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Anonymous wrote:“To die for” - eg, “OMG the chocolate cake there is TO DIE FOR!!!!” No, it’s not. And it’s probably from Costco.

“Myself” used instead of “me” - eg, “Come talk to Ann or myself.”

Even worse, Myself used as the subject in place of "I".

I think I need this one explained. People are saying, “Jane and myself went the store.”???

Yes. I associate it with chavs but it’s spreading.

It is so tacky, agree. It's people trying to sound smarter than they are. So I actually appreciate the verbal tip-off that I'm dealing with an idiot! Especially at work (Please contact Jane or myself)

It is what it is.
Clock it.

Anonymous wrote:Vandy

VTech

Anonymous wrote:Let’s take a beat. ESPECIALLY used in a corporate world complex.

Everyone I work with now insists they say it as corporate speak, but no. You heard it on HBO’s Succession as corporate speak. It was not actually corporate speak prior to Succession and I’m convinced it was some sort of mistake like when occasionally you’ll hear a legal Latin expression mispronounced in a lawyer/legal show because the writers obviously aren’t lawyers

People used that phrase in corporate settings prior to Succession. It's not an uncommon phrase. I noticed a lot of kind of therapy-minded phrases started sneaking into corporate jargon 10-15 years ago, and this is one of them. I also don't mind it because it's almost never a bad idea.

Corporate phrases I hate: out of pocket, circle back, deliverable, and random insults about power and hierarchy that reference totally different settings like "oh he's all hat and no cattle" to refer to someone with a big title and but little staff. "Take a beat" doesn't really register.

Let’s take a beat. ESPECIALLY used in a corporate world complex.

Everyone I work with now insists they say it as corporate speak, but no. You heard it on HBO’s Succession as corporate speak. It was not actually corporate speak prior to Succession and I’m convinced it was some sort of mistake like when occasionally you’ll hear a legal Latin expression mispronounced in a lawyer/legal show because the writers obviously aren’t lawyers

Anonymous wrote:I hate the use of spicy to mean “painful.” I have heard it in fitness classes and also at the dentist’s. “This is going to feel a little spicy now.”’dumb euphemism

I hate this too.

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Anonymous wrote:"Per se," which is used incorrectly about 99% of the time.

"Hone in on." I almost get hives when I hear this. It is "home in," as in on a target. Hone is a different word. I think that it is finally accepted because the misuse was so rampant, but it still makes you sound illiterate.

You've complained about this before "on here".

Just trying to hone in on the real issues. Sorry about the repeat. Normally I am just shouting into the void, per se.

Anonymous wrote:"Per se," which is used incorrectly about 99% of the time.

"Hone in on." I almost get hives when I hear this. It is "home in," as in on a target. Hone is a different word. I think that it is finally accepted because the misuse was so rampant, but it still makes you sound illiterate.

You've complained about this before "on here".

Just the tip.

All stop.
It is what it is.

"Per se," which is used incorrectly about 99% of the time.

"Hone in on." I almost get hives when I hear this. It is "home in," as in on a target. Hone is a different word. I think that it is finally accepted because the misuse was so rampant, but it still makes you sound illiterate.

"It's giving xyz" energy. I hate "giving" used that way. Ugh!

It's giving Taylor Swift.
It's giving old man wearing tweed.

Ugh and ugh.