Most irritating buzzword ever?

It has to be "rebuilding". What an absolute load of old tosh and a very poor excuse when your team or other teams are having a bad run.

International teams whatever the sport are in a constant process of having players retire, new players blooded, form players picked (with exception of Wales) and also players selected because of injuries.

I noticed this use of "rebuilding" again yesterday on the BBC website from some guy called HERSH...

"Don't get me wrong 3 GS in 7 years is an achievement.2005 was great, the rugby played was top draw, deserved winners.2008 was a year in which Fra, Eng and Ire were rebuilding so that one is de-valued in my eyes.2012 was lucky, a bounce of a ball or a Ref with two pairs of eyes and the ability to see a forward pass then Wales wouldn't have won that one."

It's a shame some people can't accept another nation having a good spell. Personally I think England have been fantastic lately and Stuart Lancaster is a very likable bloke. Beating NZ and hammering Scotland isn't luck, just like winning 5 six nations matches isn't luck or being reliant on a biased referee. I don't think any team will manage 5 wins this year. There will be lots of scalps and many close matches.

England could. Their team has picked up where the 03 lot left off.

Glas a du wrote:England could. Their team has picked up where the 03 lot left off.

I envy your debating skills, Rainbow.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:I envy your debating skills, Rainbow.

Thank you. I totally ignore anything you say to be honest.

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:I envy your debating skills, Rainbow.

Thank you. I totally ignore anything you say to be honest.

Except you just replied to him...

Griff wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:I envy your debating skills, Rainbow.

Thank you. I totally ignore anything you say to be honest.

Except you just replied to him...

Oh yeah silly me I should have used thought broadcast

Sorted

Is roger back AGAIN? Got to be. The post is littered with annoying buzzwords. Especially the most irritating..de valued!

Breadvan wrote:Is roger back AGAIN? Got to be. The post is littered with annoying buzzwords. Especially the most irritating..de valued!

When you learn to read you will see that the text written in inverted commas was NOT my quote.

Sooo, you are Roger then?

It's not a buzzword technically, but the phrase that annoys me most is 'going forward'. The BBC's athletics trackside interviewer uses it at least once in every interview.

Effervescing Elephant wrote:Sooo, you are Roger then?

Who is Roger?

I am t1000 advanced prototype. I am not t-101, living tissue over metal endoskeleton.

Anyway children back to topic please. Plus thanks to the guy who found ANOTHER buzzword in "de valued".

Yeh, it's roge. in sherminator mode. Which is about right...

Breadvan wrote:Yeh, it's roge. in sherminator mode. Which is about right...

I AM NOT QUAID!

Not a buzzword, but an oft used phrase:

"On our day, Wales can beat anybody".

Jimpy wrote:Not a buzzword, but an oft used phrase:

"On our day, Wales can eat anybody".

Anyone would struggle to eat Olly Kohn!

t1000advancedprototype wrote:

Jimpy wrote:Not a buzzword, but an oft used phrase:

"On our day, Wales can eat anybody".

Anyone would struggle to eat Olly Kohn!

Gareth Thomas might have a good go...

'Put a marker down'. Always, ALWAYS, trotted out when the Lions starts getting talked about. 'They need to get out there and put a marker down'. Why? What's different than any other match? They need to go out there and win more like.

I own all of the videos and DVDs for the Lions, and you could have a very good drinking game (or bad, depending on your fondness for drinking) if you sipped each time they mentioned putting down a marker. They're all at it: McGeechan, Jonno, Quinell, Telfer, Woodward...

The other one that sort of annoys me, and I don't know why, is 'physicality'. Maybe it's just the over reliance on the word from two of the Welsh boys Quinell and Ieuan Evans.

has to be "bouncebackability".

fa0019 wrote:has to be "bouncebackability".

No way!

Who said that?

On these boards, plenty of posters say 'strength and depth' instead of stength in depth. That's quite annoying.

Remember Alfie on ScrumV during Ruddockgate?

"WE ALL HAVE SOURCES!" in the most high pitch flamboyant camp voice ever haha.

Comedy gold.

GROUP for squad/team. Its just one of many Management Speak stock phrases that roll off the tounge of both coaches and players

Using "bench" as a verb. For example right now the SRU website has a story "MacArthur to bench for Scotland". Stop it. Now.

Oh and "It's a big ask" drives me mental. Ask is not a noun. You mean it's a lot to ask. It's not that difficult.

