[WHIP IT!]

The word 'that' is grossly overused in every newspaper I read... I think the only reason I notice it is because an old lecturer had a rule: "If you have the word 'that' in a sentence, reread said sentence without the word 'that' in it and, if it still makes sense, just take it out!"

ie: "Trapattoni says he has assured the Irish players that the next game will be crucial..."

Gets right on my wick

[odds_on]

Originally Posted by WHIP IT!

The word 'that' is grossly overused in every newspaper I read... I think the only reason I notice it is because an old lecturer had a rule: "If you have the word 'that' in a sentence, reread said sentence without the word 'that' in it and, if it still makes sense, just take it out!"

ie: "Trapattoni says he has assured the Irish players that the next game will be crucial..."

Gets right on my wick

ie: "Trapattoni says that he has assured the Irish players that the next game will be crucial..."

[Agent Weebley]

Originally Posted by WHIP IT!

The word 'that' is grossly overused in every newspaper I read... I think the only reason I notice it is because an old lecturer had a rule: "If you have the word 'that' in a sentence, reread said sentence without the word 'that' in it and, if it still makes sense, just take it out!"

Deep down . . . is really what you think about word? A little bit of this or is necessary for conveying the message . . . just a sprinkling, though. Moderation in all things . . . or something like.

I remember reading On Speeches by Margaget Cher, and it was full of connector words like. Remember her? Nobody liked her. Poll tax: is a good idea? Totally changes the sentence. Imagine what would have happened if she relied only on inflection in sentence? What a powerful word. It can cause riots! Everything she said was full of, absolutely100% full of.

Just like Enda Kenny.

Oh, and William Shakespeare . . . ever been to his home? He lived in a ched roof cottage .. . awesome writing . . . to be or not to be . . . is the question.

Isn't awesome? Isn't absolutely awesome? Shakespeare, I would love to be, or not to be kind of writer. Dude (or Dudette) . . . I'm down with kind of chatter.

To be . . . ornottobe

or

To be . . . or notto .. . be

or

Tobeornotto . . .be

[courtesy: Monty Python]

What's the name of lecturer? He played a mind game on you, methinks. I want to send him a stern letter. Yep . . . <send> . . . just like.

Hey, come to think about it, how about Tommy Cooper and his unbelievable magic tricks: . . . Mruhahah . . . just like. [note: ostentatious outward bound open fingered hand motions, as well as square grin - looking back and forth at an open jawed and mystified audience]

. . . doesn't make sense?

PS: Mnd f tll y my pt pv? Shld r shldn't ? N, y wld jst lgh t m . . . lgh m rght t f ths frm wth my tl btwn my lgs.

Decoder: i i e ou e eee? ou i o ou i? o, ou ou u au a e .. . au e i ou o i ou i ai eee e.

[Fnny . . . th dcdr snds lk 'm mnky.] u e eoe ou ie i a oe.

PPS: that . . . is a hook?

[djflawless]

50, shades, and grey in the one sentence usually makes me lack enthusiasm fairly rapid

[CKonetheonlyone]

'penchant'

Urg!

[Chuck Stone]

Sesquipedalian

[--Kaiser--]

Originally Posted by CKonetheonlyone

'penchant'

Urg!

Ha Ha, I use this word conversationally....and I pronounce it the French way (because it sounds horrible the other way)

[oceanblue]

Not a word.. but I've noticed the use of the exclamation mark has started annoying me. When it is used a lot and I'm thinking it isn't really necessary.

[bbsrs]

Epic , grossly overused.

[vitani]

Originally Posted by Das Kitty

Amen.

Mewling seems to be an increasingly common thing in speech tags. Gives me the heebee jeebees.

I used to read fanfic and there were some amount of characters who 'mewed' during sex scenes... Obviously, the authors had read or heard of 'mewled' somewhere (possibly other fanfics) but didn't quite get it.