Words/phrases that should be banned for our own good

Generali

bo_drinker wrote: »

Credit crunch.

A cake from the Royal Easter Show in Sydney:

bo_drinker

I think you'll find.....

eco

I'm not been funny but...

CFC

iltisman wrote: »

Heres a great one BBC7 uses before comedy shows from the 60s and 70s, "this program was made in less enlightened times".

Jeez, yes, the great myth of progress.

bo_drinker

Literally .. eg The water was literally running down the road. The water was fkn running down the road f f s.

kingmonkey

New initiative

AHAR

stephen163 wrote: »

Spanish flu started mildly. It went on to infect one third of the world's population and kill 40 million.

In fact, there are striking similarities between the current swine flu outbreak and the origins of spanish flu. This is why the authorities are genuinely scared.

Apparently most of the deaths in 1918 were due to secondary infections such as bacterial pneumonia which people became more susceptible to in their weakened state. The treatment of such conditions has vastly improved in the past 91 years with the development of antibiotics and vaccines.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14458-bacteria-were-the-real-killers-in-1918-flu-pandemic.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

amersall

we need closure

fedupfreda

"No disrespect, but...."

(generally used when the originator knows what they are saying will cause maximum offence )

Phirefly

eco wrote: »

I'm not been funny but...

Closely followed by this expressions' similarly insidious cousin: "Yeah but to be fair..."