Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Lisa Gallagher, BBC Yorkshire Region weather reporter, uses "headed" instead of "heading" all the time.

[scottycelt]

Heading.

You are only headed, if Wayne Rooney has a go at you.

He almost did once, but that's another story ...

[Serial_Apologist]

He almost did once, but that's another story ...

See what happens when two nutters meet!

[scottycelt]

See what happens when two nutters meet!

Wayne's a lovely chap ...

[mangerton]

Lisa Gallagher, BBC Yorkshire Region weather reporter, uses "headed" instead of "heading" all the time.

A scientist - see Oddball's post #630. These forecasters all seem incapable of using correct English. We now regularly hear "through the day", afternoon, or whatever, or even worse, "as we head through the day". The correct word, surely, is "during".

[jean]

If we're told something happens through or throughout the day, we assume that it starts happening early in the morning and continues for most of the following twelve hours or so.

If it happens during the day, it happens at some point, but may not cover the entire period. There's also less of a sense of moving through the period.

Both are 'correct', but they mean slightly different things.

You can see the difference if you try amending the programme title to "During the Night".

[kernelbogey]

If we're told something happens through or throughout the day, we assume that it starts happening early in the morning and continues for most of the following twelve hours or so.

If it happens during the day, it happens at some point, but may not cover the entire period. There's also less of a sense of moving through the period.

Both are 'correct', but they mean slightly different things.

You can see the difference if you try amending the programme title to "During the Night".

But perhaps influenced by American usage 'thru': 'Rain Sunday thru Tuesday' means all the way through that period (though possibly not continuously, only continually ).

[mangerton]

If we're told something happens through or throughout the day, we assume that it starts happening early in the morning and continues for most of the following twelve hours or so.

If it happens during the day, it happens at some point, but may not cover the entire period. There's also less of a sense of moving through the period.

Both are 'correct', but they mean slightly different things.

You can see the difference if you try amending the programme title to "During the Night".

Yes, I see what you mean, and what you say about "TTN/DTN" makes sense, but if I say "I'll be at work during the day", I don't mean I'm going to pop in for a couple of minutes.

kernelbogey is probably correct with his American theory, and his point about "continuously" and "continually" is well made.

[teamsaint]

Just thought, the exponential growth in the use of "Across"

"There will be fantastic music and intruiging conversation across all Spire FM programmes on the weekend."

That sort of thing.

(please don't try spire FM on the basis of that made up quote. Well, do, if you need to contact a double glazing company in South Wiltshire.)

[mangerton]

".....on the weekend."

There's another dreadful Americanism. (All right, that's tautological. )

[kernelbogey]

Just thought, the exponential growth in the use of "Across" [....]

As also in 'Across all platforms'.
Eh?

[scottycelt]

Around these parts people say things like 'I'll be at work today, and I'll be there 9 while 5 ...'

Obviously not at the 'till' ...

[JFLL]

Speaking of Americanisms, I’ve noticed it’s becoming more frequent to say, e.g. ‘John Lewis’s on Oxford Street’ rather than ‘in Oxford Street’, at least in the media – I can’t say that I’ve noticed ordinary people saying it.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

But JL isn't in the central reservation.

[amateur51]

If we're told something happens through or throughout the day, we assume that it starts happening early in the morning and continues for most of the following twelve hours or so.

If it happens during the day, it happens at some point, but may not cover the entire period. There's also less of a sense of moving through the period.

Both are 'correct', but they mean slightly different things.

You can see the difference if you try amending the programme title to "During the Night".

Just loving your differentials, jean