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CrankyCranky Frets: 2630
edited November 2020 in Off Topic
It used to be on all these food shows the chef-artist had to talk about his or her "canvass."  Couldn't just put some nice food on a dish without there being a canvass involved . . . and now we have to eat your emotions, I guess.  Put a raw egg in a cup and call it "deconstructed chicken."

On all the home shows, everyone's talking about this "space" and what they'd do with it.  It's never just a room or a wall or a corner; it's a space.

And everyone's talking about the "price point" these days.  What's wrong with just "price"?  Why does it have to have a point?  Does it make you feel smarter?

Any others you've noticed?  Are these just Americanisms, or are they general Anglophone trends?
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 18776
    Absolutely.
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  • MrTeeMrTee Frets: 509
    Literally is literally overused
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  • boogiemanboogieman Frets: 12368
    Food dishes always have to be “packed with flavour”. 
    My trading feedback  http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57616/
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  • CrankyCranky Frets: 2630
    boogieman said:
    Food dishes always have to be “packed with flavour”. 
    In the US, every restaurant undoubtedly has something on the menu that's "grilled to perfection."  It's the biggest stock marketing phrase for our eateries over the past 10 years.
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  • steveledzepsteveledzep Frets: 1174
    At this moment in time.  Now?
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  • AK99AK99 Frets: 1580
    MrTee said:
    Literally is literally overused
    That literally makes my head explode.
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  • phil_bphil_b Frets: 2010
    the over use of "super" instead of very
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 18776
    "Ultimate", also to be used to describe every following item...
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  • toescantalktoescantalk Frets: 142
    Ironic and unique. Rarely, is it either.
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  • ESBlondeESBlonde Frets: 3589
    I'm going to go ahead and super agree with this.
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 18776
    "Pedant"
    Canvass ; to discuss thoroughly; solicit votes; seek opinions; poll: canvass the neighborhood
    Not to be confused with:
    Canvas – heavy fabric used for making sails; a tent; an oil painting
     ;) 
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  • CrankyCranky Frets: 2630
    toescantalk said:
    Ironic and unique. Rarely, is it either.
    Which is super ironic.
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  • jdgmjdgm Frets: 852
    So......unacceptable, unprecedented infrastructure?  ;)
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72360
    Devastated
    Gutted

    If I never hear those words in a news report again - apart from those concerning massive natural disasters or major wars, or fish processing - then it will be too soon.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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  • sev112sev112 Frets: 2764
    Gullible - doesn’t actually mean what you think it does - look it up 
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  • CrankyCranky Frets: 2630
    Kittyfrisk said:
    "Pedant"
    Canvass ; to discuss thoroughly; solicit votes; seek opinions; poll: canvass the neighborhood
    Not to be confused with:
    Canvas – heavy fabric used for making sails; a tent; an oil painting
     ;) 
    I put the ass in it, then, that's alright
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  • ThePrettyDamnedThePrettyDamned Frets: 7484
    "I could care less".

    I don't know why people say this. I hear it all the time from my American friends and colleagues. I've tried to explain but it doesn't work. 
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  • StuckfastStuckfast Frets: 2412
    Epicentre

    Is almost always wrongly used to mean "centre".
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11299
    Like, people who use "like" when they, like, want to, like, emphasise something. Like. 
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  • thumpingrugthumpingrug Frets: 2890
    My new boss keeps telling us we are on a "journey".  If he says it once he says it 20 bloody times.  Some are up for the journey, some need to reflect on their personal journey, others missed the Journey briefing.  i just want to get off the fucking bus.

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