Banned Words

artie ziff · 09-01-2009 05:08PM

Guesstimate. I hate people who use this word. Also the phrase "touch base with".

And saying " i could tell you but then i'd have to kill you". that's not funny on any level.

djruane wrote: »

Actually the word recession should be banned!

ehm ok there biffo? Apparantly the word recession came about in the U.S.A. because of a reluctance to use the word depression.... So what word/phrase could we use in its place? Happy jobless time?

Turd Ferguson · 09-01-2009 05:12PM

Macbeth

Also, Jehovah

Kold · 09-01-2009 05:21PM

"Pretentious" 9 times out of 10 the thing being described is not in fact pretentious but the person claiming that it is is a f*cking idiot pissed off that they aren't being treated as such.

KTRIC · 09-01-2009 05:23PM

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Macbeth

Oh please tell me you didn't go there ?? :eek:

GavRedKing · 09-01-2009 05:28PM

my most hated has to be " going forward " :mad:

how about i go forward with my fist

HouseHippo · 09-01-2009 05:30PM

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

"I'm not racist, but...."

ah the cornerstone of irish phrase-ology

pyramuid man · 09-01-2009 05:36PM

Originally posted by Boom_Bap
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Used way too much for my liking.

Hmm. I concur going forward. I want to touch base with the people who use it and get a guesstimate for the whopping amount of savagness and copper fasten it.

I know I made no sense but I dont care....

tech77 · 09-01-2009 05:42PM

RATM wrote: »

Every year on Janurary 1st the Lake Superior State Uni issues a list of 'banned words or phrases' meant to eternally banish phrases that, through their overuse or misuse, get on people's wick.

This years list comprised of 15 words and phrases:

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

Obviously some of these are very much U.S. related but what words/phrases are used in Irish society would you like ot see the back of?

For me the phrase 'Moving forward' or 'Going forward', which seems to be used ubiquitously by politicians and business leaders in all manner of interviews should be laid to the grave. It's already been done to death over the last 18 months.

Of course another is the footballer's mantra 'At the end of the day...blah,blah,blah'

And another I have noticed in the face of redundancies is 'The government is setting up a multi-agency task force'. Lovely stuff, the unemployed will be well pleased that a multi-agency task force is in operation.

Ubiquitous.
It's fcuking everywhere...

tech77 · 09-01-2009 05:46PM

Actually one phrase in political circles i could never get my head around a couple of years ago was "sexed up documents".
-re. the UK military intellence prior to the Iraq war.

I mean what the fcuk was all that about?

Deadzone · 09-01-2009 05:46PM

"Uber"

KTRIC · 09-01-2009 05:52PM

pyramuid man wrote: »

Used way too much for my liking.

Hmm. I concur going forward. I want to touch base with the people who use it and get a guesstimate for the whopping amount of savagness and copper fasten it.

I know I made no sense but I dont care....

That's very cromulent of you

tech77 · 09-01-2009 05:52PM

"Credit Crunch" grinds my gears.
Actually, "grinds my gears" sets my teeth on edge.
"Sets my teeth..."
Ah fcuk it.

tech77 · 09-01-2009 05:56PM

KTRIC wrote: »

That's very cromulent of you

Nice post.
Really embiggened you.

iPlop · 09-01-2009 06:20PM

Imagine Arnie saying "I'll be back" in a bogger accent.

"eye-ll be back with de tractor ye langer"

Pherekydes · 09-01-2009 06:24PM

Man flu

Mary Harney.

End of.

(Yeah, that last one, too.)

Professey Chin · 09-01-2009 07:52PM

Christ this could take a while....lets see.
Session On!
Tuuunnnnneeessss
Savage
Wicked
Random
Jager-bomb (bastardin things:mad:)
Story?
Whats the craic? (since I never know how to answer it.Its just a feckin stupid way of askin how are you)

Yes I know Im a picky bastard:pac:

Kold · 09-01-2009 08:31PM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Story?
Whats the craic? (since I never know how to answer it.Its just a feckin stupid way of askin how are you)

Actually, I'll agree with those ones. Living in Cork 10 years and I still have trouble knowing what answer will make any sense.

rainbowtrout · 09-01-2009 08:48PM

The use of the word grow in any business related context.

'Grow the business' 'Grow a strategy' what's wrong with the words expand and develop?????!!!!!:mad:

Dave147 · 09-01-2009 08:51PM

The answer to "What's the craic?" Is always "Not too bad now bai, not too bad, yourself?", even if you've just found out your whole family has been killed and your wife's been shagging the milkman, it's the only response.

I hate the way papers call every fella that's playing away, a "love/sex rat". I think the 'random' thing is phasing itself out.

Rowley Birkin QC · 09-01-2009 09:00PM

RATM wrote: »

Don't you love it when tabloids such as the Metro and Herald AM always refer to anybody who works in the sciences ( or anybody who may be more intelligent than their average reader ) as 'boffins':pac:

No, I just chuckle at it.

Wouldn't mind seeing the back of "Economic Climate". What the hell does that mean?

Strong gusts through the Dow Jones today....The FTSE 100 rising....slowly.

Turncoat · 09-01-2009 09:02PM

'Joe Duffy' - banned

HouseHippo · 10-01-2009 08:58PM

Loike

galwayrush · 10-01-2009 09:19PM

Patriotic duty.

sam34 · 10-01-2009 09:53PM

scope
as in "i'll scope that out" meaning "i'll find out about that"
horrendous manager-speak

longshanks · 10-01-2009 10:55PM

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

I believe the blame there is only on yourself for actually reading tabloids

djruane wrote: »

Actually the word recession should be banned!

people saying actually all the time should be raped with blade wire

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Macbeth

Also, Jehovah

that macbeth thing only applies if you're acting in the play

KTRIC wrote: »

That's very cromulent of you

tech77 wrote: »

Nice post.
Really embiggened you.

heh heh nice

DanGerMus · 10-01-2009 11:07PM

stovelid wrote: »

Savage. Especially when said with a bogger accent.

Jaysus did ya see dat point it was ****in savage like.

Fighting Irish · 10-01-2009 11:08PM

I want the words "offended" and "insulted" banned

DanGerMus · 10-01-2009 11:09PM

longshanks wrote: »

Actually people saying actually all the time should actually be raped with acutal blade wire

Actually I agree with you actually...

longshanks · 10-01-2009 11:11PM

DanGerMus wrote: »

Actually I agree with you actually...

ho ho ha you made a funny. well done

DanGerMus · 10-01-2009 11:31PM

longshanks wrote: »

ho ho ha you made a funny. well done

My machine tells me you don't think i've done well at all.
Me no funny but but me not dat stupid.

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