People using the word "narrative".......

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hopkins

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• Jun 14, 2017

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You don't need to use it in every sentence. It's not big and it's not clever and it certainly doesn't make you sound more intelligent.

There, I said it !

 

Not Andy Naylor

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Seven Dials

• Jun 14, 2017

• #2

'Curate' too.

 

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cheshunt seagull

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Not Andy Naylor said:

'Curate' too.

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We have a lot of people where I work with the job title of 'curators' and back in the 80s it generally described an old boy with a socks and sandals, a slightly confused expression, claret on his tie and an incredibly in-depth knowledge of a very esoteric area. Now it covers everything from someone selecting music for a festival to someone with a lot of links on a Twitter feed. Someone, who basically watches DVDs and records things on SkyPlus, told me recently without a hint of irony that he 'curates' his TV viewing.

 

Moshe Gariani

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• #4

All depends how nuanced the usage is...

 

Harry Wilson's tackle

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• #5

'Transparent' . . . . .

 

whitelion

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• Jun 14, 2017

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'Personally speaking' is one that always irritates me.

How else can you speak. (Apart of course if you're a spokesperson for a company etc).

 

GOM

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Leeds - but not the dirty bit

• Jun 14, 2017

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I wish people would stop being 'passionate' about everything

 

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timbha

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• Jun 14, 2017

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Sentences beginning with "so" and "absolutely" being used instead of "yes".

 

Bozza

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Back in Sussex

• Jun 14, 2017

• #9

Pragmatic.

But my biggest bugbear is the ridiculously Americanised 'super' used when either 'very' or 'really' would suffice perfectly well.

You're not "super excited" about the fixtures you absolute plum.

 

sparkie

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• Jun 14, 2017

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So I really hate people starting sentences with 'So'.

 

Frutos

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• Jun 14, 2017

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"Emotional" and "inspirational" are my two annoyances.

 

Wellesley

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Too be honest......

And while we are on the subject of annoying people, the idiots that bob about to music in their car, desperately trying to show everyone how wild and wacky they are, is it just me that wants to violently kill them? God I hate happy people.

 

grubbyhands

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Godalming

• Jun 14, 2017

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Wellesley said:

Too be honest......

And while we are on the subject of annoying people, the idiots that bob about to music in their car, desperately trying to show everyone how wild and wacky they are, is it just me that wants to violently kill them? God I hate happy people.

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So,Is it possible to kill someone unviolently?

 

Notters

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Guiseley

• Jun 14, 2017

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Can't say I've noticed this. "Road map" is my bugbear at the moment, e.g. "road map for peace". Map is fine, but it's not a road map ffs.

 

BNthree

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WeHo

• Jun 14, 2017

• #15

grubbyhands said:

So,Is it possible to kill someone unviolently?

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Poison them? Gas them?

 

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pearl

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Behind My Eyes

• Jun 14, 2017

• #16

comfort zone

 

Surf's Up

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• Jun 14, 2017

• #17

"Can I get ........." - makes me want to throttle anyone saying this within my earshot.

 

BBassic

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• Jun 14, 2017

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hopkins said:

You don't need to use it in every sentence. It's not big and it's not clever and it certainly doesn't make you sound more intelligent.

There, I said it !

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I struggle to see how anyone could use it in every sentence. But then I suspect you're exaggerating things to fit your narrative.

 

spring hall convert

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• Jun 14, 2017

• #19

Very average.

 

Knocky's Nose

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• Jun 14, 2017

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Bozza said:

Pragmatic.

But my biggest bugbear is the ridiculously Americanised 'super' used when either 'very' or 'really' would suffice perfectly well.

You're not "super excited" about the fixtures you absolute plum.

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Absolutely this. I was in Denmark a couple of months ago, and they've taken that Americanism and are feverishly running with it. Super excited, Super happy, Super pleased, you name it...

Man, sticious and unleaded are the only three words super should be in front of.

My biggest arse-itch is "Telcon" - short for telephone conversation. "Yah, yah, lets have a telcon about that, yah. Tomorrow, yah? Midday. Yah, good. I'm super excited...".