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Words and phrases we should never hear again

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Have you ever heard a phrase that makes you cringe? Or one that has been repeated so many times that you never want to hear it again? Yeah, we all have. So, thanks to some help from my Twitter friends, I have come up with the ultimate list of words and phrases that should never be spoken again.

Here is the list of words that were received:

  1. “Party like a Rockstar”
  2. Adding “Uber” to anything
  3. “Maverick”
  4. Anything ending in “izzle”
  5. “24/7″
  6. “Swagger”
  7. “My Friends”
  8. “Fundamental”
  9. “Kewl”
  10. “Not a problem”
  11. “Thrown under the bus”
  12. “Straight talk express”
  13. “Thanks but no thanks”
  14. “Let’s take that offline”
  15. “Game changer”
  16. “OMG/OMFG”
  17. “Amen to that girlfriend”
  18. “Thanks for the follow”
  19. “Epic fail”
  20. “Dear internet…”
  21. “Ginormous”
  22. “Robust” – in any corporate environment

…and of course… A BIG THANK YOU TO: @karenswim, @susanconyers, @sessiondesigns, @jgogolin, @AllicatCO, @makasha, @uncommon_sense, @nitewing4u, @blissfulfun, @karenswim, @SuperGirl, @jmhelms, @greggscott, @bridjmon, @RobinBernstein…for your participation in the poll!

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