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"Going forward..."

(83 Posts)
JackieBee1 Thu 06-Jul-17 20:16:09

When did "...in the future..." become "...going forward..."??

Christinefrance Mon 10-Jul-17 08:56:21

And one of my pet hates "arks" instead of ask.

yggdrasil Mon 10-Jul-17 12:00:00

I accept most things in speech. This changes all the time, and in a short while there will be a different thing to complain about.
What I do object to is when it is written. Spelling and punctuation errors all jump out at me if incorrect, and I miss the meaning of what has been written.

Diggingdoris Mon 10-Jul-17 21:17:38

When I was working my manager used to keep saying 'we must hit the ground running'. What on earth does that mean? Yes I would probably hit the ground if I ran and tripped, but I don't think that's what he meant!

Locally here people say meet me at mine, or shall I come to yours? instead of my house or your house. I'd never heard it until I moved to this part of Essex. It bugs me though!

Peardrop50 Mon 10-Jul-17 22:33:16

Agree with Disgruntled, I was sat, I was stood, really? I was ran, I was ate, same thing. Very irritating.

Nanny27 Tue 11-Jul-17 11:17:12

Estate agents speak.. "Comprises of" No no no!

Nanny27 Tue 11-Jul-17 11:18:24

Oh, and while I'm. Here, " on a daily basis" makes me want to scream.

Aslemma Tue 11-Jul-17 14:20:42

Yggdrasil was obviously taught a different version of the French "vous"and "tu". We were told that one used the formal "vous" in general, whereas the more informal "tu" was used for close friends, or at least people we knew better.