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Originally Posted by Poppinjay
As a media type, there are a few phrases that have always annoyed me.
Reporters love to say, "brandishing a gun" when someone points a gun a somebody, "the charred remains" of somebody who got burnt up, "suffice to say" when they're wrapping a point.
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Speaking of the media, one phrase I HATE is "ripped through." As in, a bomb or explosion ripped through a bus, building, etc (ktspktsp and I read it a lot, given the whole Lebanon connection)... it's as if there's no other sentence in the English language for describing the activity of a bomb, it gets used so often.
For my part, I am guilty of the introductory phrase, "I mean..." for WAYYY too many sentences. I suppose it's my way of softening what I'm about to say, but I don't think it's really necessary. Really bad habit.