Clichés That You Dislike

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Yes, on one episode of Third Rock from the Sun, Dick Solomon (John Lithgow) reminded a French "alien" of Sally's (Kristen Johnston's) willingness when he made this comparison: "She's like Nike shoes; just do her!"

No, no, and yes.

Thank you.

Does anyone find it ironic that my new signature is a French yo' momma joke?

Times like that make me wish I had a shotgun to blow away the TV.

Cliches, particulary the more obious ones, are VERY irritating to me.

To be honest, I'm just tired of Napolean Dynamite references. The movie was not very funny, just slightly funny. That's no reason to hear a quote every ten minutes.

Playing the dozens (aka "yo momma...) can be annoying at times, crass and offensive yes, but some can still cut new punchlines.

I sometimes still use ones I said I never like such as "my bad..."

The problem is that though I am not against people using old clichés... sometimes it is the way it is expressed, that can be annoying. Such as "I'll be back" phrasing it in an Schwarzenegger-like tone of voice. It can be funny or it can come off bland, but I will not judge the person on it nor discourage them on using them. Because most of the time I or anyone else are just having fun with it, nothing harmful.

Oh and I don't like "Talk to the hand" it is very rude and unprofessional especially in serious situations. I'd rather spit on the hand if it happened to me.

I don't mind a few cliches here and there but a few really irritate me:
eg. "you have to get out there and sell yourself" (why? I'm not a prostitute), "just snap out of it" (if I could, I would have already. Duh!), "just forget it" (I will in my own good time, not when you think I should) and "you're nice - but" (if you have any "buts" to but me with, don't even bother saying them!)

The funny thing is, in college, as print journalism majors, we were taught never to use cliches when we were writing news stories. We were even given a comprehensive list of just about every cliche that's uttered in the English language. I wish universities would plu-lease do the same with broadcast journalism students.

"If you can't say anytihng nice, don't say anything at all"

I hate that cliche! Just because someone's opinions are not "nice" does not mean that they are not worth hearing, you know!

I only bite if I'm provoked.

It bugs me when people say "I could care less", when they should say "I could not care less", but that's just pedantry on my part rather than a dislike of the cliche.

Ooh, or what about "uninterested" as opposed to "disinterested"? Two totally different meanings, and yet they are often used synonymously.

I used to know someone who used "whever" for "when" CONSTANTLY. It was really irritating. Just thought of that one.

I had to look that one up.

"disinterested- usage"
Disinterested and uninterested have a tangled history. Uninterested orig. meant impartial, but this sense fell into disuse during the 18th century. About the same time the original sense of disinterested also disappeared, with uninterested developing a new sense--the present meaning--to take its place. The original sense of uninterested is still out of use, but the original sense of disinterested revived in the early 20th century. The revival has since been under frequent attack as an illiteracy and a blurring or loss of a useful distinction. Actual usage shows otherwise. Sense 2 of disinterested is still its most frequent sense, especially in edited prose; it shows no sign of vanishing. A careful writer may choose sense 1a of disinterested in preference to uninterested for emphasis <teaching the letters of the alphabet to her wiggling and supremely disinterested little daughter -- C. L. Sulzberger>. Further, disinterested has developed a sense (1b), perhaps influenced by sense 1 of the prefix dis-, that contrasts with uninterested <when I grow tired or disinterested in anything, I experience a disgust -- Jack London (letter, 1914)>. Still, use of senses 1a and 1b will incur the disapproval of some who may not fully appreciate the history of this word or the subtleties of its present use.



That bugs me as well. I actually had to have someone explain it to me. And it still makes no *^*% sense.

The cliched expression of "Awwwwwh!" (positive-used whe something is very cute or sweet) gets on my nerves. "Darl" also grates against me. Certain people can pull off calling others pet-names, other people just sound patronising.