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Let's kill the clichés - I'd be over the moon
Dave Rudd
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Call me old-fashioned, but does anyone else get a tad irritated by the modern pre-occupation with oblique phraseology, clichés and Americanisms?
Here's my starting list of hates and the Rudd recommended alternatives:
a) We need stability ............. Don't change anything, it could get worse
b) 'Back to back' wins .......... how about 'consecutive'?
c) Day 2 (as in Time Team or Big Brother) ............. umm ............ 'second day'?
Maybe it's a big ask (irony), but I'm sure that others have pet hates.
Here's my starting list of hates and the Rudd recommended alternatives:
a) We need stability ............. Don't change anything, it could get worse
b) 'Back to back' wins .......... how about 'consecutive'?
c) Day 2 (as in Time Team or Big Brother) ............. umm ............ 'second day'?
Maybe it's a big ask (irony), but I'm sure that others have pet hates.
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Three nought-noughts on the spin ...?
At this moment in time ...... now?0 -
You do the MATH?0
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Back in the day .........?
One time ...... once, perhaps?0 -
"at the end of the day"
"Spin" - used to dismiss any counter statement someone disagrees with.
"Broken Britain"
"reality" used to imply something staged for cameras is real
"PC" - used to dismiss any criticism and often when it's nothing to do with any form of political correctness ie health and safety
Disappointed as in "he'll be disappointed with that".
"He's scoring goals for fun" - no, he's scoring them cos it's his job and he gets paid loads to do it.
"half chance" - it's a good chance or a slight chance but it can't be a half chance
"Uninspiring" - used to describe new signings. ;- )0 -
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"at the end of the day" ....... was always the stand out Lennie Lawrence cliche
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Can i get a coffee to go!! There is 2 in one sentence for you!0
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This one is a football cliche if ever there was one....."Setting their stool out"0
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[cite]Posted By: TelinOz[/cite]This one is a football cliche if ever there was one....."Setting their stool out"
Sounds obscene. I prefer "setting their stall out" : - )0 -
When I was a kid, the match commentator used to say, "What a lovely square ball"
It took me a while to work that one out...... lol0 - Sponsored links:
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[cite]Posted By: MCS[/cite]Can i get a coffee to go!! There is 2 in one sentence for you!
Should read, 'May i have a Tea to take away!'0 -
Classic Jimmy Hill (I think) description of John Gregory
"He's a three dimensional player"0 -
'At THE Football Club'' Manager speak for here.
General
Blue sky thinking (Nothing to do with COV City)
Above and below the bottom line (nowt to do with thongs)0 -
Has there ever been a manager / player that hasn't described his squad / team mates as a 'great bunch of lads' ?0
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[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite][cite]Posted By: TelinOz[/cite]This one is a football cliche if ever there was one....."Setting their stool out"
Sounds obscene. I prefer "setting their stall out" : - )
lol a classic faux pas0 -
Freudian slip me thinks ; - )0
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People saying 'a little bit' when they really mean 'a lot'. Also, loosely connected with 'coffee to go' donkeys years ago my dad was having a cup of tea at the tea stall at Abbey Wood station when his train came into view: the woman behind the stall said 'Would you like that saucerised, dear?' Never ever heard that word said since.0
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imo, very harsh on the arsenal left back and his family.0
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Ones that get me going:
'That's a big ask'
'Stepping up to the plate' (I think that one's from that American Rounders type game thingy)
Also, managers starting their sentences with 'I know its an old cliche but...' and then trotting out standbys such as 'we're taking each game as it comes' etc.
I've also noticed that whenever a player signs for a new club, these phrases are routinely trotted out:
'There's a good blend of youth and experience in the squad'
'The training facilities are excellent'
'The team likes to play football'
'Whenever I visited (insert name of ground) the atmosphere was terrific and the fans were great'0 -
"I'm a people person" No, you're an irritating attention seeker.0
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Another americanism .... "Raining (pissing) on my parade"0
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Starting every sentence during a discussion with 'I mean'
It's fecking everywhere!0 -
From the world of business speak:
Sorry, but we have to let you go .................. Bye, pal. You've just been made redundant
Your salary has been ring-fenced .................No pay rise for you, chummie
Run that by me once again .......................Sorry, I wasn't listening and/or I'm too stupid to understand what you were talking about0 -
[cite]Posted By: C_f_W[/cite]Starting every sentence during a discussion with 'I mean'
It's fecking everywhere!
Well, actually .....
We are expecting a sea change .....?0 -
One that annoys me is the professional Geordie , Bruce does it use of Where instead of we are .0
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Ahhh Americanism.
If a guy really knows where he is coming from then he's got his shit securely together and
for sure knows his mission , then its 100% he'll hit his numbers and have no boss able to five o' clock call him.
Have a nice day !0 -
"honest bunch of lads"....normally means they're shit.0
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time line
re-engineer
out of scope
plus any pc bollox that says i cant say this that or blah f**kin blah.0 -
"At the end of the day" It's Nightime!!
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Sorry in a silly mood this afternoon!!0 -
"Gaffer" - used by a footballer instead of "useless shitbag" ...0
