Massive, brand new numbers of money

Despite the considerable risk of shooting myself in the foot, I have to ask - don’t you hate the way TV presenters of all hues are butchering the English language?

“There’s a huge amount of foreign players coming into the Premier League” said one rather dopey sports guy.

Amount? What, tonnes of them? If you ask moi, that amounts to a distinct lack of basic knowledge of our wonderful tongue. If you can count them, it’s numbers. If you weigh them, it’s amount.

And how about the breakfast TV competition that promises viewers a chance to win “a massive £25,000” in a competition?

Let me get that straight – the £25,000 they are offering is much bigger than comparable sums of £25,000? How can it be massive? Does it weigh more than the average £25,000?

Then there’s the brand new car, waiting to be won in another TV competition.

What’s this brand all about? If it’s new, it’s new. Come on peoples, get a grip.

Told you I don’t get out much.