Sir, - As annoying expressions go, it is hard to beat the suggestion that “you’ve got to take the learnings” from something. This is invariably said when someone is trying to spin a positive from an obviously disappointing outcome.
Take a bow, Tyler Bleyendaal. The Leinster assistant coach offered the phrase in response to Leinster’s fourth Champions Cup final defeat in five seasons. As Bordeaux Bègles discovered, the Irish province were not particularly hard to beat. - Yours, etc,
RONAN McDERMOTT,
Rathgar,
RM Block
Dublin 6.
Sir, - Regarding annoying expressions: “Whatever.” – Yours, etc,
TERRY PATTISON,
Glenageary,
Dublin.
Sir, – Annoying expressions “are what they are” and this letter “is what it is”. – Yours, etc,
CAOIMHÍN WOODS,
Cloughjordan,
Tipperary.
Sir, – “Sure you know yourself” and “that really takes the biscuit” are very annoying expressions. - Yours, etc,
MICHEÁL PIERSE,
Antibes,
France.
