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Does it annoy anybody else....

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Tizliz Thu 24-Mar-16 18:39:28

Push the envelope - hate it and it is wrongly used, it is a maths term.

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Coolgran65 Thu 24-Mar-16 18:29:33

At the end of the day ==== it's midnight !!

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numberplease Thu 24-Mar-16 18:17:33

At this moment in time.
Drives me nuts! What`s wrong with now?

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Anniebach Thu 24-Mar-16 17:50:53

At the end of the day , it ticks all the boxes and basically

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Daddima Thu 24-Mar-16 17:45:14

" On a daily basis"

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mollie Thu 24-Mar-16 17:44:45

Aaaaah, I get it now...yes, getting it wrong would annoy me.

My dear departed dad had a habit of saying 'virtually speaking' in a clever-dick sort of way. It doesn't mean anything but I didn't have the heart to point that out. Lol!

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Grannyknot Thu 24-Mar-16 17:05:36

"In the fullness of time" for some reason it always makes me want to giggle.

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grannylyn65 Thu 24-Mar-16 16:49:42

Basically!

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PRINTMISS Thu 24-Mar-16 16:44:03

Teetime Oh! Yes, - at the end of the day - and what about "to be perfectly honest"

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Teetime Thu 24-Mar-16 15:14:15

Not really but 'at the end of the day' and 'in this day and age' can drive me mad. Not a fan of clichés. My old English master used to cross them out in our essays in red pen with - THINK!!! written next to them.

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specki4eyes Thu 24-Mar-16 15:13:48

Yes they should say "the proof of the pudding is in the eating".

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Daddima Thu 24-Mar-16 13:21:57

...when people say, " the proof is in the pudding"?

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