Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[Keraulophone]

"What I'm saying is, there needs to be a paradigm shift with regards to mindset."

Today, today on R4. We might glean what he's trying to say about the issue of the moment, but this isn't quite the language expected of the Chief Rabbi. At least, I can't imagine Baron Sacks using it.

[Pabmusic]

"What I'm saying is, there needs to be a paradigm shift with regards to mindset."

Today, today on R4. We might glean what he's trying to say about the issue of the moment, but this isn't quite the language expected of the Chief Rabbi. At least, I can't imagine Baron Sacks using it.

"What I'm saying is..." Well of course you're saying it; I'm certainly not.

"...a paradigm shift..." (would the speaker have any idea of the meaning of 'paradigm'?)

"...with regard to..." (about?)

"...the mindset." (reaches for blood pressure pills)

[ahinton]

What I'm saying is

That would seem to be a response to the typical putting-words-in-mouths Naughtieisms "so what you're saying is...?" and/or "so are you saying that...?"

there needs to be a paradigm shift

Buddy, can you spare a paradigm?...

with regards

Regards to you, too.

to mindset

Yet if the mind is so set, the chances of such a shift are surely remote?

Today, today on R4. We might glean what he's trying to say about the issue of the moment, but this isn't quite the language expected of the Chief Rabbi. At least, I can't imagine Baron Sacks using it.

So perhaps we're onto a Radio 4 example of an issue that plagues complainants about certain presenters on Radio 3, namely the question "who wrote the script?"...

Speaking of the Today programme and the R3 presenter issue in the same sentence, is anyone surprised - mortified, even - that the sadly soon to be departing James Naughtie is not being replaced on that programme by Katie Derham? Maybe the reason is that this would mean what some might consider to be a disproportionate number of women on the show (one of whom, incidentally, must be heartily sick and tired of being referred to as "Michelle")...

[ahinton]

The first was entirely due to my obviously weird sense of humour.

The Second? Well it is yet another example of the seemingly endless and almost juvenile media Americanisation of British English.

I find this little short of pathetic but there are far worse things happening in the world right now!

At least "Brits" is an acceptable abbreviation of "British citizens" whereas "Frogs" are unacceptable something elses altogether...

[ahinton]

"...a paradigm shift..." (would the speaker have any idea of the meaning of 'paradigm'?)

Possibly, possibly not - but at least the average R3 listener would - and some of them might even know that The Walk to the Paradigm Garden comes from A Village Romeo and Juliet...

[Pabmusic]

At least "Brits" is an acceptable abbreviation of "British citizens" whereas "Frogs" are unacceptable something elses altogether...

This is from the Online Etymology Dictionary:

U.S. colloquial shortening of Britisher or Briton, 1901, formerly (in common with Britisher) highly offensive to Englishmen traveling in the States, who regarded it as yet another instance of the "odious vulgarism" of the Americans, but Bret and Bryt were common Old English words for the (Celtic) Britons and survived until c. 1300. In Old French, Bret as an adjective meant "British, Breton; cunning, crafty; simple-minded, stupid.

Interesting to see that the French had a particular view of the Celts in olden times.

[Pabmusic]

Possibly, possibly not - but at least the average R3 listener would - and some of them might even know that The Walk to the Paradigm Garden comes from A Village Romeo and Juliet...

[ahinton]

Interesting to see that the French had a particular view of the Celts in olden times.

And no less interesting to note that, for the most part, they still do!

[P. G. Tipps]

And no less interesting to note that, for the most part, they still do!

And in modern times they (our traditional allies, the French) retain a rather more interesting view of the Anglo-Saxons ...

[Nick Armstrong]

"Well-wishers"

[teamsaint]

" Limited capacity", as in halls,venues etc.

[Bryn]

" Limited capacity", as in halls,venues etc.

Indeed, the RAH has limited capacity, after all.

[teamsaint]

Indeed, the RAH has limited capacity, after all.

Buy festival hall tickets now,while stocks last.

[Nick Armstrong]

Buy festival hall tickets now,while stocks last.

But for Her Majesty, it's business as usual

[teamsaint]

Princess Middleton returns to work.