Rant: Radio/TV talk show BUZZ words .

[dkveuro]

Am I singularly alone in thinking all these "Wanna be Correct " brigade are getting on my nerves.

'Issue' = 'Problem' is the word. Unless used in cases of where issues are relevant.

'Closure' = End. Nuff' said.

Anyone else call to mind words or phrases that tick you off ?

' BLOG.' Crappy writing. Here's some one who shares my sentiments.

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=banish

Feel free to add you own 'issues' with words.

Public radio seems to be the worst offender....or should that be...have the most issues!

[KarTek]

Not just radio but people in general seem to use the word "absolutely" far, far, FAR too much! I can't tell you how much I hate that word now. Just listen to people talk some time and you find that it seems to be the universal agreement word.

[Txjake]

"event" "gravitas" "the big picture" "impact" in place of effect or affect, "nurture"

[dkveuro]

There's more crap.....'non disabled' .

http://thegranthamjournal.ning.com/forum/topics/can-we-stop-this-stupid-pc

[TX76513]

Let's "segway" to another topic. Who makes this crap up?

[Botnst]

siguele!

[The Clk Man]

I don't know if this fits in this topic, But I was watching pre game football show, and those guys said the word Maturation about 40 times within 10 minuets. I thought to myself, if they say Maturation one more time I am going to kick them in the nuts.

Another word I hate is "Actually". There is this person I know and everytime we talk about something he says well "Actually". I feel telling him, you can Actually kiss my ass.

Just my .02 worth

[mgburg]

"And now, a word from our sponsors..." ..... A WORD????

"...let's effort that..." ..... "Let's DO that..."

"I'd like a word with you..." ..... (OH CRAP! What did I do now????)

[dkveuro]

Hell's Bells...looks like I stirred up a hornets nest !

Didn't realize so many of you thought the same.

Why is it no one ever says anything to these idiots who use this kind of language? I have, at times, asked people exactly what they mean, but they look at me as though I'm talking another language.

keep it coming...I'm beginning to feel less alone

[dkveuro]

Originally Posted by TX76513

Let's "segway" to another topic. Who makes this crap up?

Don't you mean 'segue' ?

[The Clk Man]

Here's another one. I hate when newscasters all the sudden get foriegn accents when they talk about foriegn countries like Nicaragua.

[mgburg]

Originally Posted by The Clk Man

Here's another one. I hate when newscasters all the sudden get foriegn accents when they talk about foriegn countries like Nicaragua.

Here's a little trick they started back when Nixon was first getting a hard-one for China...

AP used to send, over the wire, a pronounciation guide for all the talking heads to use...this was what the expected "learned newscaster" was suppose to use for saying the Chinese names properly...Dung Shou Ping was one that I remembered...

Sometimes though, you'd literally would see a correction on a pronounciation that had been given to you less than an hour before...quite funny when you were taping your newscasts to run about a half hour later, and you'd see this come across the wire ("Oh chit! Will I be able to re-record before it's called for?"). Happened more than once...I would blow it off since it was usually around 3 or 4 in the morning anyways....

BTW, I went a "lil' Chinese" when I first did Dung's name the first 'cast or two...sounded pretty damn girly...I mid-western'd it up after that...

[Hatterasguy]

"like" is an overused word. I know girls who cannot form a complete sentance without using like at least once.

[t walgamuth]

Originally Posted by The Clk Man

I don't know if this fits in this topic, But I was watching pre game football show, and those guys said the word Maturation about 40 times within 10 minuets. I thought to myself, if they say Maturation one more time I am going to kick them in the nuts.

Another word I hate is "Actually". There is this person I know and everytime we talk about something he says well "Actually". I feel telling him, you can Actually kiss my ass.

Just my .02 worth

I used to maturate a lot when I was a lot younger!

[t walgamuth]

Actually, I am learning a whole new set of buzz words over at Purdue....every body seems to love certain ones so I just kindof smile to myself and try to remember to use them too.

Actually, its fairly easy for me. I think its because I have a gift for music and tonality. Picking up the local dialect is easy and fun.

I do it easily and without guilt....I figure the locals will appreciate the effort even if I get it wrong a lot of the time.