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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMost abused bad Internet phrases: 1) "I have heard..."
If you "have heard," then find legitimate supporting information, and link to it. Don't just post the content of your memory.
Our memories are really bad, and the source of your memory may not be much better. Check it.
That rant aside, let's list the most abused bad Internet phrases!
Cheers!
Solly Mack
(90,820 posts)I've heard that one of the most abused phrases on the internet is "I have heard"
Please don't hurt me.
You win the thread. Nicely done.
Solly Mack
(90,820 posts)Thank you!
petronius
(26,616 posts)Inevitably followed by rank bullshit, in the guise of pretending to further understanding.
I think the follow-up is often a complete misreading of the individual's intent. Often to throw the flow of a conversation aimed at understanding off track. Yup!
Raster
(20,998 posts)Net words I hate: learnings
Net words I should hate but sometimes use: irregardless
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)REP
(21,691 posts)... is collecting Disability they aren't entitled to
.... sells their prescription pain medicine
.... usually votes Dem but is leaning Trump
etc
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,087 posts)In the same vein and just as fucking annoying, and usually followed by something bigoted (or defending it)...
"I am/was married to a...."
"My (insert distant relative) was a..."
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)"Today I learned" is another.
Oneironaut
(5,556 posts)Example: "Obama is going to cancel the election. Source: InfoWars." Ugh...
Also, the news media using Twitter as a source, never even verifying the information.
Monk06
(7,675 posts)people to vouch for what you have heard or read? How would they know?
madinmaryland
(64,934 posts)Iggo
(47,627 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
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