words i dislike

[Emily]

i know this game is over, but i really can't stand it when people use the word "hijack" as a metaphor. like when they use it to describe any instance that does not include the overtaking of a vehicle.

some out-of context examples (i cant give the whole article b/c they're proprietary 'times select', but just to illustrate the point):

..have tried to hijack science classrooms with creationist dogma..
..also threatened to hijack the traditional independence day celebration..
..the right to hijack the body of another for ...
..Yankee manipulations to hijack the city's attention and..
..thinks he can hijack the Democratic Senate nomination from..
..are trying to hijack intelligent design for their own...
...You can easily hijack the attention of the press...

its everywhere and its annoying. i call for a stop to all hijackings of the word hijack.

[Jason]

I don't know, the dictionary says -

hijack

• verb 1 illegally seize control of (an aircraft, ship, etc.) while it is in transit. 2 take over (something) and use it for a different purpose.

so it's ok by me.

Also I really like this band -

http://www.myspace.com/pictih

[Emily]

i know technically its correct, but i just feel like its over-used.

[Chris L]

Phrases I hate:

Conservatives complaining about "activist judges."

Also, "think outside the box."  Really, did you do any thinking before you said that?

[scotttsss]

Eating breakfast the other day at an International House of Pancakes, I ordered coffee saying "sure I'd like some creamer"...waitress brought me the creamers, several of which were flavored, suggesting that the variety would "get me out of my box"...

[Dan B]

______ on drugs

[Jason]

i know technically its correct, but i just feel like its over-used.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be a smart arse.

[Emily]

dont be silly. you make a valid point, its a second definition, not a metaphor.

[Emerson]

"Questionable" - passive-aggressive stand-in for "bullshit."

~EmD

[John Junk]

Not to be a party pooper, but I've heard people from "the ghetto" use the word "ghetto" to describe things.  But I hate that too.

Oh yeah and I hate the word "tummy".  And I was pretty against the word "panties" for awhile, but I'm pretty much over it by now.  Especially because of that awesome new ska band Laurie's starting.

[B_Buster]

What about Sean Hannity's annoying "politicizing the war" as if war was somehow separate from politics?

[Pride of Staten Island]

Not to be a party pooper, but I've heard people from "the ghetto" use the word "ghetto" to describe things.  But I hate that too.

Oh yeah and I hate the word "tummy".  And I was pretty against the word "panties" for awhile, but I'm pretty much over it by now.  Especially because of that awesome new ska band Laurie's starting.

I can't say the word panties without giggling.

[Trotskie]

I hate (hate) saying the word "quarter" or "quart".  It is pushing me towards bonkers just thinking of it.  Can't intellectually justify this, just a visceral reaction to the way the phonics combination make my mouth feel.   

[jed]

Is it just me or are people saying "at the end of the day" all the time now? It drives me bonkers when I hear it.

[JP]

I hate when people say "pee" ....

like "I have to go pee"



JP