cajal Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 "This moment in time" Er, I'll settle for "now". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Cajal, I am reminded of "looking forward to the future"......surely you can't look backwards to the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajal Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, menthe said: .....surely you can't look backwards to the future? Generally no, but with one exception. The Exception.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 And the American use of "momentarily" to mean 'IN a moment' rather than "FOR a moment"... as is "your Firefox is updating and will be available momentarily" I would have preferred that it stayed around for a while.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggers Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Using of instead of have 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le martin-pêcheur Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Yes, and the ubiquitous "like " and "went" not often used correctly in the modern UK parlance, as in "I was like,and he was like and he went and so I went" total nonsense!! What has happened to the English language? Lazy brains..........too many TV people talking in that fashion (could have said like that, but well you know...). Speaking of which, "erm well you know I mean"...I know it's a phrase and not a word, but just taking the opportunity to vent my spleen - init! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judith Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Old fashioned I might be, but I still get bugged by split infinitives, and using adjectives instead of adverbs .. in Yorkshire, we also have a particular problem with the usage of "whilst" and "until", which are not the same - except in Yorkshire .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 manifesting as in he's manifesting anxiety.....What the...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 "Get" as in 'get a coffee' 'get a shower' where will they get them FROM? Why not just have one? Or in this headline "US authorities say more Boeing 737 planes should get checks after door plug blowout" "be checked" or 'Have a check-up'... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 "Rishi" and "Sunak" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 53 minutes ago, NormanH said: "Get" as in 'get a coffee' 'get a shower' where will they get them FROM? Why not just have one? Or in this headline "US authorities say more Boeing 737 planes should get checks after door plug blowout" "be checked" or 'Have a check-up'... Obviously…when it is not obvious. Essential when it is not essential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Don't forget "very unique".....well, is the damned thing unique or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 "High net worth" adj. - urghhhhhhhhhh. Why not just say "rich" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le martin-pêcheur Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I gave 110%.............impossible surely. Rizz - whatever that is? There must be more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 How could I have left off "reach out"? I've only just remembered this ghastly expression in the last couple of days when the Princess of Wales gave her speech about her cancer diagnosis. In no time at all, all sorts of bods "reached out" to her....including, naturally her brother- and sister- in-law. As though the poor woman doesn't have enough to contend with without all and sundry reaching out like that....uuuggghhhh! If I were her, I'd make sure I am well and truly out of reach! Can't people just approach or even contact someone instead? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham & Brenda Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Ter seems to be the new way to pronounce to.........."I was going ter do something". It makes me cringe! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveLister Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I like how 'reach out' is being reclaimed from the office environment. I'm reminded of this diagram. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Words to dislike? ....... Just about anything said/screamed by Alex Jacques on Channel 4's Formula 1 coverage. His idiotic non-stop gibberish is almost destroying any enjoyment of the programme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 12 hours ago, Graham & Brenda said: Ter seems to be the new way to pronounce to.........."I was going ter do something". It makes me cringe! YES, I noticed it only this morning.....drives me mad too; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menthe Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 10 hours ago, DaveLister said: I like how 'reach out' is being reclaimed from the office environment. I'm reminded of this diagram. DL can I make an embarrassing confession? I had to google the Four Tops!!! Sometimes I think I stopped noticing things round about 1955..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Two offerings: burgle-ry Wemberly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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