They Might Be Giants: Watch What You Say

Friday, July 17, 2009

(Jordan Curet)

The members of They Might Be Giants have started keeping a list of meaningless phrases that prevent real communication. “It is what it is” – what does that mean, anyway?

Comments [2]

Sam

You missed my favorite -- then used it! The phrase is "a number", which I think gets used to "sound sophisticated" without actually saying anything. Something like "a few", "many", "almost a dozen" says so much more, and if you don't know, "unknown" conveys useful information. I hope you'll pass this on to TMBG!

Jul. 21 2009 02:46 PM

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Doug Moran from Denver, CO

I would add the phrase, "It's all good." It isn't all good.

Jul. 20 2009 09:59 AM

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