At the End of the Day
March 28, 2007 – 2:49 pm | by gaulardcom
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I have been keeping this inside for way too long. The people who love me have noticed a change in my personality. It all boils down to this: “At the end of the day.”
Is that understandable? I know I have my quirks and would be the first one to admit that I get frustrated easily, but please, please, I beg you…please stop saying, “At the end of the day!”
At the end of the day, I think we should circle back around and touch base to get on the same page. I mean, where the heck did anyone learn this stuff? I hear it all the time on NPR when they are interviewing someone who works for the government. They say things like, “Well, we really need to push this towards the end zone and get it through the goal posts.” Pleeeeeeeease.
The reason I am writing this is because I just received an email where someone told me to “Please advise.” Yeah, I’ll advise all right.
Lastly, if you are over the age of 17 and live in the suburbs, please don’t say 24/7. For you, it’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I hear newscasters say 24/7 all the time.
Ok, I’m done…almost.
One more thing, and this is really annoying. The most common misspelled word out there is “Lose.” When writing, “I tend to lose things quite often,” please don’t fall into the trap of writing, “I tend to loose things quite often.” Also, the “t” in often is silent. We are not in England.
3 Responses to “At the End of the Day”
By Jess Sightler on Mar 29, 2007 | Reply
Yeah, the “at the end of the day” thing grates on my nerves as well.
You’d have real fun with the former coworker of mine who ended every other email with “Please advice.”
By Laurie on Mar 29, 2007 | Reply
Five years ago a fellow English teacher gave me a folder to hold on to. It said on the tab, “Do not Loose”. I think about how stupid she is all the time.
By gaulardcom on Mar 29, 2007 | Reply
Very well put Laurie. Clear, concise and honest. I like that.