Radio 4 wears out the word “Absolutely” Sunday 25th January, 2009.
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Every morning my alarm clock wakes me up with Radio 4 playing the Today Programme and occasionally I get treated with hearing a politician squirm around a straightforward classic “yes or no” question.
Unfortunately I recently became over sensitized to guests responding with “absolutely”. Sometimes the guest uses the term 3 or more times in the same interview. I had the misfortune to tune in to Any Questions on Saturday and they really overuse the term on that show. Once someone uses it, it’s like a contagion as each guest can’t think of a different word to use when in positive agreement. Ruddy annoying, though not quite as bad as people starting sentences with “So, “ when starting a conversation.
Try it for yourself next time, just repeat “absolutely” out loud every time it’s used, you’ll be amazed.
