Incredible: ... or incredibly, which have no comparable value or meaning when used as adjective.
It is gaslighting, as if selling pots and pans and knives on the tv or internet - 'incredible prices, incredible bargains, incredible deals', and we know the cons therein. The root word being described is generally sufficient enough rather than adding a superfluous superlative. Exaggerating, sensationalizing, embellishing or transmogrifying.
We should remove incredibly and incredible from our vernacular.
'Thanks for having me': .. yuck, I cringe when I hear talking heads groveling before the altar of the talk show host. Why not start singing amazing grace at the same time - 'that saved a wretch like meeeee'.
Overgesticulation: ... some talking heads seem to think it is normal to start waving their hands all about when their heads start talking. Circular waves, hand chops upward, downward, finger points, fist thrusts, punches, spiral stair casing. Some of my favorites too, Bernie* about 90% of the time, Rachel and Nancy 70%.
Annoying and distracting, I want to listen to what they say, not watch them doing exercise stretches and kabuki theater.
* dU rules, must not insult democratic notables.
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