Example of what I complained of at 10 Jul 11 - 07:39 PM from this morning's Times, p 22 ~~

'... these comments are even more desperate coming as they do from elderly people languishing...'

In what the hell way do those three words 'as they do' enhance the sense or make the writing effective? Their effect in these particulars is entirely counter-productive: verbose, distracting, and entirely superfluous -- of course they bally-well 'do', or they wouldn't be mentioned, would they?

I do wish this particular annoyance would disappear.

~M~