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| Thread ID: 84712 | 2007-11-15 21:35:00 | Cliche Jargon | heaton (3697) | PC World Chat |
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| 611825 | 2007-11-15 21:35:00 | Anybody notice that the latest jargon saying is " IN TERMS OF " ? Particularly the morning announcer/Interviewer on Radio NZ uses this expression in nearly every second sentence. Everything seems to be considered " IN TERMS OF". Drives me nuts now every time I hear it. |
heaton (3697) | ||
| 611826 | 2007-11-15 22:10:00 | I agree, hate it. I have also noted that nobody is ever 'shot' in NZ these days, they are always 'gunned down'! Why use two words when one will do. | Richard (739) | ||
| 611827 | 2007-11-15 22:14:00 | I agree, hate it. I have also noted that nobody is ever 'shot' in NZ these days, they are always 'gunned down'! Why use two words when one will do. I guess using 'gunned down' makes the story sound more interesting. |
ronyville (10611) | ||
| 611828 | 2007-11-15 22:31:00 | I agree, hate it. I have also noted that nobody is ever 'shot' in NZ these days, they are always 'gunned down'! Why use two words when one will do. And, "Rogue snowfalls" Wonder what one of them looks like? Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 611829 | 2007-11-15 23:09:00 | I guess using 'gunned down' makes the story sound more interesting. "Gunned down in a gang related drive by shooting" is what they really want to say. It seems every time there's a crime the media want to link it to "gangs" of some type. If an argument broke out in rest home and one old codger shot another over a dispute about medication, the media would label it both drugs and gang related .... |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 611830 | 2007-11-15 23:23:00 | And, "Rogue snowfalls" Wonder what one of them looks like? Ken What about 'Weather Bomb' which tvnz uses to call a storm. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 611831 | 2007-11-15 23:27:00 | What about 'Weather Bomb' which tvnz uses to call a storm. :lol: :lol: :lol: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 611832 | 2007-11-16 00:56:00 | What about 'Weather Bomb' which tvnz uses to call a storm. Well, Bomb certainly describes whats happened to their ratings and the quality of their programs. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 611833 | 2007-11-16 01:26:00 | And: At the end of the day Onboard And my most hated word of the lot: Concerning. As in We find this concerning. Concerning means about. Illiterate heathens. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 611834 | 2007-11-16 02:36:00 | high on my list are: ramp up plan going forward |
Sam's Dad (11848) | ||
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