What's a phrase you hear a lot, but disagree with?
What's a phrase you hear a lot, but disagree with?
One that comes to mind for me: "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is not always true. Maybe even only half the time! Are there any phrases you tend to hear and shake your head at?
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"It is what it is"
No it isn't
Oh my god this sentence is used whenever I try to take the conversation to a slightly "deeper" level i hate it
That is definitely a thing.
A thought-terminating cliché (also known as a semantic stop-sign, a thought-stopper, bumper sticker logic, or cliché thinking) is a form of loaded language, often passing as folk wisdom, intended to end an argument and quell cognitive dissonance.
If you're a massive overthinking pile of anxiety these are very helpful for stopping yourself
Definitely. It's best to know your own limits. (Akin to dropping something too heavy before hurting yourself.)
Thanks for this, very useful!
It's what it's
It is what it isn't?
It ain't what it ain't?
That would depend on what the meaning of the word "is" is