Twee phraseology....must be me!

As FranP says, it's the influence of America. They do tend to debase everything. People want to be seen as modern and up-to-date on everything and Americans set the trend for so much. The sheep mentality at work again.

I thought ‘word salad’ was a new term, often used in connection with Meghan Markle’s ‘worthy’ pronouncements.

Then, blow me, that phrase was used in a library book I was recently reading, published 20 or so years ago.

It was in use long before that
Calendar girl. It was in my Speech Therapy text books 50 years ago!

Even Worse is:- “From the Get Go”??????

Oh yes. That's dreadfulJennyCee

I dislike the modern usage of “don’t have”, as in “ I don’t have a thing to wear”, when it should really be “I have nothing to wear”. It’s an Americanism which has crept in and which is now completely accepted here. It irritates me when, in a drama set in Regency England, for example, the characters say “I don’t have…”. As far as I know, it’s a modern usage. Though I’m quite prepared for someone to prove I’m wrong!

It is interesting how many nouns have recently turned into verbs. Not sure why or where the change has come from - US?

People action things - rather than perform an action.

So many times now you hear “…is comprised of…” when it should just be “…comprises…”

And the modern use of “impacts on”, when I always thought it should just be “impacts”. (Though, again, I’d be happy for someone to tell me I’m wrong!)

Sorry, I’ll stop now…

‘Early doors’ is (yet!) another that irritates me. What a daft expression! When I’m a dictator, whoever first said it will be one of the first to be thrown into a rat-infested dungeon for a fortnight. 😂😈

I know I said I’d stop now, but I’ve just heard something else that really sets my teeth on edge - “bored of”. One can be bored with something or bored by it, but never, never bored OF.

I got a cringeworthy reply from a clothing company responding to a complaint;
Dear Dolly
Super thanks for you reaching out to us & super excited that I can help you in the resolution of this matter.
What the flaming hell??!!

When making arrangements, my DS often talks about “going forward”🙄

OF used instead of HAVE! I could scream when I see/hear it!

'Only three sleeps to Christmas'. Three sleeps?? Seen in newspaper ad. For heaven's sake!! What are we - children? What is wrong with 'only three days' ? That one really makes my toes curl.

I think Gransnet has cured me of being a pedant!

Language evolves and English is America's language as well. So they should be allowed to change it.

My mother always said ‘I think not ‘ rather than the usual ‘ I don ‘t think so ‘.
I have had trouble with proof readers turning bowlsful into bowlfuls.
Just say Baa baa black sheep… they didn’t have bagfuls did they 🐔?

American English is very different from our version. An American copy editor radically altered my first book and I had to spend hours turning it all back into what it was supposed to read like!

Exactly Aveline I wrote once about a laundry. It was changed to Laundromat. I had to be quite fierce ans ask them to change it back. There were no Laundromats in 1950s Wales.

“Bubbles” when having a drink and “naughty” referring to chocolate or likewise.

Shrub

I think Gransnet has cured me of being a pedant!

Language evolves and English is America's language as well. So they should be allowed to change it.

Of course they can change how they use English, Shrub, but there is no reason why we should follow them whatever they do!

Language evolves. Maybe try being happy about a lovely invitation rather than getting hung up on a word.