Talking in cliches - compile your own list

[Tony Halstead]

My 'tone' has been described on several occasions by the likes of Edward Greenfield and Ivan March as
"braying".
I don't know to this day whether it means "braying" ( bad, horrible)
or " braying" ( good, interesting).

[mercia]

I don't know to this day whether it means "braying" ( bad, horrible)
or " braying" ( good, interesting).

well (assuming I have the right review) the two previous words in the sentence were "exceptionally rich" so I should imagine he was paying you a compliment

[JFLL]

"The Very Best of …" (supply your own 'icon', say, Alfie Boe, Katherine Jenkins, André Rieu, …)

The Best is no longer good enough, it seems. How will they next ratchet up the superlatives? Couldn't we have some British understatement for once, say 'Some Tolerably Good Bits by Alfie Boe' or 'Passably Enjoyable Performances by Katherine Jenkins' ... ?

And if Rob Cowan wishes me a 'very warm welcome' one more time …

[Panjandrum]

My 'tone' has been described on several occasions by the likes of Edward Greenfield and Ivan March as
"braying".
I don't know to this day whether it means "braying" ( bad, horrible)
or " braying" ( good, interesting).

Donkeys bray don't they?

[Panjandrum]

well (assuming I have the right review) the two previous words in the sentence were "exceptionally rich" so I should imagine he was paying you a compliment

Much Nash-ing of teeth...

[Serial_Apologist]

Much Nashing of teeth...

It's "Gnashing".

Oh sorry, wrong thread!

[Panjandrum]

It's "Gnashing".

Oh sorry, wrong thread!

I was punning, S-A.

[Serial_Apologist]

I was punning, S-A.

[LeMartinPecheur]

"The Very Best of …" (supply your own 'icon', say, Alfie Boe, Katherine Jenkins, André Rieu, …)

The Best is no longer good enough, it seems. How will they next ratchet up the superlatives? Couldn't we have some British understatement for once, say 'Some Tolerably Good Bits by Alfie Boe' or 'Passably Enjoyable Performances by Katherine Jenkins' ... ?

It would help me cut my record back to managable proprtions (so as the keep Mrs LMP happy) if the record companies would come up with a definitive "Only Classical Best Of Album You'll Ever Need"

Though I'll probably need the Vol 2 as well...

[Serial_Apologist]

A new (?) cliche must be "footfall", which I heard on R4 a couple of days ago in ref to residents making allegations of betting shops taking over town centres. A representative of the betting and gaming industry brought on Toady to answer criticisms stated that, contrary to allegations that shoppers were being deterred from visiting, betting shops created friendly atmospheres and more "footfall".

I'm presuming what he meant was custom, but... footfall??? What crazy term will the "business community" come up with next???

[LeMartinPecheur]

A new (?) cliche must be "footfall", which I heard on R4 a couple of days ago in ref to residents making allegations of betting shops taking over town centres. A representative of the betting and gaming industry brought on Toady to answer criticisms stated that, contrary to allegations that shoppers were being deterred from visiting, betting shops created friendly atmospheres and more "footfall".

I'm presuming what he meant was custom, but... footfall??? What crazy term will the "business community" come up with next???

SA: I read it in your post as "football" which brought intriguing pictures of more active sports activity in betting shops than I usually imagine, maybe with big bundles of screwed-up betting slips...

But footfall is a common term in retailing: it reflects the numbers of shoppers entering a shop or shopping centre. Your nice 'representative' was presumably saying that those flooding into town to visit all the betting shops that have replaced 'real shops' will also visit those few real shops that remain, presumably squandering all their winnings on the way home. Hmm, sounds perfectly plausible doesn't it?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

footfall is a common term in retailing: it reflects the numbers of shoppers entering a shop or shopping centre.

The equivalent of "bums on seats"?

[amateur51]

With regard to the footfall correspondence, is everyone clear about the distinction between cliché, jargon and the process by which a nifty neologism becomes popular and thus might be perceived as overused?

Because I'm not

[rauschwerk]

With regard to the footfall correspondence, is everyone clear about the distinction between cliché, jargon and the process by which a nifty neologism becomes popular and thus might be perceived as overused?

Because I'm not

Not sure I am either, but I'd classify footfall as retailing jargon and I would hope than any interviewer would ask for clarification.

[amateur51]

Not sure I am either, but I'd classify footfall as retailing jargon and I would hope than any interviewer would ask for clarification.