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Posted: 5/12/2004 4:27:14 PM EDT

proactive
nonchalant
paradigm
(noticing a P trend here?)
posit
plethora

what are yours?

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:28:10 PM EDT

[#1]

pissbag

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:29:25 PM EDT

[#2]

gravitas

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:29:39 PM EDT

[#3]

"Spay on bedliner paintjob"?

(sorry SC-Texas, couldn't resist)

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:31:38 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
"Spay on bedliner paintjob"?

(sorry SC-Texas, couldn't resist)

ha. i was too tired to make a comment on it.

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:31:45 PM EDT

[#5]

The ones I've heard are more inclined to use too many words, throwing them into sentences that don't need to be drawn out to sound "official". Too much Cops and Judge Judy.

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:33:45 PM EDT

[#6]

Unilateral
Imperialism

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:35:56 PM EDT

[#7]

"Buzz" as in "There's a buzz about...(enter latest metrosexual TV show). I hate that word with a passion.

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:36:36 PM EDT

[#8]

Democrat and Liberal

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:36:59 PM EDT

[#9]

"Impact" as a verb (apparently synonymous with "affect").

"Impactful." (It just goes from bad to worse.)

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:37:23 PM EDT

[#10]

Coole.... loocks lyke Im not stewpid... nun uv thu werds I yous ar in hear...

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:37:30 PM EDT

[#11]

whatnot

irregardless

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:38:21 PM EDT

[#12]

synergy

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:41:27 PM EDT

[#13]

serendipity

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:44:30 PM EDT

[#14]

Bling bling and snizzle.

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:45:29 PM EDT

[#15]

crepuscular

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:45:53 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Bling bling and snizzle.

fo'sheezy

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:52:19 PM EDT

[#17]

i say plethora but i am usually kidding....

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:57:49 PM EDT

[#18]

Hold on there Sherlock-I use words like plethora, chagrin, paradigm, etc. because I enjoy a broad and varied vocabulary.

I'm not some asshat who's biggest comeback is "Whatever".

Let's see: people that KNOW what the meaning of those words are and can use them in the proper context in a sentence are: Stupid.

People that CANNOT, DO NOT AND WILL NOT form a sentence and use those type of words are: Smart.

Am I the only one who finds somethin wrong with this picture?

BTW-As anyone who has read any of my posts here should realize, those are not words I try to fit into every sentence or conversation-but occasionally they are warranted.

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:58:29 PM EDT

[#19]

Fucktard?

Posted: 5/12/2004 4:59:55 PM EDT

[#20]

multicultural

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:01:49 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Bling bling and snizzle.

fo'sheezy

You mean Snoop Dog doesn't have a PHD in wordsology?

People use those words to sound smarter? Man... my bad... I've been using bling bling to dumb my vocabulary down to the level of some of the members here. Here I find out I've been sounds all smart and shizzle.

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:01:51 PM EDT

[#22]

That is fucking cold dude, COLD! I like it!

Quoted:
"Spay on bedliner paintjob"?

(sorry SC-Texas, couldn't resist)

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:04:07 PM EDT

[#23]

nizzle

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:06:16 PM EDT

[#24]

How about easy word that stupid people use to prove they are stupid.

For example, this guy keeps e-mailing and says "I wont (should be want) to get something to eat." and also "I thank..(instead of think) that is a good idea".

At first I thought is was a typo, but when each and every e-mail contained this I was convinced he was not too bright. In fact, being from Virginia, this is sorta how he talked.

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:08:55 PM EDT

[#25]

I saw an interview with the neighbor of a murder victim. He claimed that a "unanimous" caller let the Po-lice know about the alleged crime that took place on the before mentioned evening.

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:09:05 PM EDT

[#26]

"conversating" instead of conversing

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:15:00 PM EDT

[#27]

"I got my dog SPADED."

So tell me, dumbass, why did you allow someone to hit your dog with a shovel?

"Intellectual dishonesty" Is there some reason why you can't say "LIAR" instead?
Knowing the truth and choosing to not be honest about it IS lying, pure and simple.
No need to get any fancier with it than that.

Most buzz words apply.

So do at least half the slang words in use at any given moment.

Most examples of poor English are qualifying factors, and some of them are surprisingly common
in daily usage. "I got it" or "We got it" is an example. "I have it, we have it, we located the item in question" are examples of how it should be stated.

