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Old 03-11-2011, 10:14 PM
 
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Old 03-11-2011, 10:31 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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I hate the phrase "Power Point", which is what we used to call a "slide presentation" about 50 years ago.
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Old 03-11-2011, 10:34 PM
 
Location: Da Region
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Whazzzzup?

Unfortunately still hear it from time to time. Never ceases to raise my hackles!
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Old 03-12-2011, 01:51 AM
 
Location: Terra firma
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Moron: "I could care less."

Me: "Really? Doesn't your statement imply that you currently care to some extent? Tell me, just how much less could you care?"
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Old 03-12-2011, 08:17 PM
 
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Moron: "I could care less."

Me: "Really? Doesn't your statement imply that you currently care to some extent? Tell me, just how much less could you care?"
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Old 03-12-2011, 08:20 PM
 
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Whatever

I can't wait for that to go out of style.
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Old 03-12-2011, 08:20 PM
 
Location: Minneapolis
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"baby bump"
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Old 03-12-2011, 08:44 PM
 
Location: near bears but at least no snakes
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"baby bump"
yuck. That IS an ugly description. I hope it goes away soon.
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Old 03-12-2011, 09:00 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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"impact" as a verb.
I was taught in journalism school that "impact" is only used as a verb to refer to teeth, as in "His wisdom teeth are impacted."
It's not to be used in place of "affected." For example: "The number of snow days affected the length of the school year"; NOT "The number of snow days impacted the length of the school year."
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Old 03-12-2011, 09:29 PM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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"That's what I'm talkin' about"
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