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    Jan 22, 2013, 03:30 PM
    Is There A Word Or Name For These People
    Does anyone know if there is a word or a name used for people who like to talk using these sayings all the time like "I need to wrap my head around it" meaning they need to think about it awhile. Or "I dont have a dog in that hunt" meaning they don't know anything about the question your asking them. Or "Let me plant a seed in your mind" meaning let me give you something to help you remember something. Or my personal favorite "Im not getting a warm fuzzy about that" meaning they are not comfortable about a situation. I have a friend who constantly uses these phrases and Im wondering if there is a name for these type people?
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    Jan 22, 2013, 03:48 PM
    I don't know if there is a name for them, but I have a few too. One is, in the middle of instructions from supervisor, and everyone at work has picked it up, they will say... 'and going forward'...

    It has been done to death.
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    Jan 22, 2013, 04:17 PM
    'He who uses lots of trite sayings.'
    If they are memorable sayings, 'He who uses lots of aphorisms.'

    Basically there is no single word that I know of for such a person.

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