Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom “It is what it is” to corporate nonsense like “let’s circle back,” modern conversation has become overloaded with empty phrases, recycled jargon, and meaningless filler. In this humorous and sarcastic rant, a retired American expat takes aim at the lazy language habits, overused expressions, and verbal word salad that somehow pass for communication today. Sharp, observational, and painfully relatable, this is a plea for people to simply say what they mean and stop talking in circles.