Yes, she's right but at least these are young people who use them that she's referring to so at the same time let's be rid of those Radio 4 cliches from people who should know better: Overuse of the verb 'to target' 'It's not rocket science': just Newtonian mechanics with a variable mass That 'Elephant in the Room' 'Blue Sky Thinking', whatever that means. 'Convenience Stores': are Sainsbury's inconvenient? 'Affordable Housing': what's the use of house that cannot be afforded Etc etc The majority of sports and business correspondents who seem to use standard phrase books.
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