Top 10 nugatory things we say

We all say things sometimes that are kind of meaningless. Over time we overuse phrases to the point they are actually inconsequential (basically the definition of nugatory).

So let’s take a look--the top 10 nugatory comments we say or hear all the time:

10.  Any Web site touting their “new” social networking feature. (Really? How many Facebooks can we have?)

9.  “I’ll start my diet on Monday.” (If you say that, you are probably never going to.)

8.  “But it’s diet/fat-free!” (Whatever makes you feel better … chances are whatever you are about to consume isn’t that good for you. The term diet or fat-free doesn’t make it healthy. But we certainly feel better when say that).

7.  “It is what it is.” (We hear this one way too much in a business setting. Sure it is, so just drop it and move on.)

6.  “Needless to say.” (If it’s needless, then don’t say it.)

5.  “She’s/He’s sweet, but…” (The but says it all, no need to attempt to sugar coat it, with weak imitation Splenda-sugar no less, by saying he/she is sweet.)

4.  “We should get together sometime.” And the statement ends there. (If you wanted to get together, you would select a time and do it. No one means this when said that way.)

3.  Prefacing or ending a statement with “Bless his/her heart.” (It doesn’t really make what you just said more polite.)

2.  The immediate, knee-jerk “No!” response when you ask your boyfriend if your pants make you look fat. (Of course he’s going to say that, what else can he say? You’re not dating a dummy. You can’t trust that as a response with any validity.)

1.  LOL! (We use it so much, there is no way you are literally laughing out loud each time you write it.)