Stop Saying 'Just My Two Cents'

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Hi Warriors,

I realise that many people in this forum want to have an opinion and I think it is dissapointing that people feel they have to undervalue what they believe with the statement 'just my two cents'.

I would much prefer people to give advice confidently if they genuinely know what they are talking about, or have tested something and have had some success with it.

If you do have an opinion say it with conviction, as two cent comments don't mean a thing to me or I am guessing to a lot of people in this forum.

Phil
#cents #stop
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      Having made the mistake of "confidently" giving my advice and having my
      head handed to me for giving "bad" advice, I am now very careful about
      anything I say and therefore preface it by saying that this is just my opinion
      based on my own experience, test for yourself and finally, just my 2 cents
      on the subject.

      I find it a lot safer that way.
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    • Profile picture of the author adamv
      It's a penny for your thoughts but you have to put your two cents in... Somebody's making a penny.

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  • Profile picture of the author ragstworiches
    I actually think if everyone gave it straight up, the forum would be very straight forward.

    I don't find humilty annoying, just the expression which has become a cliche on this forum.

    Phil
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    • Profile picture of the author ragnartm
      Originally Posted by ragstworiches View Post

      I actually think if everyone gave it straight up, the forum would be very straight forward.

      I don't find humilty annoying, just the expression which has become a cliche on this forum.

      Phil
      There are more annoying cliches to worry about than a sentence added after advice that is usually very useful.
      Start by slaughtering tv series, movies, newspapers etc. Can't say I've made much money from any of those things.
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  • Profile picture of the author ragstworiches
    Hi Steven,

    I see your point, I just don't like the expression.

    Phil
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  • Profile picture of the author CurtisN
    Hey, if the exchange rate was better, my two cents would be worth something.
    (it's just a saying, relax)
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  • Profile picture of the author Harry Behrens
    It's just an expression Some people grew up with it and it doesn't really mean anything to them other than, "in my opinion". There are people of many different cultures including non-native English speakers here (of which I am one).

    I know I've never got when people say "your mileage may vary". Never got that expression... yet for many it seems perfectly logical.

    Still... a small lesson on how using cliches in your writing can be a detriment. Expressing yourself (and your humility, if the case applies) in an original way is better... If that is your point, then point taken.
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  • Profile picture of the author TelegramSam
    The saying I hate more than any other is when someone says:

    I'm going to give it 110% or 200% or something similar.

    Just my 2 cents worth on annoying phrases ;-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Alexander
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  • Profile picture of the author Barbara Wilson
    It's really no different than saying "In my opinion...." or "IMO" or even "I think...". Doesn't bother me at all - but I've heard it all my life, so maybe it just doesn't register anymore.

    It's just a way for people to qualify that "This has worked for me" or "This has been true in my experience" and may not work or be true for you and not to under value their statement.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
      For what it's worth, I think complaining about something so trivial is a true
      waste of time.

      Just my 2 cents on the subject.
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      • Profile picture of the author Scott Anson
        IMHO ROTFLMAO
        whatever melts your jellybean

        Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

        For what it's worth, I think complaining about something so trivial is a true
        waste of time.

        Just my 2 cents on the subject.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Henderson
    I find it funny to see Brits using the phrase "Just my 2 cents"...

    ...shouldn't they be offering their two shillings?
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    • Profile picture of the author xiaophil
      Maybe we could use a standardized disclaimer on the end of every post.

      Something like:

      TYC - Standard Disclaimer


      Phil
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      • Profile picture of the author astaga
        Originally Posted by xiaophil View Post

        Maybe we could use a standardized disclaimer on the end of every post.

        Something like:
        TYC - Standard Disclaimer

        Phil
        That's a good one...... LOL...

        FWIW, IMHO, TIA, JKW, Just my three cents.
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    • Profile picture of the author Diana Lane
      Originally Posted by John Henderson View Post

      I find it funny to see Brits using the phrase "Just my 2 cents"...

      ...shouldn't they be offering their two shillings?
      I've never said it, but I think I'd rather see that than someone presenting opinion as fact.

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      • Profile picture of the author copywarrior
        I guess when it comes to public forums...anything you say, can and will be used against you...lol...just my two cents
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      • Profile picture of the author yves
        Originally Posted by Diana Lane View Post

        Just my two bob, one broken earring and a fluffy jelly bean
        Lol Liked that.