That's not as bad as 'medalling'. 'I'm going to medal in London.' Not even Jimmy Savile was that blatant.

Blooded.
Went well in training.
Process.
Rotation.
Key areas.
Play the game in their half.
Having faith.
Soft hands.
Playmaker.
Slow delivery.
Awareness.
GAME MANAGEMENT.
Control a game.
On our day.
Plenty of dog.
Cultured left foot.
Silky skills.
Legend.
Shoo-in.
NUMBERS.
Dog leg defence.
Grass roots.
Regions.
Alluded to.
Rocked up.
Polish training camp.

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:On these boards, plenty of posters say 'strength and depth' instead of stength in depth. That's quite annoying.

Quite right Luckless, "stength in depth", just the ticket!

"He sits too deep", a slur many on here band-wagonned to criticize Jonny.
Like they know what they are talking about and the best FH playing in France doesn't.

Close margins
Upping the tempo
Good spirit in the group
Put in a good performance
Going up a gear

I bet Hower squeezes these into his post match interview.

Jiffy wins:

In the pocket
Kitchen sink
GO LEFT!
What's he doing?!

AWC

Similarly, criticising Youngs for crabbing or taking a couple of steps before passing. Not sure how many international class scrum halfs we have contributing to this board, but I'm pretty sure he knows what he's doing and why most of the time (for example making sure he has a passing lane without an opponent's hand / head / stray foot in the way, or that it holds the inside defenders who have to watch for him sniping close in).

dummy-half, don't let the facts get in the way of the wisdom spouted form the learned orifices of knowledge on this board. It's the complete and utter tosh doled out on this board by many (but not all) that keeps me coming back

most irritating buzzword is

"Buzzword"

If Hersh said it, it has to be ok.

Band-wagonning

'Cliché'

Back in the day writers and speakers used to describe and express every field of human experience, knowledge and communication in a unique form.

It's usual dumming down.

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Glas a du wrote:England could. Their team has picked up where the 03 lot left off.

Thank you warrior, that cheered me up

Did I tell you I leave for Paris within the hour?

Glas a du... you sounds awfully happy for a man soon to witness his side going to the gallows?

Havn't you heard of gallows humour?

P.S. its the guillotine in Paris...

I live in South Africa amongst the boere... what do I know about humour???

'Due a win' - didn't realise you had to wait your turn.

Glas a du wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Glas a du wrote:England could. Their team has picked up where the 03 lot left off.

Thank you warrior, that cheered me up

Did I tell you I leave for Paris within the hour?

We beat the sais away last season, France are by far the harder opposition in comparison but we have the ability to do them as well. Enjoy your time in Paris far better than a suburb in england I wager

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Glas a du wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Glas a du wrote:England could. Their team has picked up where the 03 lot left off.

Thank you warrior, that cheered me up

Did I tell you I leave for Paris within the hour?

We beat the sais away last season, France are by far the harder opposition in comparison but we have the ability to do them as well. Enjoy your time in Paris far better than a suburb in england I wager

You must have money to throw away if you're wagering it on a Welsh win this weekend.

Jimpy wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Glas a du wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Glas a du wrote:England could. Their team has picked up where the 03 lot left off.

Thank you warrior, that cheered me up

Did I tell you I leave for Paris within the hour?

We beat the sais away last season, France are by far the harder opposition in comparison but we have the ability to do them as well. Enjoy your time in Paris far better than a suburb in england I wager

You must have money to throw away if you're wagering it on a Welsh win this weekend.

Better odds than you passing your GCSE's

Effervescing Elephant wrote:'Due a win' - didn't realise you had to wait your turn.

Wales have been waiting our turn for a while, so by rights we should be given the next four games as wins, and reclaim the 6Ns

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Jimpy wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Glas a du wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

Glas a du wrote:England could. Their team has picked up where the 03 lot left off.

Thank you warrior, that cheered me up

Did I tell you I leave for Paris within the hour?

We beat the sais away last season, France are by far the harder opposition in comparison but we have the ability to do them as well. Enjoy your time in Paris far better than a suburb in england I wager

You must have money to throw away if you're wagering it on a Welsh win this weekend.

Better odds than you passing your GCSE's

Even a Welshman could pass GCSE's so i'm not overly worried about mine.

can if you take the welsh exam boards anyhow.

At least we mess our own education system up in Wales, pal. We don't need to get a Scotsman down to do it for us!

Political humour on 606v2! Boom.

I'd say the word rotation outstayed its welcome on 6 October, 2007.