Hmm, you're well behind the times, Andrew. That has been a niggle
for me in this part of the world for a couple of years. The latest
niggle for me is bloomin' "engagement" or "engaging", as in "We
[political party or minister] are engaging with the public ..."
Chris
On 15 Feb 2009, at 20:18, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> My niggle this week - the local fire authority talking about people
> being 'impacted' by fires, when they mean affected - bureaucratic
> nitwits. The media, being the sorry ignorant sponges that they are
> have picked up the term and used it twice in every sentence, assuming
> that it's either correct English or appropriate jargon. I definitely
> have 'issues' with that one.
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