Redundant phrases I hate

 
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"Omit needless words." - best thing anyone has ever said



"i am absolutely certain"

stop saying this
all you need to say is that you're "certain"
because to be "inabsolutely" certain would be an oxymoron
certainty already implies absoluteness

i'm guilty of doing this one all the time, and it annoys me

"and as an added bonus..."

a "bonus" is something that is added to a finished product, usually as a gift
so you don't need to say "added" bonus--we already know that shit, you fluffy fuck

"end result"

oh my god i hate this one
END RESULT?
as opposed to what? the beginning result? fuck you

"suddenly..."

the word "suddenly" has to be, by far, my least favorite word in english
not only is it redundant--it's just a lazy cliche used by shitty writers who can't develop tension for their life

what's that? coming up with some alternate method to surprise your reader sounds like too much work?
just slap the word "suddenly" on that bitch for some quick, easy suspense

if i'm feeling lazy, sometimes i'll do this--i'm guilty
but i don't try to pass it off like it's good writing or anything--it's terrible

what sounds better to you
"it suddenly exploded," or
"it exploded"

explosions are, by definition, sudden--so being told that the explosion was sudden, rather than just allowing us to infer it for ourselves, just slows the action down a little bit, when explosions are supposed to be alarming and fast-paced

so never use the word "suddenly" in any of your creative works
it's boring and makes you look bad
Last Edit: December 01, 2015, 02:55:53 PM by Verbatim


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But I guess in the end -- Sort of feels like everyday its harder to stay happy where you are. There are all these ways to look through the fence into your neighbor's yard.

Why even risk it? its safer to stay distant.
It suddenly occurred to me, Verb that, you sir, HATE WORDS, I am absolutely certain this is the case and I think you need to calm down, sir...

and as an added bonus... I have a feeling you're actually a very nice person inside and you love us all and our words, suddenly I have a feeling you actually love this site the most, even more so than 4chins
end result!!!

we love u 2


 
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i am absolutely certain that this will suddenly have a bonus end result.


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this makes me want to start a mondegreen thread


 
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i am absolutely certain that this will suddenly have a bonus end result.
wow i totally didn't see this coming


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But I guess in the end -- Sort of feels like everyday its harder to stay happy where you are. There are all these ways to look through the fence into your neighbor's yard.

Why even risk it? its safer to stay distant.
>no hate reply


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hey
I have suddenly realised just how bad the word suddenly actually sounds


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"for all intensive purposes"


 
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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You will find out who you are not a thousand times, before you ever discover who you are. I hope you find peace in yourself and learn to love instead of hate.
i personally have a thesaurus open on at all times when i take part in debates on sep7agon so even if my argument isn't very strong at least i'm articulate. 

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'A dialogue between two people'
Arrgh. That's like elementary school writing but I still see it from time to time.


 
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i personally have a thesaurus open on at all times when i take part in debates on sep7agon so even if my argument isn't very strong at least i'm articulate. 

/s
i can't remember the last time i used a thesaurus

i just know some words, brah


 
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You will find out who you are not a thousand times, before you ever discover who you are. I hope you find peace in yourself and learn to love instead of hate.
i personally have a thesaurus open on at all times when i take part in debates on sep7agon so even if my argument isn't very strong at least i'm articulate. 

/s
i can't remember the last time i used a thesaurus

i just know some words, brah
i was actually taking a shot at someone fam


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"deep seeded"


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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
If an acronym has system, test, etc... in it and someone says system, test, etc... after the acronym I get a little annoyed.


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If I'm not here, I'm doing photography. Or I'm asleep. Or in lockdown. One of those three, anyway.

The current titlebar/avatar setup is just normal.
One of my housemates has added a word to the list after using it at the start of virtually every response he says, particularly when his response isn't a contrast to whatever his point is.

"To be fair..."

As opposed to what? Were you thinking of something unfair?!


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"End result"


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Multi-step processes can have multiple results.
Step 1 results in something that allows Step 2 to proceed to produce the final, or "end" result.
Last Edit: December 01, 2015, 03:58:11 PM by eggsalad


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I neither fear, nor despise.
I SUDDENLY saw the end result as me not giving a fuck


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One of my housemates has added a word to the list after using it at the start of virtually every response he says, particularly when his response isn't a contrast to whatever his point is.

"To be fair..."

As opposed to what? Were you thinking of something unfair?!
Usually means that they are trying to represent the opposing side's perspective.
"Ancient people's may have believed the world was flat, but to be fair that was the intuitive answer."


 
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Multi-step processes can have multiple results.
Step 1 results in something that allows Step 2 to proceed to produce the final, or "end" result.
obviously

you can find loopholes around any of these, but the point is that nobody uses it like that


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I hate when people start their first sentence with 'I mean'. You say 'I mean' when you're clarifying something you've already said. When it's used before anything has been stated, it makes no sense and sounds stupid.