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Originally Posted by Maggie May
Don’t know if this was mentioned before.
Celebrities or commentators on TV or Radio. When they’re asked a question, they respond by saying…….No, yeah, and then continue with their answer. Why not use one or the other, or preferably neither, and just answer the blooming question. ��
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I've always thought "Nah, Yeah" and "Yeah, Nah" were peculiar to Australia, most especially male aussie rules and rugby league players.
And, as if 'impact' in place of 'affect' and 'effect' wasn't bad enough, we now have 'impactful', usually in place of 'effective'.
I recently heard a politician say "A Royal Commission into <blah blah> would be more 'impactful' than a Parliamentary Committee".
I immediately had a mental image of wigged & gowned barristers climbing into the ring with their gloves on, or confronting one another in The Domain** at dawn with their pistols drawn.
** our Boston Common.
BR