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dotti34 · 09-05-2021, 04:10

In a similar vein, and I'm not sure if this is just an Australian thing, but I find it annoying when having to give my name (for instance at a reception desk) and the person taking details asks ‘now, what was your name?’ I feel like giving my maiden name and saying ‘that WAS my name, would you like the one that IS my name now?’

For a while ‘going forward’ seemed to come into so many conversations, especially when politicians were being interviewed – didn’t they know you can’t go back? This isn’t said as often now.

09-05-2021, 04:10	#17
dotti34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,182 Blog Entries: 80 Liked: 1471 times Rep Power: 607647	Re: Which Words Are The Most Overworked In The English Language? In a similar vein, and I'm not sure if this is just an Australian thing, but I find it annoying when having to give my name (for instance at a reception desk) and the person taking details asks ‘now, what was your name?’ I feel like giving my maiden name and saying ‘that WAS my name, would you like the one that IS my name now?’ For a while ‘going forward’ seemed to come into so many conversations, especially when politicians were being interviewed – didn’t they know you can’t go back? This isn’t said as often now.