Dear Abby: Please start a campaign to do away with
meaningless phrases such as «by and large.
Not exact matches
All
such phrases are, strictly,
meaningless except in terms of some system of notions or concepts.
The problem with using «Rise Of The Villains» as this season's subtitle is that it's
such a generic
phrase as to be virtually
meaningless.
Your broad statements with zero basis other than «I can't see...» and other
such meaningless phrases do not equal analysis.
Frequently used legal
phrases such as «subject to my client's approval» are not
meaningless boilerplate used by counsel to «protect their backsides.»
The most egregious mistake is using
meaningless phrases,
such as «team player,» or «self - motivated.»