http://localhost:8080/language-issues-cliches Senior Fellow, Hillsdale College Churchill Project, Writer and Historian Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:30:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 http://localhost:8080/language-issues-cliches#comment-86908 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 15:23:39 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=18480#comment-86908 Stu Needleman writes: “I don’t think ‘deep dive’ and ‘from 30,000 feet’ are the same. The latter means a high-level look at an ‘issue’ while a ‘deep dive’ is delving into the details.” I agree, although both expressions refer to the same kind of superior people who profess to interpret the news for the vast unwashed multitude.

]]> http://localhost:8080/language-issues-cliches#comment-86840 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:57:33 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=18480#comment-86840 Spot on! A couple more that I really hate are:
“Let’s unpack that.”
“Kick the can down the road”
“I hear you”
—and one used on me by parents, spouses, bosses whenever (which is not often) I ask for something they have absolutely no intention of agreeing to: “I’ll think about it.”
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Thanks for reaching out and circling back! -RML

]]> http://localhost:8080/language-issues-cliches#comment-86831 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 17:41:01 +0000 https://richardlangworth.com/?p=18480#comment-86831 I’ll add one to the list: “no problem.” It bugs us when we say “thank-you” to someone (say a waiter) and the response is “no problem.” I didn’t think it was a problem in the first place. How about a “you’re welcome”?
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Bingo. “No problem” is another faddish “nice” expression attempting to acknowledge that gee, I’m so glad you weren’t offended in our encounter.” Thanks! -RML

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