        Personally, I get quite irritated when I see the same sayings all the time once the novelty has worn off.

        It's probably the same for any cliche. IMO doesn't bother me in the slightest because it is just a nemonic or whatever that other thing is for taking the first letter of each word for "in my opinion" and think it's pretty approporiate to use it when giving an opinion rather than seeming to state a fact.

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    • Profile picture of the author Colin Evans
      Originally Posted by John Henderson View Post

      I find it funny to see Brits using the phrase "Just my 2 cents"...

      ...shouldn't they be offering their two shillings?
      One of the origins of the phrase is thought to be from way back when postage in England cost 2 pennies. So "just my tuppence worth" was the cost of a persons written opinion...
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      • Profile picture of the author Susan Hope
        Originally Posted by Colin Evans View Post

        One of the origins of the phrase is thought to be from way back when postage in England cost 2 pennies. So "just my tuppence worth" was the cost of a persons written opinion...
        Was just about to post this if someone hadn't already..

        I know the same phrase as "Just my two penneth" and leaving off the worth part but then most of my family are from in and around Yorkshire so perhaps that was a northern way of saying it..

        Just my two penneth

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      • Profile picture of the author Smokey_Joe
        Originally Posted by Colin Evans View Post

        One of the origins of the phrase is thought to be from way back when postage in England cost 2 pennies. So "just my tuppence worth" was the cost of a persons written opinion...
        Now if someone dares to say the thread is informatively worthless, I'm afraid I'll have to use the more assertive language

        Thanks for the info, Colin.
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      • Profile picture of the author John Durham
        Originally Posted by Colin Evans View Post

        One of the origins of the phrase is thought to be from way back when postage in England cost 2 pennies. So "just my tuppence worth" was the cost of a persons written opinion...
        Wow. Cool! I didnt know that!

        It makes perfect "cents"!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Jon Alexander
      Originally Posted by John Henderson View Post

      I find it funny to see Brits using the phrase "Just my 2 cents"...

      ...shouldn't they be offering their two shillings?
      'pair of dubloons'???

      'couple of new pence'???
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    • Profile picture of the author Thomas
      Originally Posted by John Henderson View Post

      ... shouldn't they be offering their two shillings?
      Tuppence.
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    • Profile picture of the author PatriciaJ
      Originally Posted by John Henderson View Post

      I find it funny to see Brits using the phrase "Just my 2 cents"...

      ...shouldn't they be offering their two shillings?
      no it's two pennorth
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      • Profile picture of the author John Durham
        Maybe on another level you "do" find humility annoying, and just don't know why.

        Don't worry it's not your fault:

        The philosopher 'Plato' would say that humility is one of the signs of an "Idealist temperament", which arouses a feeling of suspicion and even 'disgust' among those who "suffer" (my own opinion) with a "rationalist" temperament.

        The Idealists believes in giving with or without gain, and with or without ego fulfillment...whereas the "Rational" believes that 'every action must add up to some kind of personal gain'. (and yes, they are proud of it).

        Rationalists tend to think that idealists have hidden agendas within their humility and behind their selfless giving. Thusly, rationalists are inwardly suspicious whenever someone is obviously STRONG and yet appears to be overly humble about it.

        In a nutshell: (Hope that cliche isn't annoying)

        Perhaps humility is hard to understand because you have none?

        Sorry your waters are so easily troubled my friend.

        There's my two cents!

        Hope it helps.

        Ps. The path that lacks humility when we are younger leads to even GREATER humility when we are older. Just telling you my experience..., but "that and 50 cent's won't even buy you a coke".

        You'll be alright Kid!
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      • Profile picture of the author John Sullivan
        Hi Patricia,

        Since when has 2 pennorth been the same as 2 cents? I remember when it was pounds, shillings and pence. I guess it is a sign of old age?

        John
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        • Profile picture of the author PatriciaJ
          Originally Posted by John Sullivan View Post

          Hi Patricia,

          Since when has 2 pennorth been the same as 2 cents? I remember when it was pounds, shillings and pence. I guess it is a sign of old age?

          John
          The saying is supposed to originate in England and the Americans borrowed it from us and converted it to 2 cents

          I'm from Yorkshire and the way it is pronounced here is either two pennorth or penneth (2 pence worth) depends how you spell it, though we do call pennies pence or ps. If I say tuppence people think I am talking about something else.

