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Posted by: notable nate ( )
Date: August 04, 2014 11:09PM

Valiant

That horrible Utah accent, where the 's' sounds like a 'ts'. The name Wilson would be pronounced "Wiltson."

Great and spacious building.

Hold to the Rod.

We Thank Thee oh God for A Prophet

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Posted by: bewarethetea ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 03:49AM

Supernal. I know it was said on the other thread, but there was one GC talk (or maybe the whole conference, I mean, who pays enough attention to those things to remember?) when the word "supernal" was repeated almost every sentence.

Thee, thou, etc. It doesn't make you sound respectful, it makes you sound pretentious.

For and in behalf of

Telestial (not a word)

Helps (used as the plural of help, the noun. Not a valid usage)

Helpmeet

Women's/Men's Divine Roles

Preside

Middle initial usage. Or first initial and then middle name, like L. Tom Perry.

In my ward "across" was pronounced "acrosst." I don't know if that was a Mormon thing or not, though.

Edify

Magnify your calling

Persecution (and the associated complex)

Worthy

The reluctance to say "God" out loud, instead saying "the Lord" or "Heavenly Father"

Little factory

Every member a missionary

Petting

When the prophet speaks, the thinking has been done.

And it came to pass (sounds like a fart or bowel movement. Which makes sense, since I'm pretty sure Brother Joseph pulled the Book of Mormon out of his ass.)

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Posted by: SITL ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 05:10AM

Fetching

Oh my heck....seriously, that one makes me want to deck the person saying it.

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Posted by: twistedsister ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 05:51AM

Oh geez yes, I want to smack people that say oh my heck. Also 'what the crap' gets to me too.

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Posted by: vastique ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 06:16AM

My son started up with saying "Fetch" all the time. I asked him why he didnt just use the right word instead of a euphemism since everyone knew what he wanted to say anyway.


One of my biggest pet peeves is teh use of "Heavenly Father" and "Bishop" as proper nouns.

as in . . "I'm going to get my fortune told by Bishop today" instead of THE bishop.

Always makes me think of that cool character from Aliens WHO WAS ACTUALLY NAMED BISHOP.

Seriously why do they do that? It makes no grammatical sense and it doesnt make them sound cool or proper. . . ..

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Posted by: anonymous this time ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 06:47AM

Utah Mormons referring to the rest of the world as "the mission field". That seems a bit narcissistic. Also, I served my mission in Utah.

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Posted by: snowball ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 09:37AM

"attitude of gratitude" - I'm sure others probably use it, but it's a syrupy bunch of goo that usually is trying to get a person to be thankful for something the LDS Church is doing to abuse my time, money, or mind.

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Posted by: caffiend ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 11:41AM

I find such cliches annoying, but they serve a purpose. When a real-world situation is getting complicated, trying, confusing, and scary, slogans and cliches can help a person to "Keep It Simple, Stupid." Several years back I went through a very painful marital separation (since reconciled), and all I could do for a while was to "Let go and let God."

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Posted by: me2 ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 01:36PM

Oh flip! Put on the mantle.....

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Posted by: ChubbyTheFat ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 03:08PM

All of the above and below but add unnecessary tears.

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Posted by: Knight in Waiting ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 03:18PM

I think you mean "the Spirit".

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Posted by: Devoted Exmo ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 03:14PM

During the Jodi Arias trial, she kept using the word "de-edify." Gah, seriously wanted to slap something.

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Posted by: madalice ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 03:21PM

The big "O". No, not that one. Mormons don't talk about that one.

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Posted by: Lethbridge Reprobate ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 06:10PM

Any time a Mormon uses a pseudo swear word instead of the real one...I cringe...

Ron Burr

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Posted by: baura ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 09:20PM

Flip you!

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Posted by: baura ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 09:21PM

"We still love you anyway."

Popular Mormon passive-aggressive statement.

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Posted by: non-utard ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 09:27PM

Shut the fetch up Ronny or Ill come into town and get you drunk.

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Posted by: boydslittlefactory ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 07:28PM

Don't forget "nourish and strengthen our bodies"!

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Posted by: exmo geek ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 07:45PM

This is a Chosen generation

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Posted by: anon today ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 07:47PM

"inthenameofjesuschristamen" spoken as a single word at the end of prayers!

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Posted by: sassypants ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 07:55PM

I'm going to go old school with:

Goll and sweet spirit. Ugh. They're even worse when you're in another country on the other side of the world from Utah and a local breaks those out. Utah-speak is an infectious disease.

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Posted by: odin ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 07:56PM

Three expressions I hate.
1. "Modest is hottest." No it isn't.
2. "Fetch." I have no problem repeatedly correcting this misuse of a common term.
3. "So true." There are not any degrees of truth.

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Posted by: sassypants ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 08:36PM

Modest is hottest might be true if we weren't talking about the Mormon version of modest. Mormon modest is beyond frumpy.

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Posted by: atouchscreendarkly ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 08:34PM

Shiz. Could never stand "Shiz" as a non-cuss.

And "even" as an emphatic.

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Posted by: Leaving ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 09:16PM

Dry Mormon

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Posted by: Luis C Ferr ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 09:18PM

Tender mercies

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Posted by: evergreennotloggedin ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 09:35PM

Zion
Brethren
Garments
Handicraft (unnecessary suffering of those people infuriates me.
3 kingdoms of glory
Saints
General authorities
The twelve
Apostate
Anti Mormon

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Posted by: evergreennotloggedin ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 09:58PM

Handicraft should have been handcart. Damn you microsoft speller.

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Posted by: jazzskeeter ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 10:39PM

We thank thee for the MOISTURE WE HAVE RECEIVED.

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Posted by: MistakenMormon ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 11:02PM

I guess it's not really a expression. But the pathetic sleepy way the general authorities talk every GC. Do they think that voice makes them sound more official or something?

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Posted by: MistakenMormon ( )
Date: August 05, 2014 11:04PM

"The newest member of the ward" ... after someone gets baptized. Well here goes another to be brainwashed.

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Posted by: noshirking ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 12:42AM

Lengthen your stride.

Home teacher

We will go down

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Posted by: noshirking ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 12:42AM

Delicious unto the taste

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Posted by: beelzebuub ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 01:26AM

you can buy anything in this world for money

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Posted by: name that mumu ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 01:28AM

Oh I've got a good one.....

"special musical number"

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Posted by: christiangirl ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 02:26AM

The Lord's University

No. BYU is not Jesus's University. It's the university of pretentious claims that their education can rival Ivy League schools-not even close. It's the university of meeting for breeding. It's the university of the most stuck-up, self important and socially rude people people this world traveler has ever met-aside from Utah-big box store customers who mostly graduated from BYU.

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Posted by: byu alum ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 11:47AM

calling BYU "The Y"

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Posted by: frogdogs ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 09:08AM

Sweet spirit

Morally clean

Not a verbal expression, but requirement of folding arms, bowing head and closing eyes during prayer.

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Posted by: Aquarius123 ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 11:27AM

(said in a high, squeaky, crying voice) The spirit just would not let me sit here and not bear my special testimony.

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Posted by: moremany ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 12:00PM

The expression of Mormonism doesn't usually make a good impression.

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Posted by: Scruples ( )
Date: August 06, 2014 12:18PM

Fallen away. I prefer rose above.

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