20 Words and Phrases That Mean Nothing

If you hear these words from someone who is trying to sell you something or get your vote, you can be assured that all of the words associated with them are false or devoid of information:

Improved
Best
Greatest
Cheesier
Voted the most
Fun
Sophisticated
New convenient size
It will blow you away
Our forefathers believed/intended
Fancy
Kids love
Naturally flavored
I won’t lie to you
We can’t offer deals like this for long
Truly
Classy
Chewiest
Tastiest
Americans want/think/believe/are saying/need

Posted on September 4, 2008 9:44 PM
Comments

Don't forget "All Natural"

Posted by: Zing at September 5, 2008 10:05 AM

I didn't see "Change" on the list. Sure, sell me the inevitable and hope I don't realize that you didn't specify whether the change will be positive.

Posted by: MM at September 10, 2008 9:40 PM

Last comment wasn't targeted at this website; it's just an irritation of mine.

Posted by: MM at September 10, 2008 9:46 PM

Irregardless.

Posted by: Amber at October 3, 2008 2:25 AM

"New and improved"
Something -new- can not be an improvement of an already existing product, because it is new...

Posted by: Vamod at October 8, 2008 9:31 AM
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