Is 'In terms of' the new 'So'?

[mybike]

It did used to be a million million. Harold Wilson officially abandoned the British version in 1974.

He also devalued the pound.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It isn't just Brits who get upset about such phrases. I remember an almost identical complaint from a Frenchie about the overuse of ''au niveau de.''

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I don't have a problem when ''in terms of'' is used to narrow the field of discussion or when ''So...'' introduces a structured explanation of something. These seem to me to be legitimate uses. However, when the phrases become a substitute for thought, it can get a little exasperating....

Meanwhile, my step granddaughter has started beginning sentences with ''Well basically....'' As she's not quite 10, I'll indulge her for now.

 

[mybike]

[QUOTE 4046663, member: 259"]By a thousand?[/QUOTE]

14% I believe.

 

[Profpointy]

He also devalued the pound.

but not the pound in your pocket