Been There - Stop That - More Cliches To Avoid

ClichesWe have all “been there, done that” - and we’re tired of hearing it. Make an impression by not using those old and trite turns of phrases like “thinking outside the box,” “to die for,” or simply “awesome.”

 
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November 13, 2009  

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3 Responses to “Been There - Stop That - More Cliches To Avoid”
  1. Mark says:
    November 13, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    Here’s a few terms I hear at work that I dispise:
    “going forward” or “moving forward”
    “driving” excellence
    “drill down”
    “roll out”

  2. Bob says:
    November 15, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Here is my list of cliches that make me cringe:

    “At the end of the day”
    “This isn’t my first rodeo”
    “Honestly”
    “24/7″
    “Ginormous”
    “You need to focus”

  3. Jen says:
    January 19, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    In my experience, this one is used by lots of info tech folks:
    “Let’s focus on the low-hanging fruit.”

    Ugh. I would be happy to never hear that one again.

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