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Audio Cliche Usage Guide

To help all those in need, I propose the Audiogon Audio Cliche Usage Guide.
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Audio Cliche #1 - "My lost is your gain". Correct usage, "My loss is your gain".

Lost means missing, or no longer possessed. If you still own the unit, then you still possess the unit, and it is not lost.

Loss refers to the decrease in the amount of money resulting from re-selling the item at a lower price on Audiogon.
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Audio Cliche #2 - "I sold all my gears." Correct usage, "I sold all my gear."

Gears refers to several multi-toothed wheels used in motors and machinery.

Gear is a collective term that means all the components that comprise a system...like an audio system.
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Your turn...
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essentialaudio
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Most of the comments above refer to spelling errors, not cliches. But while we're at it, let's refer to lower frequency sound as bass, not base. To get this discussion back on topic, a few tired, often meaningless expressions come to mind:

"lifted a veil"
"on a whole new level" (which could mean a lower level!)
"jaw dropping"
"blew the (other component) away"
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