Okay maybe it's not the word itself but what some people seem to think of as 'reasonable', anyway whenever I see the word it gives me a little smile.
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From: here, more often than not | Registered: Sep 2003
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Some people literally don't know how to use the word "literally".
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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Any meaning it may have had has been lost through overuse. That and it just sounds like a made-up word.
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Whenever a politician dies or leaves office due to some simmering scandal, fellow pols & talking heads will say "He was a man of integrity". HAHAHAHAHA!!!
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since certain phrases essentially have a singular meaning:
"thinking outside the box"
(if we spoke German or any number of aboriginal languages, one word would likely convey the meaning)
the term is so overused, it's laughable - especially because those who say it all the time seem to be the ones looking to continue doing the same old, same old.
From: Vancouver, BC, Canada | Registered: Dec 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Kent Shakespeare: since certain phrases essentially have a singular meaning:
"thinking outside the box"
(if we spoke German or any number of aboriginal languages, one word would likely convey the meaning)
the term is so overused, it's laughable - especially because those who say it all the time seem to be the ones looking to continue doing the same old, same old.
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From: Boston | Registered: Aug 2003
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Its so overused and so often applied to things that really don't fit the description. Bad attempts are irony are just funny.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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