Meaningless, meaningless - everything is meaningless

perrins57 · Post by **perrins57** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:00 pm

I posted this in response to a different thread

"Anybody know the origin of the phrase "for sure". It seems to be added to the end of a sentence with increasing regularity, without so far as I can tell, actually meaning anything, for sure. In particular, it seems that mainland European Moto GP riders cannot complete a sentence without "for sure" on the end.
It rivals "at the end of the day" for meaningless phrases in popular use. Nobody seems to do, or mean, anything at the beginning of a day?"

Got any good examples of meaningless sayings or expressions in common use?

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:10 pm

I'll repost my reply:

When all's said and done, it's neither here nor there.

I'll see what else I can come up with.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:15 pm

Word up.

scottielvr · Post by **scottielvr** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:17 pm

Dude.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:31 pm

Dudette.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 6:42 pm

"Going on", as in "Down the street a mile or so, there's Chinese restaurant goin' on..."

On the other hand, phenomenal reality being more dynamic than static...

carrie · Post by **carrie** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:01 pm

I went to school with a very smart guy who became a very good attorney and he used to say, "the point being is is that...."

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:10 pm

It is what it is

scottielvr · Post by **scottielvr** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:15 pm

What it is?

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:19 pm

Okay, fine.
For sure for sure.
She's a Valley Girl.
She's a Valley Girl.

I understand that Frank Zappa is very popular with Europeans.

djm

scottielvr · Post by **scottielvr** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:20 pm

...and of course one of the most meaningless things one can say is, "How are you?" It's socially unacceptable to answer that question truthfully, so all the appropriate responses are meaningless, too. "Pretty good." "Can't complain." "Fine, and you?"

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:18 pm

scottielvr wrote:What it is?

Yes, what it is. See? I don't get it either

fearfaoin · Post by **fearfaoin** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:54 pm

I hate when people use "literally" to add emphasis, even though there is no
way to take what they said figuratively or even hyperbolically. At that point,
it has no meaning more than "seriously, dude"

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:03 pm

perrins57 wrote:I posted this in response to a different thread

"Anybody know the origin of the phrase "for sure". It seems to be added to the end of a sentence with increasing regularity, without so far as I can tell, actually meaning anything, for sure. In particular, it seems that mainland European Moto GP riders cannot complete a sentence without "for sure" on the end.
It rivals "at the end of the day" for meaningless phrases in popular use. Nobody seems to do, or mean, anything at the beginning of a day?"

Got any good examples of meaningless sayings or expressions in common use?

Like those?

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 9:08 pm

Could be worse. You could be one of those guys with a cellphone stuck to the side of your head yelling, "Whuzza?"

djm

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