# Trendy catch phrases you've had enough of... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 16, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336 "2012-06-16T13:30:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/21 "2012-06-16T19:33:05Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Do you actually mean “Yadadadada, yadadada” or do you mean “yadda, yadda,” because I’ve got to tell you, I’ve never heard anyone say “yadadadada, yadadada.” How can you tell the difference? 😕 When **he** said it, it sounded like it would go on forever! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/22 "2012-06-16T19:38:47Z")
**As a** this that or other, Going forward, ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/23 "2012-06-16T20:07:53Z")
This? Really? Seriously? I’m all about that! Awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/24 "2012-06-16T20:17:13Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Starting out with “So.” It makes people sound like stand-up comics. I did not realize this was pervasive. People I work with are obsessed with this. I figured it was a cultural thing at my new (2.5 years ago) place of employment. Every single sentence begins with “So…” Also, I’d like to recommend “sooner, rather than later.” That’s the stupidest non-essential duplication ever. And, “I’ll double check.” No you won’t. This is the first time I’ve asked you. How the hell do you double check on a new request? ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/25 "2012-06-16T23:10:27Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Rebuttals that begin with “Um,” or “Erm,”, as in “Erm, you do know that X is Y, right?” > > It is bad enough that some people talk like that, it is just laziness to let it slosh over into prose. I do that…to try to soften the tone. It’s almost as if I’m apologizing for disagreeing. The point is that I’m making an extra effort not to come across as delivering an “in your face” rebuttal. “No, you’re wrong! Stupid!” Rather, “Well, ah, as it happens, although you have a valid point, it seems…” I use ellipses and parentheses a lot, also. The intent is pretty much the opposite of what is conveyed by TYPING IN ALL CAPS and using exclamation points! It is famously (and tragically) true that “tone of voice” does not communicate very well in text messages of this type, and so I feel it valuable to accentuate tonality in this way. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/26 "2012-06-16T23:45:04Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > “Woohoo!” > > “Absolutely.” > > “Cutie patootie.” Getting rid of those would be to die for! ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/27 "2012-06-16T23:54:53Z")
“He took it to another level.” ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/28 "2012-06-17T00:05:32Z")
Compounded clever words like: Chillax Bromance ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/29 "2012-06-17T00:34:08Z")
Can someone use “I know that’s right” in context? I don’t know if I’ve ever heard anyone say it. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/30 "2012-06-17T00:48:36Z")
Awesome is trendy? Hasn’t it been around for decades? ---
**Author:** ![oreally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/31 "2012-06-17T01:03:15Z")
> [@Missy2U](#): > > Every last one of them annoys the living daylights out of me. Marry me. 😉 > [@Leaffan](#): > > I did not realize this was pervasive. People I work with are obsessed with this. I figured it was a cultural thing at my new (2.5 years ago) place of employment. > > Every single sentence begins with “So…” Wow, I have to wonder if we work at the same place. This is insanely popular where I work. > [@hogarth](#): > > Can someone use “I know that’s right” in context? I don’t know if I’ve ever heard anyone say it. It’s just an idiotic way of saying “I agree.” For ex: Guy1: “People need to slow down on this road…” Guy2: “I know that’s right.” > [@Bootis](#): > > Awesome is trendy? Hasn’t it been around for decades? I wondered if this would come up. Yes, but it’s the extreme overuse of it that I was getting at. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/32 "2012-06-17T01:57:00Z")
> [@oreally](#): > > It’s just an idiotic way of saying “I agree.” For ex: > > Guy1: “People need to slow down on this road…” > Guy2: “I know that’s right.” It’s not idiotic and I’d say the meaning is a bit more nuanced. It indicates _emphatic_ agreement, usually at a lower level than emotional emphasis (raising your voice/its pitch, putting strong emphasis on a word, etc.). You could add emotion to it (“I KNOW _that’s_ right!”), but it’s not required at all. I’d kinda compare it to the call and response tradition in Black churches. If the pastor says something that really resonates with someone, they may say so out loud with an “Amen!”, “Hallelujah”, etc. Does that make sense? Like both are expressions of stronger affirmation than just “uh huh”, “yep”, “sure” would be. ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/33 "2012-06-17T01:58:28Z")
Hm. Yadda, Yadda, Yadda… Let me tell you about Yadda, Yadda, Yadda. In my past life I was a customer service manager interviewing potential supervisors. I asked a candidate about how they would handle a particularly difficult customer. Her answer was, "well, I’d remind him about how important his business was to us, Yadda, Yadda, Yadda, and then tell him that our policy was in place to be fair to all our customers and Yadda, Yadda, Yadda… You know… Brush him off to customer relations and keep the line moving. We were an airline, if it makes a difference. When I labeled her “Not best qualified” for the job, I ended up in HR explaining why I would make up lies about her… She got the job, but was fired in six months for refusing a wheel chair to a disabled person and telling them that they looked healthy enough to walk, and to not play the “cripple” card to skip the security line… God am I glad to be free of that job… ---
**Author:** ![oreally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/34 "2012-06-17T02:01:49Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > It’s not idiotic and I’d say the meaning is a bit more nuanced. Agree to disagree on both counts. It’s incredibly idiotic and I have never heard any “nuance” whatsoever. Careful about the black thing. Race card nazis lurk everywhere 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/35 "2012-06-17T02:02:51Z")
“In and of itself” which “doesn’t even begin to make sense” ---
**Author:** ![oreally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/36 "2012-06-17T02:04:30Z")
That’s trendy? I haven’t heard that for years. ---
**Author:** ![lizlizliz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/db5fbb/32.png) [@lizlizliz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizlizliz)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/37 "2012-06-17T02:18:56Z")
“YOLO.” ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/38 "2012-06-17T02:22:46Z")
“My bad.” “Do you want to come with?” As opposed to “Do you want to come with us?” ---
**Author:** ![Syme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Syme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syme)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/39 "2012-06-17T02:26:54Z")
What about beginning speeches with : " I would like …" For instance: “I would like to welcome…” or "I would like to congratulate … " I remember a British show where a jester on hearing the above yelled: “Then why the hell don’t you just say it !!” ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336/40 "2012-06-17T02:43:38Z")
> [@oreally](#): > > Agree to disagree on both counts. It’s incredibly idiotic and I have never heard any “nuance” whatsoever. > > Careful about the black thing. Race card nazis lurk everywhere 😉 Race card. That’s another one I hate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-catch-phrases-youve-had-enough-of/625336.md?page=3)