          Now for my 2ps worth I don't think that there is anything wrong with 2 cents worth or any other variation. It is opinion and there can be many different and invaluable opinions about a subject and rarely 1 right and the rest wrong. I would use the term as a form of saying that this is my opinion, but I am open to other ideas and opinions because this is what makes forums like this interesting and great for learning, and even though I know my subject there could be somebody else who knows a bit more than me, or has thought of something that I haven't.
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      • Profile picture of the author webwyn
        I prefer that someone says it's their opinion. I read so many posts that say things with such strength, when you know they are wrong.

        Often people make replies to posts advising on what to do, making assumptions without knowing enough about the OPs circumstances and sometimes completely contradictory to details the OP has provided.
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      • Profile picture of the author Ray Erdmann
        I'll stop saying it when you allow me to tell you how to:

        A. Run YOUR business
        B. How to raise your kids
        C. How to spend your money
        D. Who you should/shouldn't date
        E. How to dress
        F. What to do in case of an emergency

        Until then, get over it...ignore it..pay no attention to it...look the other way...take it with a grain of salt...etc., etc., etc.,


        But this is, in my opinion, just my $0.2 on the subject matter!
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        • Profile picture of the author Jeffery
          Originally Posted by Ray Erdmann View Post

          I'll stop saying it when you allow me to tell you how to:

          A. Run YOUR business
          B. How to raise your kids
          C. How to spend your money
          D. Who you should/shouldn't date
          E. How to dress
          F. What to do in case of an emergency

          Until then, get over it...ignore it..pay no attention to it...look the other way...take it with a grain of salt...etc., etc., etc.,


          But this is, in my opinion, just my $0.2 on the subject matter!
          Yep, and I will add.. You Can Stop Me Using My 2c When You Pry It From My Cold Dead Mouth.

          Jeffery 100% :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Smokey_Joe
    If everyone were to communicate purely the ultimate truth, most forums would go dead. And the two cents thing is just a speech formula - ignore it if you don't like it. Yet I personally think that by making this reservation ("hey, that can be just me, make sure before you take action") is a marker of a person's taking at least marginal responsibility for what they are talking about. You see, I can say I'm dead sure elephants are purple, and there's no way you can prove that I haven't seen them that way . The two cents may also indicate that something is a matter of personal preference. But then again, that's just my USD 0.02. :p
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  • Profile picture of the author jasondinner
    Yeah, seriously.

    To start a thread to tell everyone you don't like a particular saying is
    just pointless and now you're wasting my time too. IMHO

    Just my two cents.

    I'm just sayin.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tyrus Antas
    A more abrasive style works better: "I'll feed you my advice down your throat whether you like it or not!"

    Tyrus
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    • Profile picture of the author Barbara Eyre
      I rather have "just my 2 cents" everywhere, than the following:

      Just sayin' (and all versions thereof)

      Killer (Killer product, killer website)

      Death of ...

      Those three phrases have been way overdone and they grate my nerves. But there is nothing I can do about it, but ignore it and more on. They are not hurting me personally, so I shouldn't spend my energy on getting all worked up about them.

      Just my USD$0.012 ... sorry, this recession is killing me!
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      • Profile picture of the author copywarrior
        lol..I'm laughin straight to the bank now....
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        • Profile picture of the author Kay King
          It's an American phrase so perhaps you just don't understand what is meant when it's used.

          Stop Saying 'Just My Two Cents'
          I think your subject line is far worse that what you are complaining about - on a forum you don't get to dictate what phrases others are allowed to post.
          I'd far rather see "2 cents" scattered around than "sux" "f***", WTH, etc.

          But, then, that's just my 2 cents worth

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          • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
            I, for one, appreciate when people differentiate between facts and opinions. Whether the particular expression bothers you or not is separate from the reason that expression is used.

            There are folks on this forum, for example, whose opinion I respect very much. Their "two cents worth" is often extremely valuable.

            On the other hand, their are people who show up here who, if they told me it was sunrise, I wouldn't believe it without my own window, clock and compass...

            For Harry, "your mileage may vary" is a child of US auto advertising. When gas prices first became an economic issue, makers of cars and accessories would advertise using sometimes outlandish claims for their products' gas mileage. ('Water for Gas', anyone?) When it came to light that these claims resulted from tightly controlled tests under ideal circumstances, the disclaimer "your mileage may vary" was added to avoid litigation.

