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Ask HN: Do you hate stock phrases such as "happy new year"?
Do you think it's all mindless talk that should be avoided?
- EGreg 16y agono, I think that phrases represent the prevailing sentiment and are meant to express what many people feel. People used to write unique poetry to you if they were in love with you. THAT is something I wish would come back. But stock phrases - I like too.
- swombat 16y agoDo you also object to saying "Please", "Thanks", and "Have a nice day"?
- amichail 16y agoYes. While I do use stock phrases, I don't like them at all.
- smashing 16y agoMindless chatter can SEEM unproductive, but having just written that I would like to convey the following to amichail and everyone else reading this, whether in 2010 or 2011, Have a Happy New Year.
- rhizome 16y agoOdious person alert!