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Originally Posted by Ammi
…that’s the thing…’time in the sun’….or buzzwords I think is the modern phrasing…I don’t find any of the words annoying, it is though interesting as to how they’re picked up and used casually/regularly as opposed to in context of explanation etc…I mean, you say words/phrases etc which may be typical to you…as I do the same and as most people we know do…and they’re ‘us-isms’ so in no way would ever annoy as words, it would be people that would annoy, not the words…  …I just find that buzzwords or words that are having their day in the sun don’t always fit the sayer…they’re just a trend accessory of the day and carried along by social media’s etc… |
The original meaning of the word meme, which was coined by Richard Dawkins; was to describe a phenomenon for things spreading through groups and across the world, that wasn't part of biology, but sort of worked in a similar way to genes (hence meme), and the initial example he gave was of people wearing baseball caps backwards.
I think these words follow the same principle, which is amplified by the internet and social media.