Many aged between 17-35 who drink lager and never miss Match of the Day type MEN use far too many "the end of the day" in their sentences, and it sends me crazy!
Last week, I was listening to a program on Radio Live 5 (about yet another rail accident), and this young man phoned in with "the end of the day" every 3 sentences, and most of them actually don't make sence at all. I'm sure it started about couple of years ago, when one particular football manager used it frequently, followed by footballers during interview.
It must to be stopped!!
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Erm, ye-es. I agree...with whatever it is that you're saying here.
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Originally posted by Ode to a Grasshopper Erm, ye-es. I agree...with whatever it is that you're saying here.
Ditto!
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They need re-educating to expand their vocabulary!
Also, how many footballers interviewed after a match use a given script? such as 'I am just pleased for the lads' when what they mean was 'I was a one man team out there'? and the same old (I heard it again yesterday) 'It was a great match, end to end stuff, I am only sorry for (insert team name) it is tough going out on penalties' And the saying I hate? is when a commentator says 'he dinked the ball forward' !! what kind of a word is 'dinked'?
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Are you talking about "sportscaster speak"? The "end of the day" thing must be unique to you guys across the pond, but over here, our highlight guys on Sportscenter and other such shows have their own annoying tendencies.
My biggest pet peeve is the sportscasters's constant use of the passive tense. For instance, they'll be showing a highlight of football and show Marshall Faulk running for a touchdown and say something like "Boo-yaaaahh! Faulk hits the hole and scores [cuts from tape to screen]! He would go on to rush for 128 yards" (emphasis added by me). Why not just say, "Faulk rushed for 128 yards"? Why add an extra word? I've been working for years to stamp out passive verbs in graduate students here, but no matter how many emails or letters I send, I can't get them to stop using them on ESPN.
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Hmmm, it seems "the end of the day" phenomena is only in UK... I'm not surprised, because I'm sure a certain former England manager was the first offender of excessive use of the cliche.
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Originally posted by Minerva Hmmm, it seems "the end of the day" phonomena is only in UK... I'm not surprised, because I'm sure a certain former England manager was the first offender of excessive use of the cliche.
I know Kenny Dalglish was as well Plus Terry Venebales and Harry Redknapp. The list does indeed go on
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If anyone who are not living in UK and have no idea what I meant, please listen to Radio on line, particularly football related program or live phone in. BBC 5 Live is my favourite (there were a few topics on cliches recently there ), but any sports talk type would give you idea.
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Oh, it's all about whinging about sport. I get it now.
I wouldn't know as I avoid sport on TV like the plague. Actually, given a choice between having to watch televised sport and being given the plague the plague will win out every time.
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Originally posted by HighLordDave Are you talking about "sportscaster speak"?
It's more "sports player speak" than the sportscaster. Sportscasters are usually fine, but sports "commentators" are different matter. They are as bad as players, because many of them were sports players before. Now, it spreads amongst non-sporting men...
Well, listen to David Beckham talking. You'll have many opportunities until the middle of the World Cup.
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Originally posted by HighLordDave Are you talking about "sportscaster speak"? The "end of the day" thing must be unique to you guys across the pond, but over here, our highlight guys on Sportscenter and other such shows have their own annoying tendencies.
Example: "He could go all the wayyyyyyyyy!!"
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