Some of you are going to accuse me of being a grammar nazi, but look at it from my perspective:
English is my chosen language. It's the language we speak in America, and my pride in it requires me to speak it grammatically to the best of my ability. It's truly a matter of pride that I speak it well, but not to misunderstand me, I'm not proud that I speak it well, instead it's my pride that MAKES me speak it well.

English is supposed to be the toughest of all languages to master. If I've mastered it, and I truly believe that I have done so, then that IS something to be proud of.

CJ

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:15:53 PM EDT

[#28]

* synergy

* strategic fit

* core competencies

* best practice

* bottom line

* revisit

* expeditious

* to tell you the truth (or "the truth is")

* 24/7

* out of the loop

* benchmark

* value-added

* proactive

* win-win

* no-go

* think outside the box

* fast track

* result-driven

* empower (or empowerment)

* knowledge base

* at the end of the day

* touch base

* mindset

* client focus(ed)

* paradigm

* embedded

* game plan

* leverage

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:17:36 PM EDT

[#29]

Originally posted by mcgrubbs

crepuscular

I think that's spelled "craptastic".

I like to use words and phrases like;

righteous indignation
erronious assumption
self absorbed
quantifiable

Why just the other day I said to this guy " My rightious indignation stems from the erronious assumption of that self absorbed asshat that his intelligence was quantifiable based on his vocabulary".

The guy I was talking to just looked at me like I was stupid.

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:19:20 PM EDT

[#30]

Most Dr.s must be really stupid then, you ever try to read a prescription? They can't write for shit....but their unedugekated morons right?......All you folks whom try to "look" smart on paper or posting should ponder this statement

.

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:23:07 PM EDT

[#31]

w00t...oh wait I thought you meant words stupid people use to sound like jackasses...

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:27:01 PM EDT

[#32]

The words I use most everyday are STFU

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:31:18 PM EDT

[#33]

Neocon
CHRIS

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:32:38 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
Hold on there Sherlock-I use words like plethora, chagrin, paradigm, etc. because I enjoy a broad and varied vocabulary.

I'm not some asshat who's biggest comeback is "Whatever".

Let's see: people that KNOW what the meaning of those words are and can use them in the proper context in a sentence are: Stupid.

People that CANNOT, DO NOT AND WILL NOT form a sentence and use those type of words are: Smart.

Am I the only one who finds somethin wrong with this picture?

BTW-As anyone who has read any of my posts here should realize, those are not words I try to fit into every sentence or conversation-but occasionally they are warranted.

"asshat"

sorry couldn't resist

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:41:42 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
How about easy word that stupid people use to prove they are stupid.

For example, this guy keeps e-mailing and says "I wont (should be want) to get something to eat." and also "I thank..(instead of think) that is a good idea".

At first I thought is was a typo, but when each and every e-mail contained this I was convinced he was not too bright. In fact, being from Virginia, this is sorta how he talked.

...and folks from Florida should cast the first stone.......

I LOVE the way folks from the panhandle speak.......suddenly makes the guys from SW Virginia seem like multi-degreed neuroscientists.

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:42:24 PM EDT

[#36]

as a side note, the best word ever is scrumtrulescent

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:45:20 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Neocon
CHRIS

Hell, I don't even have a clue what "Neocon" means.

Vulcan94

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:45:23 PM EDT

[#38]

Transcendant

reasonable restrictions

Hillary

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:46:42 PM EDT

[#39]

How would I know? In fact, how would anyone here know?

OK here's two

most
all

Posted: 5/12/2004 5:52:01 PM EDT

[#40]

Pie

Posted: 5/12/2004 6:14:42 PM EDT

[#41]

"Yeah, she's a real circumvent."

SNL fans might get this.

Posted: 5/12/2004 6:33:12 PM EDT

[#42]

Dis thred are dum.

Posted: 5/12/2004 6:38:40 PM EDT

[#43]

losertarian

Posted: 5/12/2004 6:39:21 PM EDT

[#44]

cocksnot
fucktard
douchecurd

Posted: 5/12/2004 6:41:39 PM EDT

[#45]

Jesse Jackson

Posted: 5/12/2004 6:46:32 PM EDT

[#46]

[mike tyson]ludicrous [/mike tyson]

Posted: 5/12/2004 6:51:30 PM EDT

[#47]

"myself"

"Myself" is not a substitute for "I" or "me." Most people could drop "myself" from their vocabulary. Not only is it overused, it is often useless.

Other points...

The "t" in often is silent. The "l" in salmon is silent, too.

It is sad how many times I hear TV and radio personalities misuse the English language. I am refering to commentators and news types.