Where on Earth has this sprung from?

[readitandwept]

The use of "to which"? Just flung in in any context?

"To which this helped"
"Waiting on my car selling to which I'm going to buy another"

Just some examples I've read on here.

It's getting right up there with "alot", "afew", and other such made up bollocks

Very droll!

I have never seen the flagrant misuse of ‘to which’ described in the OP but now I am quite narked. For the wrong reasons. Whilst I am, of course, irked by the abuse of the English language, I am extra annoyed because it is another example of thickos trying to sound clever and professional and failing. Why not just learn to be more articulate instead of making stuff up or parroting phrases you don’t understand?

A bit like ‘soonest’ or ‘can I ask yourself to revert to myself in the first instance’

I hate “hence why” and “excited for”

The pronunciation of “sixth” as “sikth” makes me actually yell at the TV or radio, and last week I heard that someone had come “fith” rather than “fifth”. It drives me bloody mad!

There also seems to be more "persuing" going on these days too.

The word "go" is being removed from the language, as far as I can tell. We no longer go to or from places, or up to them, or along them; we head instead. Head to, head from, head up to, head along. Why, does anyone suppose?

And why is anything which happened at the beginning of a radio programme now described as "at the top of the programme"? What has "start" done to be removed from ordinary speech?

"at the top of the programme" comes from the performing arts industry. It is used when referring to the running order of a show, and can somewhat confusingly refer to the beginning, the end, or even to the star of the show (as in 'top of the bill').

I can't help feeling that radio programmes are intended for the listeners, really, and most of them wouldn't be in the performing arts industry?

I slightly thought, when I did give the matter some thought, that it might be to do with the top of a presenter's script. The top of the page. But it makes no sense in soundwaves.

I can tolerate most of the things mentioned here, as long as there's a full stop somewhere in the post. I resent having to put in that much effort to discifer what they are waffling or ranting about.

I hear Boycey from Only Fools (‘myself and my good lovey wife, Marlene’) when I see ‘hence why’ or ‘to which’.

Oh yes, 'lay' instead of 'lie'!
'I had a lay-in this morning.'
'He lays down on the bed.' Grrr!

The other one that really annoys me is "The reason being is that....".

And why is anything which happened at the beginning of a radio programme now described as "at the top of the programme"? What has "start" done to be removed from ordinary speech?

I suspect it's related to the phrase "at the top of the hour" - ie when the minute hand is pointing to the top of the clock face - which is a very old, well-established phrasing on radio, particularly for news broadcasts.

I think it just means 'at the top of the programme' in the same way as you might see a leaflet with a programme of events, pieces in a concert or items on an agenda - the first item is at the top of the list i.e. programme.

"With regards to"

Aargh.

No.

Please, please stop.

riotlady Sun 30-Jun-19 19:55:36
@Bluerussian what’s the problem with “bored of”?
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It should be 'bored with' or 'bored by'.

There were several misplaced cases of 'shouldn't 'of', and similar yesterday, one even in a thread title which glared at me each time I logged on! The poster carried on doing it regardless of people gently trying to tell her not to but she was a poor soul, didn't have enough pancake mix (in a shake bottle, never heard of one of those before), nor enough tea bags so I suppose allowances should be made (or 'should of' been made).

Then she left the thread, was probably 'bored of' it.

@Lynda07

It should be 'bored with' or 'bored by'.

Why?

Dear God. There's a thread running which contains at least 95% of the sins I've posted, repeatedly.

I posted on it, but now I'm going to have to hide it before I have some sort of outburst.

How do people see past all that?