Words & Phrases To Eliminate, Part II

[Ravine]

Not familiar with that last one, Gnome, and I posted "going forward" to initiate the thread, but a gracious Thank You for getting the thread back on track.

[Detroitnerd]

factual information :P

[Just Amazed]

absloutely

[Dutch]

"functionality". It is not a word. Function and functional are.

"you guys" . Ugh. How about simply using a person's name to address them?

[ccbatson]

Functionality is a word...an adjective according to Websters.

[Dutch]

According to my Webster's, there is a "functionally" [[adverb). No "functionality" is listed.

[ccbatson]

Try Dictionary.com then, it appears there.

[rb336]

"so called"

[ccbatson]

Nationalize, instead of socialize.

[LodgeDodger]

"email" used as a verb

[mjs]

"you guys" . Ugh. How about simply using a person's name to address them?

I wish we had a way to express you plural like other languages do. When someone asks "will you go?", you can't be sure if they're asking about just you or your whole group.

I'd also like to see "coming up" banned from WJR and the local news. Rather than telling me whats coming up, give me better details on what they just finished reporting or more background or more on what future consequences that story might have. Makes the reporters sound like used car salesman that always need to be selling; I'm already watching. Hell, even commentary is more useful than the empty calories of whats coming next. If they think its so critical to some viewers, scroll it on the bottom of the screen so I have the option of ignoring it.

[ccbatson]

Didn't you ever see that school house rock video "Rufus Xavier..." as a kid?

[SaintMe]

Describing anything as a "gem" or a "jewel" that is not literally a cut and polished precious stone.

[Sstashmoo]

"Zero tolerance"

There is no such thing.

Or one I heard the other day and got immediately nauseas.

"We do the max for the min"

[ccbatson]

The max for the min is a pretty good one....says a lot succinctly.