If there is a word in the vernacular that I would nominate for banishment it is the word “technically”. Look it up on Google and you find this –
technically/ˈteknək(ə)lē/- (adverb)
from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary –
1 : with regard to or in accordance with a strict or literal interpretation of something (such as a rule, a term, or an official description or designation)
2 : with regard to technology
3 : with regard to technique (as in a performance or movement)
from Vocabulary.com – Something technically true is actually, really true or correct but it may not be the way people think about it. For example, although people call a tomato a vegetable, technically it’s a fruit.
and the definition that I like the most and think best describes its current usage –
from the Urban Dictionary – What 12 year olds say to sound smart. Often found said by smartasses to make someone look wrong and stupid.
Recently I called into the local Detroit Free Press office to report that I had not received a paper that morning. I usually find the paper on my front lawn when I return from the first dog walk of the day at about 6:30 AM. That morning there was no paper and none when I checked again at about 7:15 AM. So, I called to report that I had not received one.
Of, course, I got an automated voice-response system and dutifully worked my way 
through the various menus and options until I got to the place where I could say No to the question, “Did you get a paper this morning?” Upon answer that I had not received the paper, the machine (a machine!) proceeded to make me feel stupid by replying, “Technically, the carrier has until 7:30 to deliver your paper, so it is not yet late.” There was an implied “dumbass” at the end of that sentence, but the machine graciously left that part out. Perhaps the machine was programmed to say that by some 12 year old who found it amusing to make the machine sound superior to whatever dumbass was calling in before the deadline. Technically, I was not amused.
Also from the Urban Dictionary definition comes this further explanation –
When used at the beginning of a sentence, this word is a variety of the ‘filler’ word basically. Another direct replacement for technically is essentially. Maybe the speaker sees his or her own bad speech patterns and recycles these three words while speaking. Filler words add absolutely nothing to the sentence being spoken. Other filler words include like, just, and stuff and y’know, but they tend to be in the middle of or at the end of a sentence. Filler words are rarely used in writing and are part of acquired speech habits.
So, technically, the use of the word “technically” adds nothing to the sentence. It’s, like, just a verbal indication on one’s own level of ignorance or verbal incompetence. Y’know? Just sayin’, dude.
Say or press “1” if you understand or 2 if you are technically lost.
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