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And actually, the reason I imagine people being "super excited" in an American accent is because that's where that particular recent use of the word comes from - a particular strand of American youth culture.

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(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an excitation level with an extremely high level of excess energy, usually equivalent to at least 10 eV per molecule greater than the first potential of ionization

a superexcited state

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Going to add:


MSM ( as in Main Stream Media)

ANYTHING with the words "Check your privilege" in it


I have to also say increasing use of "Entitlement" means it's borderline for me too nowadays

miga Wrote:

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> And actually, the reason I imagine people being

> "super excited" in an American accent is because

> that's where that particular recent use of the

> word comes from - a particular strand of American

> youth culture.


It was used as a general intensifier in France long before that, certainly in the 80s, as was 'hyper' - everything was (assume French accent) 'super-sympa'.

'The fact of the matter is' - invariably followed by a heavily biased opinion or outright lie.


'Experts say', 'new research shows', 'a recent study has found' - especially relating to health and diet. Usually signals a rehashed press release by a research company looking for funding or a self-appointed expert with a book to sell.


'Celebrity'. Equally bad whether about a person or a show.


'Top' before a person's occupation generally means they're not yet. Like when the Standard posters say 'famous actor dies' - always means it's someone you've never heard of.


Clickbait headlines eg 'watch what happens when', 'you won't believe...', 'amazing photo...' (usually lifted from social media on a quiet news day), etc.


'X denies Y'.


Any film/book reviews using the formula 'X meets Y' to compare it with existing work generally means it's pretty derivative.


I could go on.

Otta Wrote:

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> I don't think I've ever seen "check your privilege"


The Guardian went through a phase of using it few years ago. They have, thankfully, stopped doing it.

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