Which Newspeak cliche phrase do you hate the most?

by Allez33

Posted to Utterances on 2003-06-03 09:00:00

It’s a toss-up for me.

Either “on the ground”, as in the grave news anchor confiding that “the situation on the ground is very dangerous”.

Or “in harm’s way”, as in some sanctimonious political prick square-jawed, stating in somber, earnest tones, “Well, sometimes our young men and women have to be put in harm’s way”.

I know there are others that must make people clench their jaws and curl their hands into fists too. Any nominations?