Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Phrases and words that have jumped the shark...

* Jumped the Shark

* Double-dip recession

* Thrown under the bus

* Anything from 1990's Jim Carey movies

* ...So... (This word should never be a stand alone sentence. Additionally, it should never be used to end a sentence or thought, but in rare and grammatically correct cases.)

* Synergy in all its forms

* Gravitas

* Paradigm shift

* Outside the box

* Pushing the envelope

* Undocumented workers

* Surreal (Mainly when used by Hollywood actors)

* Serious as a heart attack

* Unexpected (when used to compare actual circumstances to the predictions of expert economists and meteorologists/climatologists)

* Cool beans

* I could care less

* Throw in the towel

* Cliche

* Let me be clear (just be clear, Mr. President)

* Can I ask a question?

* Hope and Change

* Man-made Global Warming (doesn't 'climate change' sound so much better?)

* You know what I mean?

* Ditto

* Apples to apples

* Fair enough

* To be (perfectly) honest

* Happenstance

* E-squeeze me

* Anything from Wayne's World

* Bless his/her heart/soul

* With every fiber of my being

* The popo

* Risky business

* Touch with a 10' pole

* Song and dance

* The whole 9 yards
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