            The phrase has found a home in the language, along with "rinse and repeat" and other shorthand from advertising...
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        • Profile picture of the author radhika
          It is a way covering up their advice like an earnings disclaimer. It doesn't mean the people are not confident of what they are talking about.

          Rather take it as contribution to a discussion.

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          • Profile picture of the author The Great Gordino
            There was a thread in this section, currently around 5,000 views, which had great content on how to write articles.

            Although hugely relevant to making money online, it was moved by the powers that be to the self improvement section.

            How about we swap *this* thread, and bring the other one back to its' proper place!!

            C'mon mods, you're surely not saying this thread is more relevant to making money than the article writing one!
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  • Profile picture of the author ragstworiches
    I will try to point out the value in this thread, that some are deeming a waste of time.

    I would argue that valid points are being made within this thread such as,

    1)If you admit humility in your expertise you are possibly alienating those who want someone with a definite answer delivered in a confident tone. Straight talking and confidence can get you a long way in business.

    2) On the flipside, if you admit humility in your opinions i.e say 'just my two cents' people will value your honesty and appreciate that while you do not believe you have the definitive answers to something as subjective as marketing you do indeed have an opinion however small that may be of interest to someone.

    Phil
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    • Profile picture of the author CurtisN
      Originally Posted by ragstworiches View Post

      I will try to point out the value in this thread, that some are deeming a waste of time.

      I would argue that valid points are being made within this thread such as,

      1)If you admit humility in your expertise you are possibly alienating those who want someone with a definite answer delivered in a confident tone. Straight talking and confidence can get you a long way in business.

      2) On the flipside, if you admit humility in your opinions i.e say 'just my two cents' people will value your honesty and appreciate that while you do not believe you have the definitive answers to something as subjective as marketing you do indeed have an opinion however small that may be of interest to someone.

      Phil
      If you aren't humble with your opinions, then you're just being arrogant.

      What is the difference between:

      1) IMHO, this thread is a waste of time.

      and

      2) This thread is a waste of time. Just my two cents.

      or even

      3) This thread is a waste of time. ...?
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      • Profile picture of the author Wakunahum
        Get a firefox parental filter addon than changes "my two cents" to a blank nothing.

        Then you will never ever see it again on any webpage you visit.

        Problem solved.
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  • Profile picture of the author MisterMunch
    What I find even more annoying is when people value their information in a higher value.

    Like: you get 1997 dollars worth of content for only 37 dollars or this fee ebook has a 97 dollar value.

    How did you test that? How do you measure the value of an advice? Do they have an electronic content weight at their desk or something?

    Just my two Øre
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  • Profile picture of the author thatgirlJ
    This phrase annoys the crap out of me as well I guess we all have those little things that grate on our nerves.

    When I see someone writing that, it's like nails on a chalkboard, lol.

    PS. I used to feel the same way about seeing "lol" and now I write it ... *shrugs*
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    lol...all very intresting -
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    Originally Posted by ragstworiches View Post

    Hi Warriors,

    I realise that many people in this forum want to have an opinion and I think it is dissapointing that people feel they have to undervalue what they believe with the statement 'just my two cents'.

    I would much prefer people to give advice confidently if they genuinely know what they are talking about, or have tested something and have had some success with it.

    If you do have an opinion say it with conviction, as two cent comments don't mean a thing to me or I am guessing to a lot of people in this forum.

    Phil
    Hi Phil,

    I find it funny that you are doing the same thing in your post. The only difference is you didn't say "just my two cents".

    However, you still haven't stated your case with conviction.

    Proof?

    You used phrases like, "...I think it is..." and "...I am guessing..."

    Both are examples of what you claim to despise. (That's not to mention words like realise, feel and prefer)

    So, don't be so quick to condemn people that are doing the same thing as you.

    All the best,
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    • Profile picture of the author ragstworiches
      Originally Posted by Michael Oksa View Post

      Hi Phil,

      I find it funny that you are doing the same thing in your post. The only difference is you didn't say "just my two cents".

      However, you still haven't stated your case with conviction.

      Proof?

      You used phrases like, "...I think it is..." and "...I am guessing..."

      Both are examples of what you claim to despise. (That's not to mention words like realise, feel and prefer)

      So, don't be so quick to condemn people that are doing the same thing as you.

