# Words & phrases that need to be retired

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-that-need-to-be-retired/27890>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 2, 2000, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-that-need-to-be-retired/27890 "2000-08-02T20:13:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![I\_mlate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@I\_mlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_mlate)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-that-need-to-be-retired/27890/121 "2000-08-12T00:16:56Z")

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I’m sick of:

“\<Such and such\> is the \<best, worst, etc.\> on the planet.”

“Let’s get on the same page.”

Any noun with an -ey suffix to make an adverb (I think it’s an adverb) as in: “It’s too computerey.” “It’s too windowey.” When I hear that I feel as though I’m on Romper Room.

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**Author:** ![robinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@robinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinh)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2000, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-that-need-to-be-retired/27890/122 "2000-08-12T01:16:04Z")

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**Sometimes when I write, I actually use the word ‘shall’ as in “shall we go to dinner” I actually think these kinds of sentences in my head. This can’t be good**

I’m even worse. I use “shall” in my speech. (Grammar mavens, please correct me if I am wrong, but I only use it with the first person singular and plural. _I shall_ and _we shall_, but never _they shall._) I’m not sure why, other than because my mom did. The only reason I am aware of it is that it is so unusual that the only other people I hear doing so are my children. I fear that it may lead to playground teasing at some point, but I’m stuck with the habit.

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