all time?" "I can't sit here and tell you the Lebron James shouldn't have signed with the Lakers." It's just a fucking waste of words. Why not just fucking spit out what you're trying to say? As a draftsman by trade, I love the study of words and the deliberate use of words to create an effect (whether choosing too many or as few as possible, on purpose). On these boards, I generally just write as if I'm speaking without giving it much thought, but it's amazing when you really look at how we use sentences just how many extraneous words we use. "So" "In my opinion" "Well" (I'm very guilty of this one) Meaningless words. [EDIT - even above, I used the word "very." Meaningless. I'm either guilty or I'm not. See!!] One of the ways I train my young associates is I have them ghost write emails to my clients (which I then re-write). I tell then be as succinct and direct as possible. Don't pontificate, don't come up with an example, just explain the issue in 2-3 sentences. It's a great exercise in general as it teaches you to eliminate the excess verbiage and get right to the point. The world moves fast so if you can't keep up with it, then you get left behind.
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 20, 2018 17:06:14 GMT
Why did everyone in sports radio media (and everywhere else) start using the stupid little phrase "sit here" or "sit there" as a prefix before sharing any opinion? "Are you gonna sit there and tell me that Tom Brady isn't greatest of all time?" "I can't sit here and tell you the Lebron James shouldn't have signed with the Lakers." It's just a fucking waste of words. Why not just fucking spit out what you're trying to say? It is like what my English teacher said about the useless prefix phrase "In my life, ...". If you said something about yourself, will someone pin you against the wall and ask you "IN YOUR LIFE?!"
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Post by masterofallgoons on Dec 20, 2018 17:14:49 GMT
Why did everyone in sports radio media (and everywhere else) start using the stupid little phrase "sit here" or "sit there" as a prefix before sharing any opinion? "Are you gonna sit there and tell me that Tom Brady isn't greatest of all time?" "I can't sit here and tell you the Lebron James shouldn't have signed with the Lakers." It's just a fucking waste of words. Why not just fucking spit out what you're trying to say? As a draftsman by trade, I love the study of words and the deliberate use of words to create an effect (whether choosing too many or as few as possible, on purpose). On these boards, I generally just write as if I'm speaking without giving it much thought, but it's amazing when you really look at how we use sentences just how many extraneous words we use. "So" "In my opinion" "Well" (I'm very guilty of this one) Meaningless words. One of the ways I train my young associates is I have them ghost write emails to my clients (which I then re-write). I tell then be as succinct and direct as possible. Don't pontificate, don't come up with an example, just explain the issue in 2-3 sentences. It's a great exercise in general as it teaches you to eliminate the excess verbiage and get right to the point. The world moves fast so if you can't keep up with it, then you get left behind. I'm certainly guilty of that too, especially 'so' and 'well' and as much as I've tried to eliminate it, I definitely still use 'like' in a meaningless filler way from time to time. On here, I generally write conversationally as well, but I appreciate wordy and colorful writing. But there's a lot of shitty and pointless versions of that as well. One phrase I hate that I've seen really respected and talented writers use is "If so and so looks annoyed, that's because he is." Why waste our time with that? On here, in conversation, on tv, in journalism, and fucking everwhere, etc. etc. I have seen this one phrase plague our fragile society... One example is in this arthritis medication commercial. Phil Mickelson's daughter says "You know him as Phil Mickelson. pro golfer. But to me my dad is just.... We'll... Dad." I can't stand this shit. And it's everywhere. This kind of stuff fascinates me as well. Linguistics in general do. I found local colloquialisms, accents, dialect, and languages really fascinating and engaging. It's one of my favorite things about traveling. Just reading up on that sort of thing and then experiencing the local conversation in person is endlessly interesting to me. It's probably also why I hate so many newer slang terms that pop up and turns of phrase that sound obnoxious to me when other people hardly notice or can't be bothered by that sort of thing. Or maybe I'm just becoming a grumpy old man at a fairly young age. That seems like a really useful exercise for those associates. In my trade I deal with a lot of marketing people, and by extension, people who fancy themselves as artists. Sometimes that makes for entertaining emails and conversation, and sometimes I just wan to get some information on what can and can't be included in our shoot's expense report and I don't need a sonnet accompanying it.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Dec 20, 2018 17:18:22 GMT
"Well" (I'm very guilty of this one) [EDIT - even above, I used the word "very." Meaningless. I'm either guilty or I'm not. See!!]I disagree here. In this case 'very' is used both as emphasis, and to point to the degree at which you are guilty. There's nothing wrong with that. Had you not included that I would have a different idea of how often you use the word 'well' in a meaningless way.
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Post by flyerzzrul on Dec 21, 2018 2:10:30 GMT
“Not tonight, I have a headache.” "I like you too much as a friend"
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Post by millar70 on Dec 21, 2018 2:29:17 GMT
“Not tonight, I have a headache.” "I like you too much as a friend" "You're like a brother to me". Ugh, the worst thing a girl can say to guy. Like yeah, I'm looking for a new sister here......
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Post by NJtoTX on Dec 21, 2018 3:15:38 GMT
As a draftsman by trade, I love the study of words and the deliberate use of words to create an effect (whether choosing too many or as few as possible, on purpose). On these boards, I generally just write as if I'm speaking without giving it much thought, but it's amazing when you really look at how we use sentences just how many extraneous words we use. Ignore the picture and just listen.
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