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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Canvass ; to discuss thoroughly; solicit votes; seek opinions; poll: canvass the neighborhood
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
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.