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17 Aug 2024, 2:37 pm

"Redundant" when they mean "useless" (not the same thing).

"Potential" for "possible".

"Decimate" for "devastate" (not quite the same thing).

"Native American" when the speaker means "Indigenous American". Any American who was born here (ie is not a first generation immigrant) is a "native American". Politicians like Buchanan (back in the day) and Trump (now) who appeals to anti immigrant sentiment is a "Nativist"...and its not because theyre concerned about the rights of Indigenous Americans. I agree that "American Indian" is outdated, but we need a better replacement than "Native American".

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17 Aug 2024, 5:50 pm

You can hide your obsession if you try. My mum told me that once. I didn't talk to her again for the rest of that day. Little did she know that I was already hiding a secret obsession that she knew nothing about by wearing red, white and blue.

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17 Aug 2024, 6:03 pm

People:
"Honestly, I know and just wanted to say that I literally, actually, totally, basically, really, very, absolutely, and obviously know everything perfectly."

Adverbs:
Please stop.

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17 Aug 2024, 6:03 pm

"A lot of money", "Believe me...", "Big-league", "Bigly", "Billions and billions of dollars", "Covfefe", "Fake news", "He's a great guy", "Make America great again", "Make America greater than ever before", "My generals", "My military", "Swamp the vote", "The blacks", "The cyber", "The gays", "The incredible men and women", "The Muslims", "Too big to rig", "We're going to make...", "We're going to take care of", "Winning again", and just about anything else uttered by Donald Trump.

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17 Aug 2024, 6:59 pm

Make America Great Again

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17 Aug 2024, 7:12 pm

You can do anything if you put your mind to it.
If you try hard enough you can do anything.

I had no idea the war in the mideast is still going on because I have not tried hard enough to stop it.

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17 Aug 2024, 7:24 pm

ASPartOfMe wrote:

You can do anything if you put your mind to it.
If you try hard enough you can do anything.

I had no idea the war in the mideast is still going on because I have not tried hard enough to stop it.

Those phrases drive me up the fracking wall.

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17 Aug 2024, 7:26 pm

If I can do it, so can you.

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17 Aug 2024, 9:28 pm

"Sucks to be you"
Not that I hear it often but when I did...ergh

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18 Aug 2024, 8:37 am

Just act natural. Just be yourself!
Try to think positive!
You are just not trying hard enough!
Just endure it/deal with it.

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18 Aug 2024, 4:42 pm

"It's only pain!" - (My cross country coach)
"Ye Cannae kick a goal from thar laddie!" - (My PE teacher)
"What do you think?" - (about a subject in which I could have no possible interest.)

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18 Aug 2024, 7:08 pm

It's all in what you eat.

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19 Aug 2024, 11:04 am

-"Get over it!"

-"Someday, you will be getting into it."

-"Grow the F#@& up!"

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