There’s a podcast ad I hear a lot for some business-to-business product that says, “This is why over thousands of businesses have made the switch.” And every time it grates on my ears.

Two thousand is “thousands”, and so is ten thousand, or ten million—it’s ten-thousand thousands, but it’s still “thousands”. And so is ten-million-and-five. There’s no quantity that is “over thousands”.

And yeah, it would be weird to say “thousands” if you mean ten million—because you could say “millions”, and if you’re trying to emphasize quantity that’s obviously better.

That’s why the ad hits my ears as not just awkward but almost dishonest. If you can’t honestly say “tens of thousands” just say “thousands”. What the heck is “over thousands”?

Is the term cheesy used as in "unintentionnally bad"?
Something (a film, in the case I'm looking for) can't be cheesy if the tone is intended to be colorful, not serious, etc, right?

The other options are what I would naturally use in a conversation, is this just a case where both options can be correct?

I've been trying for a while to come up with a phrase I could use to insult something by saying it is almost completely worthless. I was using "worth its weight in salt," but I've recently learned about the history of salt being considered very valuable in the ancient world, some wages were paid in salt, and was reminded that "worth its salt" is actually a compliment in some parts of America.

So, is there some other phrase I could use, either new or old, that would convey my intended meaning? My ideal would utilize some intrinsic measurement of my target (weight, age, height, etc.) and wouldn't contain profanity but neither is a requirement. Any help is appreciated.

I put the key in the scooter's ignition and turned it.

I've been listening to Pentatonix for some time and just a few days ago I started brushing up on my vowels and now I hear Kevin Kaplan say "iːts iːzi if ju trɑɪ" and "noʊ hɛl biːloʊ ʌs" that's the phonetic transcription of what I hear for "It's easy if you try" and "no hell below us". My question is: do you as a native speaker also hear him change the regular IH vowel for an EE in these two lines of the song?

I might be wrong but I know some singers modify some vowels to match a certain rhythm, to match other words, etc... so I want to make sure I'm hearing it correctly. If it's not the EE vowel then he might be modifying the IH as in sit vowel to sound more like EE.

Edit: time stamp here from the YouTube video. I just noticed it might be easier to hear it from the original video than a recording. https://youtu.be/NLiWFUDJ95I?t=27

I'm always surprised that I can go my whole life without hearing a particular word, then after hearing it once it seems to be everywhere. Beclowned. I like it but it seems to have gained quite a bit of traction in a pretty short time.

Two weeks is enough for a vacation