Reply to: Most overused words/phrases at the mo

[suityou01]

HMRC
Hector
Tax
BN66

[Bagpuss]

Has anyone said "Epic Fail" yet? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[mudskipper]

"Off of" used in place of "from" - where has this come from? It's ATROCIOUS.

Also "should of", "would of" etc. Grrrr.

[EternalOptimist]

Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.

I know, I'm dead.
she will kill me

[George Parr]

oh picture the scene

DS - 'Hold tight dearest heart, whilst I slip you one'

MP - 'Not whilst you articulate in THAT fashion you wont. It is Hold tight dearest heart, whilst I slip one one'

Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.

[DiscoStu]

oh picture the scene

DS - 'Hold tight dearest heart, whilst I slip you one'

MP - 'Not whilst you articulate in THAT fashion you wont. It is Hold tight dearest heart, whilst I slip one one'

[EternalOptimist]

A girl who's a grammar pedant, I think I'm in love

oh picture the scene

DS - 'Hold tight dearest heart, whilst I slip you one'

MP - 'Not whilst you articulate in THAT fashion you wont. It is Hold tight dearest heart, whilst I slip one one'

[George Parr]

Spurious use of like

[Only joking ]

[DiscoStu]

I was going to mention that cretin in the post, I don't listen to R1 much at all now, because the other idiot DJ's have now adopted this grammatical grubbiness.

It annoys me almost as much as when you're having a coughing fit, like, are close to choking, and someone is standing watching intently, asking "are you all right?" - like you can ANSWER.

A girl who's a grammar pedant, I think I'm in love

[MaryPoppins]

I blame Scott Mills. I refuse to listen to him for this reason alone

I was going to mention that cretin in the post, I don't listen to R1 much at all now, because the other idiot DJ's have now adopted this grammatical grubbiness.

It annoys me almost as much as when you're having a coughing fit, like, are close to choking, and someone is standing watching intently, asking "are you all right?" - like you can ANSWER.

[DiscoStu]

"To be fair..."

"Off of" used in place of "from" - where has this come from? It's ATROCIOUS.

I blame Scott Mills. I refuse to listen to him for this reason alone

[MaryPoppins]

"To be fair..."

"Off of" used in place of "from" - where has this come from? It's ATROCIOUS.

[Sysman]

Bandwidth - when used as a synonym for time, as in 'I don't have the bandwidth to do that'.

Pure management consultant speak that makes me want to puke.

Easily countered nowadays by taking them at face value and offering them a high speed package

[DiscoStu]

"at the mo"

[Scary]

Answer later, I'm too busy sexting.