>>>Twice in as many days, not the first times, I have seen the word "stack" in tech articles. The most recent usage was "the mobile stack." How annoying, as my younger daughter would say.
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>>>Another new word that annoys me is "stakeholders." Who thought that one up? (Channeling Andy Rooney).
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>>I'd like to swing the mallet while these guys hold the stake. And I hope to miss.
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>>>The floor is open for annoying new words or phrases. Oh wait, here's an easy one -- "It is what it is."
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>>"At this time" as a replacement for "now" or "at all". Listen to announcers at the airports, in negative sentences.
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OR you call is very important to us as you sit on hold for 20-40 minutes... you call is important to them, not your time...