"What Not to Say"

[Darren Dirt]

http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/etiquette/sticky-situations/common-phrases-avoid-conversation-10000001698308/print-index.html

basically, a list of more-tactful equivalents to typical snippy/stupid conversation awkwardness-inducers.

[Mr. Analog]

Ick, this is a list of weasly things to say.

I have fun with people like this.

I actually took a course on corporate communication, they recommending dumping all this crap and promoted something most of us here understand:

BE DIRECT.