      All the best,
      Michael
      Hi Michael,

      I agree. With 100% Conviction.

      Phil
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      • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
        Originally Posted by ragstworiches View Post

        Hi Michael,

        I agree. With 100% Conviction.

        Phil
        That's better!



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  • Profile picture of the author Kael41
    I think whatever people say on this board is their opinion. Some may back their opinions with facts, but at that end of the day, it's still their opinion and whether it's phrased with a "IMO" or "my 2 cents", it's purely semantics at that point.
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  • Profile picture of the author kentaiwan98
    In speech, people use a lot of modifiers in their speech mostly without even thinking about what they are saying. Phrases "I wonder" "I reckon..." provide a number of functions depending on the situation and context, the speaker's intentions and the group's receptiveness.

    Online forums like this adopt tones, styles, vocabularies, grammars, phraseology from both the oral world (our world of speech) and the written word. It's natural that at times these worlds collide, so we get these odd turns of phrase or meanings that fly in the face of what we've been taught about speech or writing. And it troubles some, annoys others, and provides hours of bemusement and discussion like this for people with not much better to do! Like me.

    In fairness, obvious arrogance is at least annoying as disingenuous humility, mostly because I usually find out that the person speaking with such certainty about whatever topic it is has in fact little to say that is new or little experience. Knowledge of certainty and certainty of knowledge are, after all, quite different things but we do confuse the two a lot. But disingenuous humility, saying "it is only my 2c", when you're a world authority on the topic, is at least as bad. Because you really know what you're talking about.

    Of course, there is also a huge cultural gap that pervades apparently homogenous English speaking cultures: in some, direct and honest speech is thought the epitome of good manners, in others... it is considered crass, rude and out of place. British English traditionally tends to place more emphasis on the indirect than American English (huge generalization)... we typically preface bad news with phrases like "I'm sorry that..." "I'm afraid that..." or requests "I wonder if you could..." whereas US English tends to be more direct.

    So, that's my 2c. Take it or leave it.
    Kenneth
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    • Profile picture of the author Tsnyder
      Well... here's mine...

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  • Profile picture of the author Flyingpig7
    Absolutely well said Kenneth. I think tolerance has to borne in mind we here in the Warrior forum have members from all over the world with differing cultures and perspectives so what is irritating to you may not be to others. To be direct or more subtle.
    A sense of humour is also essential.

    Just my 2 shillings :->
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  • Never really bothered me enough to make a whole thread about it...

    Just my two cents
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    • Profile picture of the author Amitywill
      To be honest I don't find the saying that annoying
      although it is very overused.

      However I agree with article_marketer that for some
      reason it annoys the hell out of me when people
      end their posts with "peace".

      And the people that overuse the wink icon- .

      Will Cooper

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      • Profile picture of the author adamv
        Originally Posted by Tsnyder View Post

        Well... here's mine...

        That's not your two cents, that's the same penny twice. What are you trying to pull?
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  • Profile picture of the author marketinggt
    I love forums and freedom of speech. Ha! Just my $4.26 worth. (at my 250 hourly rate)

    LOL!
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    • Profile picture of the author Chris Drinkwater
      Do you know an anagram of ....Stop Saying 'Just My Two Cents' is 'Now is the discount of our winter tents'
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      • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
        Originally Posted by Chris Drinkwater View Post

        Do you know an anagram of ....Stop Saying 'Just My Two Cents' is 'Now is the discount of our winter tents'
        LOL

        Nice try Chris.



        Clever pun on Shakespeare, but not quite an anagram.

        To be fair, I took some time to come up with an actual anagram...

        Stop Saying Just My Two Cents = Nosy Scott paints my wet jugs.

        All the best,
        Michael
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  • Profile picture of the author Troy_Phillips
    It's bs post like this that keep me in the war room more and more
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      • Profile picture of the author daj
        I agree with the original poster.

        The saying "Just my two cents" undervalues the one who speaks it. It's
        a self-destuctive phrase if you look at it from a subconscious / law of attraction level. You're basically saying to the one who reads it, and yourself that what you're saying isn't worth much, if anything at all! Be aware of what you're really saying.

