FOOTBALL AND SURREALISIM : Debasement of language.

A short list of some words and phrases that are becoming or have already become so grossly overused that they now have lost all meaning.

Groundbreaking : no idea what this now means especially when applied to such as a Pink Floyd album, The Wall, that was pompous, boring, long winded and ill-conceived when first foisted upon us.

Iconic : just about anything that has been over-exposed, over-rated, over-publicised, and is definitely not of religious significance, which was its original meaning.

Challenge expectations : ( in relation to an art exhibition ) pointlessly aiming to be provocative in an desperate attempt to gain attention. Quite what expectations are being assumed are never stated.

Community : any grouping of absolutely anything.

Cutting edge : a tedious Philistine fashion.

Profile : list of disconnected ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’ that are given on a social network site that may represent the interests of an individual or may have been copied from someone else’s ‘ profile.’

Surreal : applied to just about any event that is just slightly out of the ordinary, which, when someone of extremely limited vocabulary is asked to describe, completely fails to do so and instead misuses this word, which is an adjective derived from an artistic style that claimed to be representing unconscious rather than conscious ideas and can only accurately be used with reference to an art work in that style.

Pro - choice : in favour of abortion on demand.

Pro - life : against the provision of legalised abortion.

Passion : excessive enthusiasm for any sport.

110 % effort : an impossible figure that is often used in a sporting context.

World stage : where a football series that takes place every four years is said to take place. It is in fact in South Africa this year.

A Dream : Winning a trophy in a sporting event. See above, by winning the above mentioned football tournament it is quite possible that one of the winning team will often say that this is ‘ a dream ’ and it will have been on
‘ the world stage ’, so, they seem to be saying that they are on an imaginary stage and in a state of unconsciousness. This does not mean footballers are Surrealists.

Highest level : also used to describe any sporting event in which large sums of money are invested. The altitude of the venue is not being referred to. Neither is the intellectual accomplishment of anyone involved.