"From an X perspective" - is this the new "literally"?

randal · 23 Aug 2021 at 19:31

Either I'm cracking up, or this phrase has become incredibly widespread in a very short space of time. All of a sudden everyone from colleagues at work to randoms on YouTube to my other half are delivering points and counterpoints prefixing their sentence with "From such and such a perspective..."

I've found myself saying it a couple of times, and have had to reel myself back in.

Anyone else noticed this, or is it just from my perspective?

Or from another perspective, should I just eat pancakes and forget about it? Like, literally.

randal · 23 Aug 2021 at 19:58

dLockers said:
Sounds like an IRL dowie hole

We'd need more deflection for that.

randal · 23 Aug 2021 at 23:05

d_brennen said:
And 7AM motorbike deliveries

Inconsiderate Sainsbury's drivers, Shirley?

randal · 24 Aug 2021 at 14:54

Raymond Lin said:
It literally is better than "Innit?", wouldn't you say, from your perspective?

Absolutely, bredrin.

randal · 24 Aug 2021 at 18:48

Tefal said:
Can't we all just use <emphasis> instead of all these variations

Are you advocating some kind of bracket system?