There is a special place in hell for tv news anchors who continually use the phrase

[ashling]

"take a listen" why not simply "listen" ?


what phrases grate on you?

[MyOwnPeace]

1. THIS one!

"President Trump"

[MontanaMama]

2. Annoying.

So is "What say you..." when they are asking for a response to something.

[Binkie The Clown]

3. "At this point in time". What's wrong with "Now"? nt

[HubertHeaver]

4. "Listen" is too much like a command?

Probably in the corporate language manual.

[louis-t]

5. If you take a listen, please put it back.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. "Rain event." NT

[roody]

7. Looks to be

[Ron Obvious]

8. Populace, Utilise, and "Hating on"

People, using, and hating are perfectly adequate. These 3 really grate on me.

[NightWatcher]

9. Redouble our efforts & touch base

[sarge43]

10. "tiny little" n/t

[Croney]

11. I think take a listen must be a spin-off

of take a look, but it does sound silly.

[cyclonefence]

12. "Unpack," "Walk us through," "Listen."

[left-of-center2012]

13. I have never heard "take a listen"

[left-of-center2012]

14. Using the word "literally" for "figuratively"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. Rachel Maddow, whom I like a lot, overuses "stick a pin in this"

to say that she's about to bring up something to keep in mind. She says it a lot and it's starting to bug me a little.

[A HERETIC I AM]

16. "Chomping at the bit"

Horses don't "chomp" at the bit, and I don't give two shits what the fucking dictionary says.

The correct expression is "Champing at the bit"

[Grammy23]

17. I nominate:

He’s over his skies.

At the end of the day has also run out its 15 minutes of fame.

[kairos12]

18. Let's unpack this.

[earthshine]

19. The phrase "winter wonderland" to describe snow. nt

[gratuitous]

20. "The death toll is expected to rise" for some natural disaster

Well, it sure as fuck isn't going to go down!

[ashling]

21. I'm with you on thoat one How about

____ have been reported dead thus far


or


______ bodies have been pulled from the rubble