From Don Hewitt:<\/p>\n
There are a number of expressions that really annoy me, both in the
\nmedia and everyday speech.<\/p>\n“Totally”<\/strong>– To add “totally” to something is redundant
\nand ignorant. Can something be in worse condition than to be
\n“destroyed?” Could someone be more than surprised? “Totally”
\nsurprised means…….?<\/li>\n“Win-Win” <\/strong>situations. What ever happened to “mutually beneficial?<\/li>\n “Thinking outside the box”<\/strong>– This has got to be one of the
\nmost ridiculous sayings ever concocted. Do people go sit in
\nboxes to think? Ah, yes, maybe they sit in Kitty Litter Boxes.
\nIn that case, I would definitely “think outside the box.”<\/li>\n“Celebs”<\/strong> and a host of other moronic abbreviations. This
\noh so clever expression makes the user sound like an idiot.
\nTrendy abbreviations communicate nothing more than that the
\none using them is so very up to date and clever. Belch.<\/li>\n“Goes” <\/strong>— an expression meaning movement away from an object
\nor person. But it doesn’t mean “says”, as in “He goes, Well
\nI did not know you were in town.” Duh. How about “He SAYS?”<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Don Hewitt: There are a number of expressions that really annoy me, both in the media and everyday speech. “Totally”– To add “totally” to something is redundant and ignorant. Can something be in worse condition than to be “destroyed?” … Continue reading