No, you're right Video ....in my youth it simply tended to be used for someone in good health ...now it gets applied to anything and everything ! 

The most annoying word (actually sentence) is when a politician says:

"Let me be clear…"

They then proceed to be anything but clear.

*EC goes to stick it in the 'Modern day annoyances' thread*

^^^^ this 

Im glad im not alone in thinking this, im sure I would have noticed it that word had of been used so much in the past, but it seems to be the new buzz word...used (some might say over used) all the time now.

I agree with your robust reply.  

Correct use of the word 'Robust':

"Good afternoon shopkeep, I would like a robust pair of hiking boots please".

…"and lashings of ginger beer"

Relevant

Fresh

You nailed it

You made it your own

I think it's all relevant to the situation. With over used phrases/words it is possible to really make it your own. All you need to do is use them in a fresh context, if you manage that then you've nailed

And we all hoped that helped

And if you 'push the envelope' does it remain stationery?  We should be told!

Good one Madame Arcati 

What the heck does that phrase mean? I've always wondered... 

Sorry to digress... but my current most hated term is "service user" instead of patient. It's just wrong in a healthcare setting. 

I'm not sure what it means either, Roger.  The only time I have knowingly pushed an envelope is when I've shoved it into the pillar box.

I haven't come across the 'service user' phrase yet in relation to the NHS but it's probably only a matter of time before I do and I agree that is awful

did you know that the fuse box is now the consumer unit?

i expect a robust reply when you push the envelope

Like Baz, I'd always associated the word 'robust' as being in good health. However, after partaking in the best part of a bottle of red wine that had been described as robust, I have to admit I felt anything but