Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[MrGongGong]

Friends of Radio 3

the real world

"Glorious" usually applied to music by a certain English composer

[jean]

...Of course this is common in America, so ....

It's not particularly American - but have you ever heard an Italian not start a reply with Allora...?

[Penn Igor]

"At the end of the day", "absolutely" anything said by Pet Rock, init!

[Serial_Apologist]

Because they don't always mean quite the same thing - going forward establishes a stronger connexion between what's happening now and what's going to happen.

A sense of wanting to disconnect desired future from unfortunate present is often implied, though I suppose any disconnection implies a prior connection.

And no, I don't know what we used to say instead before we invented it.

As of, or from now? From now on(wards)?

[P. G. Tipps]

It's not particularly American - but have you ever heard an Italian not start a reply with Allora...?

Well it certainly used to be widespread on American TV channels before it arrived here ... and the Italians have the distinct advantage of knowing that anything uttered in their language sounds nothing less than delightful to the discerning ear!

[ardcarp]

going forward establishes a stronger connexion between what's happening now and what's going to happen.

Really? I think people just tack it onto the end of any sentence to sound cool going forward.

[MrGongGong]

anything uttered in their language sounds nothing less than delightful to the discerning ear!

Just like the inhabitants of Moseley

[Serial_Apologist]

"The economic mess caused by the last Labour government".

Still they repeat it...

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

"The economic mess caused by the last Labour government".

Still they repeat it...

They repeat it because no-one seems to challenge it.

[MrGongGong]

They repeat it because no-one seems to challenge it.

When they do they are ignored

[teamsaint]

When they do they are ignored

This proves it.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AonYZs4MzlZbcGhOdG0zTG1EWkVOQzNJMHM3QXZIQlE#gid=0

The big spending happened when the banks failed. Thatcher took for ever to reduce public spending.

I'm Not on anybody's side here, but it is a LIE that labour spends more than the tories. Whether that is good or bad is not my point.
With some judicious posting , and exponential growth, we can send it viral.....

[P. G. Tipps]

Stephen Fry ...

[muzzer]

"Deep dive"........

[P. G. Tipps]

'phobe' ...

[french frank]

have you ever heard an Italian not start a reply with Allora...?

Or the French with Enfin...? (Good way to start!)