Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[Nick Armstrong]

Something to do with the last leg of the election, no doubt, but you can't tell us...

More to do with Nick Clegg (you have to say it out loud, quickly)

[muzzer]

I've got nothing against your left leg, it's a lovely leg for the role.....

[Nick Armstrong]

I've got nothing against your left leg...

... trouble is, neither have you...

[teamsaint]

"we will govern for all the people of Britain".

or similar platitude of your own choosing.

also:

"This area is currently closed".
( even though you have bought a ticket and all the foyer seats were taken hours ago).

[Ferretfancy]

"Let there be no mistake! " ( See above )

[MrGongGong]

"we will govern for all the people of Britain".

"a victory of 37%"

(and they say education is dumbed down)

Can I say that now FF?

[Bryn]

(Private practice) "Dr Phillip Lee increases majority in Bracknell".

[ardcarp]

Having listened on and off to defeated and demoralised politicians for the past 18 hours (is that all?) I've been aware of the word 'existential' being bandied about. I've never been wholly comfortable in my own mind as to its exact meaning and have always felt it belongs to philosophers and theologians; but here we have it used in a rather literal way, e.g. 'this is an existential moment for our party'. Consulting a dictionary such as Chambers is not especially helpful. Any views?

[gradus]

I hope 'progressive' will crop up less often than of late; irritating (to me) political jargon.

[gradus]

Ditto 'hard-working families'.

[MrGongGong]

Having listened on and off to defeated and demoralised politicians for the past 18 hours (is that all?) I've been aware of the word 'existential' being bandied about. I've never been wholly comfortable in my own mind as to its exact meaning and have always felt it belongs to philosophers and theologians; but here we have it used in a rather literal way, e.g. 'this is an existential moment for our party'. Consulting a dictionary such as Chambers is not especially helpful. Any views?

I noticed this as well
Paddy Ashdown was spouting it
but then he IS simply a figment of my imagination

[P. G. Tipps]

I hope 'progressive' will crop up less often than of late; irritating (to me) political jargon.

Me too ... it's just employed by some politicians as a reasonable-sounding term for regressive state socialism.

Ms Nicola Sturgeon is obsessed with the deliberately misleading word and never stops using it.

[teamsaint]

Me too ... it's just employed by some politicians as a reasonable-sounding term for regressive state socialism.

Ms Nicola Sturgeon is obsessed with the deliberately misleading word and never stops using it.

Damn fool modern new fangled jargon......

http://study.com/academy/lesson/progressive-politics-definition-reforms-amendments.html

no doubt the usage will die out very quickly.

back on topic

Footsie 100
Dow Jones
etc etc

[gurnemanz]

Having listened on and off to defeated and demoralised politicians for the past 18 hours (is that all?) I've been aware of the word 'existential' being bandied about. I've never been wholly comfortable in my own mind as to its exact meaning and have always felt it belongs to philosophers and theologians; but here we have it used in a rather literal way, e.g. 'this is an existential moment for our party'. Consulting a dictionary such as Chambers is not especially helpful. Any views?

Guilty, m'lud. I used the word "existential" early today on the election thread and apologise for any damage to fellow members' teeth. I referred to an "existential crisis" which seemed to convey the meaning I wanted at the time and involved less typing than " a crisis which potentially threatens the existence of", which might have been more literate.

[ardcarp]

Guilty, m'lud. I used the word "existential" early today on the election thread and apologise for any damage to fellow members' teeth. I referred to an "existential crisis" which seemed to convey the meaning I wanted at the time and involved less typing than " a crisis which potentially threatens the existence of", which might have been more literate.

'When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’

’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’

’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.”

― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass