merryprankster2(Competent) posted this on Saturday, 21st February 2009, 02:59
Well I care because they`re so unnecessary and plainly boring. "I`m not being funny but..." !! - too right you`re not...
"So I turned round and said and then he turned round and said and then she turned round..........for God`s sake just keep still and stop spinning round during conversations.
And on a related point, "the following programme may contain flash photography" - Can no one anticipate that possibility - do we need to be told everything - dodgy camerawork makes me feel dizzy but do I get a "May trigger Migraines " warning ?
Anyway it`s the end of the day so over to you.................
RE: Cliches - at the end of the day who cares ?
Miles(Elite Donator) posted this on Saturday, 21st February 2009, 08:31
I normally respond with "At the end of the day it`s dark".
"Build a man a fire, and he`ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he`ll be warm for the rest of his life." -Terry Pratchett.
In a round about way it is neither here nor there.
WELCOME TO KINKY CLUB.
RE: Cliches - at the end of the day who cares ?
Pete-MK(Elite Donator) posted this on Saturday, 21st February 2009, 12:01
Quote: "the following programme may contain flash photography" I think that if you suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, an advance warning would really come in handy.
bigfan(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 21st February 2009, 16:08
Perhaps not strictly cliches, but there are a few things which seem to wind me up at the minute.
Firstly, the use of the word random in the place of miscellaneous. Everything is "random" at the minute, when in reality there`s nothing random about any of it.
Also, the lazy repetitive use of the word "like" (which I think has come over from Californian TV shows).
Neiliboy(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 21st February 2009, 16:17
and as bowfer pointed out in another thread....overuse of the word `Literally`.
A new one for me is overuse of the word `ironically`......most people use that word when theres nothing ironic at all.....its normally a coincidence.....dumbasses.
RE: Cliches - at the end of the day who cares ?
Robert Terwilliger(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 21st February 2009, 16:24
Quote: I think that if you suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, an advance warning would really come in handy.
I think its more the wording than the infomation itself, a show thats say an hour long may contain flashing images...when exactly? are folks with photosensitive epilepsy supposed to watch from behind a cushion so they dont get caugh out by the sudden flashing at a random point in the show? can you enjoy a programme knowing any moment flashing images could send you into a fit?
"If I had time....and a hammer, I`d track down every bootleg copy and smash it........" - George Lucas
Ivan Dobsky(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 21st February 2009, 23:01
One from the TV news (and probably on the radio as well) that has been winding me up lately is an overuse of the word unprecedented. Everything they report on seems to be an unprecedented occurrence nowadays. I`m sure it`s often (strictly speaking) true, but there must be another way of saying it, just for variety`s sake, mustn`t there?
