Stop saying 'at the end of the day'. There is no end of any day if you look at the damn globe. One day leads into another. It's really one continuous day. When all is said and done is what you should be saying, even though it is never all said and done. There's always more to be said. And if everything is done, why have elections and fund raisers?
Please do not respond with 'word' if I say something and you agree with it. It sounds vaguely Biblical and it makes me nervous. I feel no younger when you call me dude.
'It is what it is' makes absolutely no sense. Be honest. Come right out and say, I screwed up and there's nothing anyone can do about it. If your plane is going down, do you really want to hear the pilot over the intercom matter of fact inform you, 'It is what it is.'
The phrase 'beat you senseless' is another misuse of the language. 'Beat you unconscious' is the correct form because no matter how much of a beating you administer, your victim will still have his senses, damaged though they be.
You don't have issues; you have problems. Hemispheres have issues. Continents, countries, NATO has issues. You, with your nasal drip, have nothing more than a problem which you solve with medication. If you start coughing up phlegm during sex, that is an issue.
If we don't use the language correctly how can we communicate?
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