How big of a problem............

I really wish you hadn't used in in the thread title, kitty - it'll be annoying me until it goes off Active!

Ws it said by a presenter, or a guest? You can't expect everyone to be perfect in their speech all the time, but presenters should be pretty near it.

'used it in'

kitty I agree and the use of the word 'big' when large would be sound far better is infuriating. I have BBC Breakfast on in the mornings whilst having tea in bed (we live things up here in MM) and the standard of presentation and pronunciation has fallen dramatically which means I have to yell at it all the time and it is not a pleasant start to the day. Turn it off you say of course I will until tomorrow morning.

It was a presenter! jings .

Teetime, we have a very similar start to our day!

You wouldn't get that on the Today prog.

I'm with you there kittylester , but also agree with Ana!

I wonder if some things like this come from America and originated in word constructions of other languages.

They are putting superfluous words into everyday phrases more and more often. I don't like any of them and I also shout at the TV. The worst "new" word recently was during the last athletics world championships. They referred to the athletes "medaling". It really annoyed me. What is the need for turning a noun into a verb.

I hate 'medalling' too and 'crashed' out of a football game or a tennis match when some one has only lost. Oh, there are so many more. And haitch as in NHS.