Modern Language
Jan. 28th, 2021 06:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
waitingmanI may have touched on some of these before, but since they haven't gone away...
Why is something always "jaw-dropping" when it's merely surprising?
Why does everybody "break their silence", when all they do is issue a statement on an issue... or have their publicist do it on their behalf?
Furthermore, why do they "open up" about something, when it's really only an explanation?
Why is a piece of music, or video, said to have "dropped", when it is released for public viewing, or listening?
Why do a celebrity's 'fans' go into "meltdown", when said celebrity does something new, or changes their hairstyle?
Why is every little domestic innovation a "game-changer"? Or, if it's something really effective, it's "insane"?
And why do make-up free photos of (insert usually female celebrity's name here) "confirm the rumours"?
What rumours? Are they jaw-dropping? Can we get the celebrity to open up & break their silence by dropping an Insta-post? That would be a total game-changer & send me into meltdown...
It's insane
Why is something always "jaw-dropping" when it's merely surprising?
Why does everybody "break their silence", when all they do is issue a statement on an issue... or have their publicist do it on their behalf?
Furthermore, why do they "open up" about something, when it's really only an explanation?
Why is a piece of music, or video, said to have "dropped", when it is released for public viewing, or listening?
Why do a celebrity's 'fans' go into "meltdown", when said celebrity does something new, or changes their hairstyle?
Why is every little domestic innovation a "game-changer"? Or, if it's something really effective, it's "insane"?
And why do make-up free photos of (insert usually female celebrity's name here) "confirm the rumours"?
What rumours? Are they jaw-dropping? Can we get the celebrity to open up & break their silence by dropping an Insta-post? That would be a total game-changer & send me into meltdown...
It's insane
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Date: 2021-01-28 05:31 pm (UTC)I generally roll my eyes whenever a new buzzword "trends," if you'll pardon me for using one of the offenders.
Another one for the list is "quietly" when somebody does something. Company X "quietly" purchased land.
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Date: 2021-01-28 05:38 pm (UTC)"Legendary singer-songwriter quietly retires."
As if most people noisily retire?
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Date: 2021-01-28 10:31 pm (UTC)And we have a singer here in Australia who has 'noisily' retired a few times - each one accompanied by a barrage of press releases (breaking his silence & opening up on why he's retiring... again) & a national tour. I suppose Covid's killing of the live gig has put any further retirement plans on temporary hold & he might actually be 'quietly' retired at last!!
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Date: 2021-01-28 06:13 pm (UTC)