I think I've got a grammar peeve -- the phrase "in agreement." I hear that phrase all the time, and it always sounds wrong to me. It seems like a day doesn't go by without me hearing someone say something like "OK, now that we're all in agreement, we can move forward." Why, oh why, can't they say "OK, now that we all agree, we can move forward" instead?
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This is similar to using the word "utilize" instead of utilizing the word "use". They're both correct grammatically, but one is just multipying syllables unnecessarily (or for pomposity's sake).
(hee hee)
It's still a peeve, though.
Uh-oh. I just realized I've made myself a candidate for a potential lecture on the use of British parentheses! *cowers*
It's way cooler to say, "As we are now all of an accord, we can move for'ard. Arrr!"
Shall I make something else up for you?
Personally, I like simpler words.