😉 Noticed a great phrase the other day on a vanity license plate; "Home of The Free / Because of The Brave."
😞 Two often spoken phrases that hurt my ears: 'Just wasting a little time" (for God sake, 'time' is the most precious commodity we have); and, the way some affirm a positive answer with gross negativity, "Not a Problem" or "No Problem, Sir". What in the world has happened to a culture which, only a few decades ago, still smiled and meant it and without the least strain simply said, "Sure. That would be my pleasure."or "Yes, Sir. and would there be anything else we could assist you with today?"
gb
Three more favorite, everyday common words are, also, three of the most powerful in the English Language: 1) 'No' to wrong things provides opportunity; 2) 'Yes' to right things provides the opportunity to enjoy freedom from bondage; 3) 'Maybe' provides a fence on which to perch for the thoughtful who are examining options and, sadly, a permanent abode for the timid, tortured and tentative.
gb
Favorites:
not so much
swearing (when done well)
The words stuff -sometimes with an h, too - shtuff, and thing used to describe everything.
Not so favorite:
It is what it is
American Exceptionalism and all the other similar nationalist lingo: patriotic, proud to be an American, etc.
common sense
swearing (when done poorly)
pretentious-sounding latin cliches such as deux es machina
Originally posted by SwissGambitGood shtuff, SG.
Favorites:
not so much
swearing (when done well)
The words stuff -sometimes with an h, too - shtuff, and thing used to describe everything.
Not so favorite:
It is what it is
American Exceptionalism and all the other similar nationalist lingo: patriotic, proud to be an American, etc.
[i]comm
swearing (when done poorly)
pretentious-sounding latin cliches such as [i]deux es machina