        It would be better to say "just my opinion", "in my opinion", or to exaggerate your two cents to be a million cents.
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        • Profile picture of the author ildarius
          It shows politeness and humility, it's like saying IMHO, I don't think it undervalues anything,

          IMHO!
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  • Profile picture of the author dobermandan
    When Gary Halbert was sharing my house in Costa Rica, he once told me...

    "Do you know how I know I'm the greatest copywriter in the world? (pregnant pause) It says so every month in my newsletter."

    Humility was not one of Gary's virtues. But that kind of confidence made sure he always had people waiting in line with money in hand to hire him to write copy.

    I agree with Phil. If you've got enough confidence in your advice, don't cheapen it.

    If you're NOT confident about your advice, don't give it.

    All the best,
    Doberman Dan
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  • Profile picture of the author JoMo
    I knew that everyone would be ending their posts with the just my 2 cents joke as soon as I saw the title of this thread.


    - joel
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  • Profile picture of the author j hogan
    couldn't agree more! It's like apologising for having an opinon and casts doubt on whatever they have said.

    (and it's 2 bob downunder)
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  • Profile picture of the author Fabian Tan
    I know one phrase that irks me

    'But what do I know, I'm just a _________ (insert humorless, depressing self-description here)'

    or translated to

    'In other words, my opinion here is worth nothing, I just want to say something!'

    Fabian
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  • Profile picture of the author Rezbi
    Just saw this and thought I'd come in and say I agree.

    Just my tuppence worth.

    That's about 3 cents.
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  • Profile picture of the author Technologize
    Surely it's around $4.50 now with inflation???
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  • Profile picture of the author ildarius
    What the?

    that's like my favorite phrase of all times!

    I think that's a little silly.

    Just my 2 cents
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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    Originally Posted by ragstworiches View Post

    Hi Warriors,

    I realise that many people in this forum want to have an opinion and I think it is dissapointing that people feel they have to undervalue what they believe with the statement 'just my two cents'.

    I would much prefer people to give advice confidently if they genuinely know what they are talking about, or have tested something and have had some success with it.

    If you do have an opinion say it with conviction, as two cent comments don't mean a thing to me or I am guessing to a lot of people in this forum.

    Phil
    Get over it.

    My 2 cents,

    Rod
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  • Profile picture of the author GrantFreeman
    Tell me "you can't do it " and I'll prove you wrong.
    Tell me "you're nuts for thinking that way" and I'll look at you and say..so?.
    Tell me "Stop saying that" and I'll tell you to get over it. It's all good

    Just my 2 cents.

    Grant
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  • Profile picture of the author Daniel Scott
    I completely disagree.

    So many people in this forum lay down their untested, unproven opinion as fact... and with written mediums being so difficult to understand as it is compared to face-to-face communication... we should keep it.

    A better way to put it would be "My tests have found..." and back it up with actual proof... but as this forum is so full of people who don't quote sources of things they've read OR post stats of their tests (probably because they have done neither) and instead present their malguided ideals as fact, well... maybe the people saying this aren't our biggest problem.

    -Dan
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      It doesn't make any cents to me that someone would have a yen to post this and shekel up the forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author visit_faraz
    Why make such a big deal of it.
    Its just a way of saying -- "This is my advice, take it or leave it"

    just my 2 cents.

    Faraz
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  • Profile picture of the author Loren Woirhaye
    Bitching about cliches is a waste of time, because
    people won't stop using them.

    and that's my two cents.

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    (see how that works? My opinion on this matter is
    trivial anyway, it's arbitrary. It's an OPINION.
    Nothing more. I am not trying to say I'm an
    authority on cliche use so my opinion isn't worth
    a damn really unless you agree with it. If I
    was writing about something that I have some
    form of meaningful experience with I wouldn't
    devalue it by using a cliche to close the statement.)
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  • Profile picture of the author dorim
    I don't like cliches at all and the same expressions being used over and over. The one that bothers me the most is when somebody starts out with "unless you've been living under a rock......."
    "That being said" is another over used expression that is on many posts.
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  • Profile picture of the author bethennyengland
    I agree, its better to share a successful and certain strategy rather than the "two cents" knowledge.
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  • Profile picture of the author TelegramSam
    I wanted to test out this phrase for my niche to see how popular it was, but all clicks were more than 2 cents each.

    So if you want my 2 cents worth on this, I can't give it to you :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author psworldwide
    I couldn't really give two bob if someone uses the phrase 'just my two cents worth'.

    Paul
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