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Nonsense slogans

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Rebecca1971 · 05/10/2017 13:43

On London trains (maybe even nationwide?) there are now regular safety announcements: “See it, say it, sorted” (or is it “sort it”?)

I get really annoyed every time I hear I as it’s such a rubbish slogan.

“Strong and stable government” is another one.

What are your most hated constructions?

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Optimist1 · 05/10/2017 13:55

Claims that products do something "up to 99%" - absolutely meaningless, as they could actually be only 2% effective and still comply with the claim. Whew, it was good to get that off my chest! Smile

Rebecca1971 · 05/10/2017 19:26

Good one.

On a similar note sale signs announcing “up to 50% off” are also very annoying. More often than not the items are reduced by much less.

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giraffesaretall · 05/10/2017 19:27

Oh I hear that See it, Say it thing every evening when I'm waiting for my train at Finsbury Park. Very annoying!

MotherofPearl · 05/10/2017 20:55

Another hater of that stupid 'See it, Say it' slogan.

Not a slogan, but a turn of phrase I really loathe is 'at this moment in time.' It's tautological, given that a moment can only ever be 'in time.'

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