phrases I hate

But if they mean a modern embodiment of classic values, as this little boat seems to demonstrate, I can accept it…. Nothing half so worth doing as messing about in boats, and as springs draws out, I feel the call of the water.

“Modern classic” is one of those annoyances I hear and want to ask the speaker what they mean. But if they mean a modern embodiment of classic values, as this little boat seems to demonstrate, I can accept it. Now if they would re-phrase it.

Nothing half so worth doing as messing about in boats, and as springs draws out, I feel the call of the water. But that little beauty wouldn’t be cheap to build, for all its lightweight appearance.

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