Cliche Words, Banal Phrases and Penalty Actions

Cliche Words, Banal Phrases and Penalty Actions
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Okay, I admit that I am a snob and I do cringe when I hear the following:

"Too" and "also" in the same sentence. (Please no pleonasm please).

"Your" so fine. (Well, you're not).

•Too many "You know what I am saying". (No- I really "don't know what you mean").

"But hey what can you do?" (Actually, a lot especially if you are shrugging your shoulders as well).

•You "prolly" don't know this but turns out that it is quite common. (Am I mistaken or is something missing here?)

"I need a vacation after the vacation." (What you really need is gratitude).

Did you two call each other last night"? (This as someone notices for the hundredth time that I, and someone else with no sense of style, have the same colors on).

•A gaggle of "Bless you s" while I am trying to discreetly sneeze, 3rd time in a row. Thank God for my blessed restraint for my mouth says "Thank You" when my mind is really saying "#%$# You".

"Brrrarerrrrer-I can't talk"! (An otherwise perfectly professional gentleman moving his long tongue in and out upon getting tongue-tied. This one, I must admit, is particularly uncomfortable to watch).

All right, enough already. I must nip it in the butt before it gets out of control.

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