Comments on: 15 MOST ANNOYING CLICHES http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/ Practical, proven insight into CADD Management from Mark W. Kiker Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:07:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-9455 George Fri, 14 May 2010 16:15:58 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-9455 Most anticipated (By who? I couldn't care less!!) Walk-off home run (What is this, a Broadway play?) 24/7 (How over-used is that one?) Basically (Think of another way to start a sentence!) Most anticipated (By who? I couldn’t care less!!)

Walk-off home run (What is this, a Broadway play?)

24/7 (How over-used is that one?)

Basically (Think of another way to start a sentence!)

]]> By: james http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-8067 james Wed, 20 May 2009 00:23:21 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-8067 I adding my most annoying cliche to the list--tip of the iceburg.People in the news media overuse this cliche. If I was paid a dollar for every time I heard a news reporter use this cliche, I would become a millionaire. Since people in the news media have degrees in journalism, they should say something original instead of this overused cliche. I adding my most annoying cliche to the list–tip of the iceburg.People in the news media overuse this cliche. If I was paid a dollar for every time I heard a news reporter use this cliche, I would become a millionaire.
Since people in the news media have degrees in journalism, they should say something original instead of this overused cliche.

]]> By: Jimmy Guana http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Jimmy Guana Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-158 I would have thought "Having said that..." and "send a message" would be right up there on the annoying list. I would have thought “Having said that…” and “send a message” would be right up there on the annoying list.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Anonymous Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-62 "No Brainer" drives me crazy!!! “No Brainer” drives me crazy!!!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Anonymous Mon, 11 Apr 2005 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-14 Kindly add "Repurposing".<br/><br/>I was watching HGTV the other day and the Architect made a comment to the effect of "We repurposed the sidewalk concrete by demolishing it and using it for the walkway." Ay yi yi.<br/><br/>Thanks for an excellent Blog. Kindly add “Repurposing”.

I was watching HGTV the other day and the Architect made a comment to the effect of “We repurposed the sidewalk concrete by demolishing it and using it for the walkway.” Ay yi yi.

Thanks for an excellent Blog.

]]> By: dman http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-11 dman Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:31:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-11 "It is what it is .."<br/><br/>Definitely CAD Guru too. “It is what it is ..”

Definitely CAD Guru too.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Anonymous Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:06:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-10 "going forward" to mean from now on.<br /><br />think _____ e.g. "Think 'Bladerunner'" to mean "such as in the movie Bladerunner" (this one was especially popular in newspapers and magazines about a year ago)<br /><br />I also hate it when people must "grapple" with difficult issues.<br /><br />How about these:<br /><br />"collaboration tools"<br />"enterprise-wide deployment"<br /><br />DSStokes “going forward” to mean from now on.

think _____ e.g. “Think ‘Bladerunner’” to mean “such as in the movie Bladerunner” (this one was especially popular in newspapers and magazines about a year ago)

I also hate it when people must “grapple” with difficult issues.

How about these:

“collaboration tools”
“enterprise-wide deployment”

DSStokes

]]> By: Reggie http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Reggie Tue, 08 Mar 2005 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-9 "Guru" would have to be one of my Top 10 all time least favorite words used at work. Esp CAD Guru! “Guru” would have to be one of my Top 10 all time least favorite words used at work. Esp CAD Guru!

]]> By: R.K. McSwain http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/15-most-annoying-cliches/comment-page-1/#comment-8 R.K. McSwain Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:23:00 +0000 http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2005/02/28/15-most-annoying-cliches/#comment-8 Q: When do you need that?<br />A: "Yesterday" Q: When do you need that?
A: “Yesterday”

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