Kevin Fortin
Active Member
What's really funny is when you hear a cat in the street tell another cat: "Your hiss is so last summer."
I often feel the same--but not with boughten. I recall France, years ago, trying to stop the evolution of their language--or devolution of it, as they wanted to stop English words and other foreign words from invading their language. "Courriel" was to replace "email." I haven't checked to see how that attempt went.I appreciate that languages change over time
In the right context it can be useful… I was mixing with a great engineer and the drummer didn’t quite hit the mark and we tried to mix it to sound better for a while until he said “it is what it is” it was the perfect call at that time“It is what it is”: Over the last few weeks I’ve been hearing this phrase more and more. I hear it at work, on the radio, on TV. Heck, even my elderly mother used it today! Every-freaking-where I go…almost every day. Someone somewhere says it. It’s so annoying and pointless! What does it even mean?
What phrases have you heard that irritate you?
I'd love to comment, but I signed some documents.This makes me want to puke in Bezos' rocket dildo.
followed by "Of course."Oh that's everywhere (in fact I've caught myself using it a few times; dear Lord I'm assimilating!)
Are you suggesting that it is what it is not?"It is what it is" is, arguably, the opposite of the human condition.
libeerHere's one:
"Free...As in beer"
Look, man! If you wanna tell me where all this free beer is to be found, perhaps we could spend the afternoon drinking and discussing the deeper points of developer/consumer rights/liberties. But until then, I just wanna know if I need to get my wallet out.
What I mean is that it shouldn't have to continue being how it currently is. You could make a case for that the entire meaning of life. "It is what it is" implies an unwillingness to make "it" be what it isn't yet.Are you suggesting that it is what it is not?
In these uncertain times..."Going forward" — one of the most pointless corporate phrases that has somehow seeped into everyday utterances. The words that follow tend to be about future events, yet the tense and the context is perfectly adequate to provide this information without this stupid phrase. "Moving forward" comes in a close second.
Well, it went not so bad.I recall France, years ago, trying to stop the evolution of their language--or devolution of it, as they wanted to stop English words and other foreign words from invading their language. "Courriel" was to replace "email." I haven't checked to see how that attempt went.
Haha! I was joking...for the most part. i agree with your idea up to a point. But I feel there is a lot of utility in trying to completely diffuse worry about things that we cannot possibly change. In that case, "It is what it is" is just as suitable as other options.What I mean is that it shouldn't have to continue being how it currently is. You could make a case for that the entire meaning of life. "It is what it is" implies an unwillingness to make "it" be what it isn't yet.
In these uncertain times...
No it really can't.In the right context it can be useful…
So what?No it really can't.
And I think this was mentioned already, but just in case: starting a sentence with "So" when it makes no sense at all. For example: "So I'm using this plugin..."
I agree: so?