Words I'm sick of hearing...

Words I'm sick of hearing...

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vikingaero

10,338 posts

169 months

Wednesday 29th June 2022
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I hate brand-speak:

Myrtle goes on holiday and her hotel is unfinished, she gets food poisoning from the restaurant and zombies are wandering around unchecked. Myrtle makes a complaint to the Daily Mail who value her house at £650,000 and they post a sour-faced picture of her.

The holiday company, Schmuck Tours make the following statement:

Schmuck Tours regret that Myrtle had a holiday that fell below her expectations and will be reaching out to investigate further. Schmuck Tours are the UK's leading provided of pensioner holidays in Europe blah blah blah

Pitre

4,584 posts

234 months

Wednesday 29th June 2022
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vikingaero said:
I hate brand-speak:

Myrtle goes on holiday and her hotel is unfinished, she gets food poisoning from the restaurant and zombies are wandering around unchecked. Myrtle makes a complaint to the Daily Mail who value her house at £650,000 and they post a sour-faced picture of her.

The holiday company, Schmuck Tours make the following statement:

Schmuck Tours regret that Myrtle had a holiday that fell below her expectations and will be reaching out to investigate further. Schmuck Tours are the UK's leading provided of pensioner holidays in Europe blah blah blah
And following on from this... "Our customers are very important to us" blah blah blah...

67Dino

3,585 posts

105 months

Wednesday 29th June 2022
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spitfire-ian said:
AdeTuono said:
People who say 'myself' when they mean 'me'. And by extension, people who say 'yourself' when they mean 'you'.
That reminded me of someone on another forum that always typed "moi" instead of "I" or "me". Their posts used to read something like "Moi went out this morning and saw someone, who to moi, looked a bit suspect".

It's not like it's any quicker to type! mad
They’re from Birmingham.

Tyre Tread

10,534 posts

216 months

Thursday 30th June 2022
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Pitre said:
vikingaero said:
I hate brand-speak:

Myrtle goes on holiday and her hotel is unfinished, she gets food poisoning from the restaurant and zombies are wandering around unchecked. Myrtle makes a complaint to the Daily Mail who value her house at £650,000 and they post a sour-faced picture of her.

The holiday company, Schmuck Tours make the following statement:

Schmuck Tours regret that Myrtle had a holiday that fell below her expectations and will be reaching out to investigate further. Schmuck Tours are the UK's leading provided of pensioner holidays in Europe blah blah blah
And following on from this... "Our customers are very important to us" blah blah blah...
...and lessons will be learned...

talksthetorque

10,815 posts

135 months

Thursday 30th June 2022
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Tyre Tread said:
Pitre said:
vikingaero said:
I hate brand-speak:

Myrtle goes on holiday and her hotel is unfinished, she gets food poisoning from the restaurant and zombies are wandering around unchecked. Myrtle makes a complaint to the Daily Mail who value her house at £650,000 and they post a sour-faced picture of her.

The holiday company, Schmuck Tours make the following statement:

Schmuck Tours regret that Myrtle had a holiday that fell below her expectations and will be reaching out to investigate further. Schmuck Tours are the UK's leading provided of pensioner holidays in Europe blah blah blah
And following on from this... "Our customers are very important to us" blah blah blah...
...and lessons will be learned...
They only get the bit in bold if they agree to advertise.

TwigtheWonderkid

43,372 posts

150 months

Thursday 30th June 2022
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Nemo Sum said:
"My Truth" often used by people who wish to supercede objective reality and refuse to accept empirical, factual information in favour of some nonsensical, whimsical bulls**t to make themselves and/or others feel better.
My truth = my opinion. It's just an opinion. They think if they replace the word opinion for the word truth, it gives their opinion additional legitimacy. But as you rightly say, for those of us who can see thru this bks, it's usually just trying to get a lie accepted as fact.

The truth is based on the facts, and facts don't give a fk about your opinions, feelings or sensitivities.

Red 5

1,055 posts

180 months

Friday 1st July 2022
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Pitre said:
vikingaero said:
I hate brand-speak:

Myrtle goes on holiday and her hotel is unfinished, she gets food poisoning from the restaurant and zombies are wandering around unchecked. Myrtle makes a complaint to the Daily Mail who value her house at £650,000 and they post a sour-faced picture of her.

The holiday company, Schmuck Tours make the following statement:

Schmuck Tours regret that Myrtle had a holiday that fell below her expectations and will be reaching out to investigate further. Schmuck Tours are the UK's leading provided of pensioner holidays in Europe blah blah blah
And following on from this... "Our customers are very important to us" blah blah blah...
We’d like to thank you for your patience for the delay in my response.
Iit appears our normal exemplary high standards briefly fell below your expectations on this rare occasion.
We have completed our company wide investigated and identified how this occurred, and have implemented a four stage re-training program, to ensure this can never happen again.
Please accept this voucher for 5% off another holiday booked with us, as long as it’s in July / December and is from our platinum packages. This is a goodwill gesture only please see small print.




Red 5

1,055 posts

180 months

Friday 1st July 2022
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SALE

dukeboy749r

2,631 posts

210 months

Friday 1st July 2022
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
Nemo Sum said:
"My Truth" often used by people who wish to supercede objective reality and refuse to accept empirical, factual information in favour of some nonsensical, whimsical bulls**t to make themselves and/or others feel better.
My truth = my opinion. It's just an opinion. They think if they replace the word opinion for the word truth, it gives their opinion additional legitimacy. But as you rightly say, for those of us who can see thru this bks, it's usually just trying to get a lie accepted as fact.

The truth is based on the facts, and facts don't give a fk about your opinions, feelings or sensitivities.
Spot on.

Turtle Shed

1,543 posts

26 months

Sunday 17th July 2022
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"Flavour profile".

paulguitar

23,438 posts

113 months

Sunday 17th July 2022
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Heatwave.

a_dreamer

2,031 posts

37 months

Sunday 17th July 2022
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Woke

Used by idiots

loskie

5,221 posts

120 months

Sunday 17th July 2022
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Gender Identity

21st Century Man

40,911 posts

248 months

Sunday 17th July 2022
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Nest Egg
Bolt Hole

Usually used in every other sentence on buying property abroad tv programmes.

Johnnytheboy

24,498 posts

186 months

Sunday 17th July 2022
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dukeboy749r said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Nemo Sum said:
"My Truth" often used by people who wish to supercede objective reality and refuse to accept empirical, factual information in favour of some nonsensical, whimsical bulls**t to make themselves and/or others feel better.
My truth = my opinion. It's just an opinion. They think if they replace the word opinion for the word truth, it gives their opinion additional legitimacy. But as you rightly say, for those of us who can see thru this bks, it's usually just trying to get a lie accepted as fact.

The truth is based on the facts, and facts don't give a fk about your opinions, feelings or sensitivities.
Spot on.
"Lived experience".

talksthetorque

10,815 posts

135 months

Sunday 17th July 2022
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21st Century Man said:
Nest Egg
Bolt Hole

Usually used in every other sentence on buying property abroad tv programmes.
See also
Small Inheritence.

Captain Smerc

3,021 posts

116 months

Sunday 17th July 2022
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Deadly Heatwave!

talksthetorque

10,815 posts

135 months

Monday 18th July 2022
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Do you have aircon? ( waits smugly for answer)

TwigtheWonderkid

43,372 posts

150 months

Monday 18th July 2022
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Making memories rolleyes

You're just taking your kids out. Which as a parent, is actually your fking job!

mickk

28,873 posts

242 months

Monday 18th July 2022
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'Warm enough for you?'