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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:07 PM
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The latest cliche word that gags me when I hear it: "Conversation"
I first noticed the overuse of the word by that morning gasbag, Dillon/Dylan/Dullard Rattigan/Raddigun/Raglan. Now I am hearing it more and more from teevee commentators, pundits, new readers, spinners, celebrity spokesmodels, etc.

Please stop using the word. When you do, you sound like every other dumb ass who is using it.

If you can't avoid using it, try "Baa baa baa".

Its easier to spell.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:10 PM
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1. It's replacing the flogged-to-death "dialogue." NT
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:23 PM
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2. I don't listen to most of them,
so I haven't noticed that one.

It's replacing "parameter" and "meme"?

Wait until they stop with "under the bus."

These people do to the language what Rick Santorum was afraid he'd want to do to the dog.......................
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:35 PM
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3. Have you heard anyone use "conversate"? That makes my teeth itch. nt
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:54 PM
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8. Oooops I missed this
I become almost enraged when people use it around me.
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lxlxlxl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:38 PM
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4. cringed when I heard Hillary use it last year in her intro...overwhelmingly agree
But the phrase that really gets me is 'at the end of the day...'
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:39 PM
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5. you dont want to have conversation with me? actually i dont know wtf you are talking
about.

havent noticed whatever
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Stinky The Clown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:42 PM
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6. Okay.
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The empressof all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-24-09 08:53 PM
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7. Conversate
used as a verb....Drives me up a fricken wall... I haven't heard it that much on the news yet but it's coming......I can tell.....
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