The appalling clichés thread.

dangerstat · 17 Jan 2010 at 15:39

simulatorman said:
At this point in time..... I can't see one.

For the love of god are you taking the miccy?

buckeejit · 17 Jan 2010 at 15:42

six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Mr. Brightside · 17 Jan 2010 at 15:42

The situation is ongoing right now.

Saundie · 17 Jan 2010 at 15:44

"Obviously", especially when followed by something that isn't obvious.

bigredshark · 17 Jan 2010 at 15:45

DB_SamX said:
What does "touch base" literally mean? Is it derived from baseball?

Yes, you've got to 'touch base' for it to be a legal run I gather (that's my baseball knowledge exhausted right there). So actually a very americanism...but I quite like. Then again, I'm technically management these days so it's probably part of my contract to say such things...

p4radox · 17 Jan 2010 at 16:41

"At this time". Americans like to say it a lot.

gillywibble · 17 Jan 2010 at 16:44

Taking everything into consideration.

In the fullness of time.

Cosimo · 17 Jan 2010 at 16:55

Then let’s get a little sporty, a level playing field, and moving the goalposts. FFS speak to me in English.

p4radox · 17 Jan 2010 at 16:56

"Run it up the flagpole".
"Pick the low-hanging fruit".

GingerNinja1989 · 17 Jan 2010 at 16:57

Innit.

mame · 17 Jan 2010 at 17:18

Buddy

Grrrr

Oh and while I think about the American thing: MOVIE

dangerstat · 17 Jan 2010 at 17:21

p4radox said:
"Pick the low-hanging fruit".

Ah yes that "grinds my gears" too

Stolly · 17 Jan 2010 at 17:35

More of an American thing so far....but a lot of people seem have mangled "i couldn't care less" into "i could care less" which of course has the opposite meaning.

It's not hard to work out is it ?

I get around · 17 Jan 2010 at 17:44

Break a leg!

fozter · 17 Jan 2010 at 17:46

To be honest it seems like most of you think the glass is half empty, y'not reckon?

MikeHunt79 · 17 Jan 2010 at 17:51

Steve2000 · 17 Jan 2010 at 18:11

Any "office speak" made up by jumped up oiks who think they're a valuable company asset because their job title contains "leader" or "manager".

Push the envelope
The final push
Thought shower
Just want to run by a few things
If you could go ahead and...
If you could just go over this again with me
Our vision for this project is...
Moving forward
Breaking down barriers

And the most cringeworthy, vomit-inducing, suicide-invoking office phrase ever: TARGETS

Hamster · 17 Jan 2010 at 18:43

You know what i'm saying innit?

Curunen · 17 Jan 2010 at 19:04

Stolly said:
More of an American thing so far....but a lot of people seem have mangled "i couldn't care less" into "i could care less" which of course has the opposite meaning.

It's not hard to work out is it ?

Yeah, that one is irritating.

Also,

"You are your father's son." - What else would you be. :confused:

"You know" overused in conversation.

dannyjo22 · 17 Jan 2010 at 19:20

Aman said:
For sure

Think outside the box.

Overuse of 'like'.