A few words about a phrase or saying that I despise
Some things don’t need to be said often, or at all.
Once it comes out, there’s no going back. Word combos from the human brain on a spur of the moment basis can be dangerous. A saying like “I didn’t mean it” usually means the opposite, but it’s being presented because of how ferociously it initially came out of the person’s mouth. If people had an editor inside their teeth, most of the crap in their mind wouldn’t be allowed to come out of their mouth.
Anyone who says that phrase gets stared at like this:
Fact: If the effort was taken to put the words together and speak them, there was a moderate level of intent.
“Nothing personal” usually does mean something personal, but the person doesn’t want you to know how direct it is at the moment, so they spit out those two overused words. The first one would have sufficed: “Nothing.”
But we’re not here today to discuss nothing. The saying that I am ready to bash was read twice inside a single minute this morning on Facebook, each time pertaining to a Cardinal rumor.
“You heard it here first.”
This is literally one of the dumbest sayings ever. Whoever first uttered it should be hit with a tiny hammer right behind the knee, so it buckles. First off, you don’t know if this was the first time it was heard.
Did you check everywhere?
Did you ask the other people around you if they heard it first?
Did you read it first, or hear it first? Please be specific when talking about things that don’t have to do with your bathing products.
This morning, someone made a remark about a possible Cards trade, saying “you heard it here first.” Wrong. You didn’t, and the person he got the info from was included in the post. Another person talked about an upcoming event, one that everybody knew about.
Stupid sayings are wasted oxygen. It’s like lifting something heavy for no reason. It’s the same thing as saying “I’ve seen it” as “I seened it.” It’s the same mutant species who says “I know, right” forty five times a day. Be better, or at least wiser than a six year old.
A kid wouldn’t say “you heard it here first” because they’re in the midst of school and are still smart. They wouldn’t waste breath on something like that. Adults do. Isn’t that weird? That’s not how that’s supposed to work.
The origin of the “heard first” bullshit comes from people who are dying to be right and be right first, which connects with a sort of statement usually. A movie critic saying an actor will win the Best Actor award in August when so many meaningful movies have yet to be released. This is only done to sound smarter than you really are.
That’s all. I hope you enjoyed this latest round of a few words, ones that actually weren’t heard here first.