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At the end of the day| mal |
Posted: Nov 25 2009, 06:57 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 19 Member No.: 15 Joined: 1-January 05  |
I have just finished reading Don's book "Death Sentence - The Decay of Public Language" for the second time and I'm now into Weasel Words (again for the second time). I got to the part about "at the end of the day" and was reminded of the most ludicrous use of this ludicrous phrase that I have ever heard.
A few years ago the head of the Australian Department of Defence was defending their decision to sack a whistleblower, claiming she wasn't sacked because she was a whistleblower, she was sacked because she was having too much time off. He said "...at the end of the day you've gotta turn up to do a day's work". HUH!!! Perhaps they all work night shift at the Department of Defence in which case it should have been "...at the end of the day you've gotta turn up to do a night's work". Cheers, Mal |
 
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| Sekhmet |
Posted: Dec 19 2010, 06:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 10 Member No.: 458 Joined: 30-April 07 |
My favourite use of the phrase is a quote from former AFL coach Gary Ayres, being philosophical after a defeat: "At the end of the day, the sun always comes up." Awesome stuff.
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| ijoyner |
Posted: Nov 4 2011, 10:46 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Member No.: 1,068 Joined: 4-November 11 |
I agree with this one as well. "At the end of the day" really signifies a degree of inarticulateness on the part of the speaker. It usually signifies what is to follow is completely boring, but they are dressing it up to be something of significance.
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