[slim] Buzzword

2007-08-17 Thread haunyack
Have you ever been bugged by a buzzword? Listening to BBC World Report last night, I heard the word "clearly" 78 times in just 4 hours. Most of those instances were used out of context. Buzzwords... a pet peeve. . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K Reference 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. (

Re: [slim] Buzzword

2007-08-17 Thread Siduhe
"Absolutely". Said by a colleague of mine in response to every statement she agrees with...fine until you notice it, then you can't hear anything else. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

Re: [slim] Buzzword

2007-08-18 Thread cliveb
haunyack;221420 Wrote: > Have you ever been bugged by a buzzword? Not a buzzword per se, but the thing that bugs me is when people use the present tense to describe things in the past (usually on news programs or documentaries). For example, "1939: Hilter invades Poland" instead of "In 1939, Hilt