“Sea change” indicates a fundamental transformation with far-reaching, revolutionary ramifications. However, for most buzzword slingers, it has come to mean almost any change at all. It is a term used too often these days. I cringe every time I hear it.
Having said that — another phrase that grates on my nerves. That having been said, I digress.
Please! Stop digressing and stick to the subject. And stop filling time with needless phrases like, “having said that” and “I digress.”
This is a lot of annoyance to unpack. That is another annoying word “unpack.” Now, issues don’t need to be examined, they need to be unpacked. Pack your bags and get the Hell outta earshot (asunder, out of range, yonder).
Do you want to sound hip, cool (trendy, in vogue, all the rage), stop with the annoying buzz words and go back to using simple language, not a catch phrase or the days most popular shibboleth.
Saying Goodbye
Jason Remington • September 15, 2026
BITTERSWEET — When tv and radio personalities (that includes news anchors and weathercasters) give their good-bye speech at the end of a broadcast, it too often includes the word ‘buttersweet.’ That is another over-used word these days. The list of offenders is endless.
Jason Remington • July 3, 2024
BELOVED
over-used. Most of the people given the title BELOVED, likely don’t deserve it. BELOVED is handed out to veteran broadcasters, celebrities and grandmothers. Only a few deserve the title and those were grandmothers who died prior to the Kennedy assassination period.
Dick Ellingson • March 19, 2023
I used to work with a guy who opened conversations with “In other words”.
Jason Remington • March 19, 2023
That is very strange. Another opener was “You’ll find this funny.” And the story was seldom humorous or worth listening to.
Jason Remington • March 14, 2023
“I shutter to think what could have happened…”
Give that man a dictionary.
Jason Remington • March 11, 2023
We can do without this nonsense.
“I was today’s year old when I found out…”
Jason Remington • January 19, 2023
Couldn’t — mispronounced Coun’t, almost Coont (or c*nt)
Jason Remington • August 31, 2022
Besties
You is or you ain’t my friend. But you shore isn’t a bestie.
Dick Ellingson • March 17, 2023
“Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby ? ? ?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_t-rB9tU8
Jason Remington • March 17, 2023
This is part of a culture, but so much of the other mangling of the English language is laziness, stupidity and the failure of the educators who allowed these fools to graduate elementary school.