This annoys me to no end. Why do people use 'according to me' on SCN? Usually 'according to...' is followed by some credible source, like a law, or a dictionary or SAP Help or, in the worst case, Wikipedia. So when someone says 'according to me' and they are not some kind of royalty or person of authority on the subject, doesn't it sound a bit pompous?
There are so many other options - 'in my opinion', 'to my knowledge', 'per my understanding' or even AFAIK and 'methinks' are still better.
Is this some kind of odd regional jargon? What's the deal? Why 'according to me' of all things? I really want to know.
Thank you.