I hear this phrase often from people and immediately start wondering if their normal mode of speech is dishonesty and in this instance they are favoring me with honesty.
The phrase itself is usually just a verbal tick--a watered down conspirational tone--to draw others to one's side. To be honest, it is best avoided.
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In today's earlier post, a commenter stated:
You sure do like that "long run for a short slide" phrase.
I promised some further posts on the topic of metaphor, and on the conventionalization of metaphor in particular, but in order to get to that, we need to get some things out of the way first. Let's start with polysemy.
An open thread comment over at Making Light triggered a discussion of what words and phrases could serve as reliable markers of SF fandom.
I was having a conversation with someone the other day, and I mentioned the phrase All Your Base Are Belong to Us (AYBABTU) and just got a really blank stare. This is a shame because not only is it a funny line, but it is an absolutely critical part of recent geek history.