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Buzzword & catch phrase alert

An SI Board Since February 2001

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Emcee: Andrew G.	Type: Unmoderated

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If you hear a ceo or analyst over using a word or expression, chances are others are too.

Anyone who can avoid getting sucked into the buzzword or catch phrase parrot syndrome has a better chance of being seen as more genuine and unfazed by trendiness.

So: "at the end of the day", "it's the (..........) stupid", that "going forward" makes these people disingenuous. "Having said that", are there any more vacuous phrases that annoy you ?

Post them here.

Acceptable alternatives to above expressions:

'going forward' : 'In the coming (weeks, months, year, qtr.)', 'looking ahead', etc.

'having said that': 'on the other hand', 'still', 'maybe', 'but' or any other way to qualify
your statement without sounding like your about to contradict yourself.

"It's the (....) stupid": somebody please make this moronic expression go away !

"at the end of the day": somebody please make this moronic expression go away !

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38	Quahog: Excellent. That one is definitely irritating. I remember seeing an epis	Andrew G.	-	5/8/2001
37	First <b>and</b> foremost.... As in any athlete after winning a gam	Quahog	-	5/7/2001
36	E Charters: "What you find is that most people ever think things through.&q	Andrew G.	-	5/6/2001
35	Mantrum or Mayhem, a Modern Analysis of Conflict in the Workplace - Is it a Matt	E. Charters	-	4/30/2001
34	I am down with memes. They sound like a good thing. If that is your flag I salut	E. Charters	-	4/30/2001
33	E.Charters: I welcome your eclectic views on this subject. However, I wonder how	Andrew G.	-	4/29/2001
32	I think the way to make the buzzword go away is to embrace and extend it. So &qu	E. Charters	-	4/29/2001
31	I hear you perfectly. But, let me say this, simply put, I don't catch that m	E. Charters	-	4/29/2001
30	"having said that" is the overwhelming buzz phrase of choice. It has	Andrew G.	-	4/24/2001
29	Correct, mph. That is the point of this thread. Buzzwords reveal the lack of ins	Andrew G.	-	4/16/2001
28	speaking and saying nothing is the point, isn't it?<g>	mph	-	4/16/2001
27	Almost clever. Except that it reveals nothing. Might as well talk TA and say new	Andrew G.	-	4/16/2001
26	My husband pointed out to me this a.m. that the new catchphrase is "bottomi	mph	-	4/16/2001
25	'The worst is behind us' is now as ubiquitous as 'We've hit the	Andrew G.	-	4/16/2001
24	"'denial' is not a river in Egypt". Is showing up all over pre	Andrew G.	-	3/21/2001
23	John: a new & already worn-out phrase: "poor visibility". Weather	Andrew G.	-	2/22/2001
22	CBS Market Watch doesn't disappoint! The coolest part is the blinding contr	John Graybill	-	2/20/2001
21	Yes, as you may know, the financial news networks need investor interest in the	Andrew G.	-	2/20/2001
20	mY good man....that's why they invented hammers..... Shootie	Shoot1st	-	2/20/2001
19	"stocks are drifting aimlessly" seems to be the marching orders lately	John Graybill	-	2/20/2001
18	big problem here, couldn't find it ... I think it would be easier to find if	Bald Man from Mars	-	2/19/2001
17	it doesn't matter any way..... it's about size.... and size doesn'	Shoot1st	-	2/19/2001
16	>>what exactly is female sexual disfunction << Isn't that when	gulleyjimson	-	2/19/2001
15	>>what exactly is female sexual disfunction << I think it's a g	MulhollandDrive	-	2/19/2001
14	Not what I heard.	Ish	-	2/19/2001

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