Starting every sentence with "So". "So" being the way to indicate the beginning of a sentence.
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2024
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Exspecially
All intensive purposes
Irregardless
I could care less
I will use irregardless to my dying breath. In fact I go out of my way to use dumb combinations of synonyms all the time, mayhaps, possentially...
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The exception that proves the rule.
People use it in a way where counterexample proofs that the rule exist when it's supposed to mean that the rule also handles exceptional cases.
For me it's "I'm offended" or "this offends me". I get it, some topics might be triggering for some people but if you get offended because someone has a different opinion, that's your problem, not the rest of the world problem.
Pronouncing realtor like "real-uhh-torrrrr"
Queer. Not all gay men (the one group I can safely speak about) like to be associated with an ex-slur and its connotations.
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Kiddos, especially when used by people in professions that work with kids. Right up there with people who unironically say pupper or doggo. Just say kids.
Game Changer, a stupid phrase that is so overused it has become meaningless
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"Hence why"
Syntactically makes no sense. Just say "that's why," that's what you are trying to say.
βNot meβ doing something.
Just say youβre doing something, and accept that it may be a bit hypocritical or shameful that youβre doing it.
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