 Iain from Doncaster, UK, braces himself for the year ahead |
BBC website readers have been sharing their outlook for the year ahead in three words. We have been publishing selections of these thoughts and illustrating the most popular words sent in using tag clouds. Below is a selection of the three word comments you sent us from Thursday 24 September at 0800 to Friday 25 September at 0800 GMT.
Comments sent to us between Thursday 24 September at 1800 and Friday 25 September at 0800 GMT  This word cloud shows the most frequently used words you sent to us between midnight and 08:00 GMT on Friday 25 September(Wordle.net)
Unemployed low wages writes Namgay Wangchuk from Thimphu, Bhutan Tougher years ahead writes S Kenepp from Akron, OH,US Resilient octogenarian, nonagenarian writes Louis Ricker from Texas, US Simplicity simplicity simplicity writes Elbabell from Sydney, Australia Beware bankers' bailouts writes Roger from Nanaimo, Canada Nothing will change writes John from Paris Responsibility adulthood independence writes Sarah B from Fleet, Hampshire, UK Too many politicians writes Chris Simmons from Bristol, UK Down and out writes Nigel Burn from Southend-on-Sea, UK Lots of luck writes R Lorance from Dunedin, New Zealand Prepared for anything writes Iain from Doncaster UK Faith hope love writes Michael Stephenson from Albury, Australia Strengthen my skills writes Marc from Chicago, US Trust in God writes Harvinder Singh from Patiala, India Never give up writes Nigel Brown from Burlington, Canada Back in business writes Gokhan Yazici from Istanbul, Turkey Unpaid work plentiful writes Dave Crawford from Worcester, UK There is hope writes Cecilia Chua from Singapore Change is good writes Mitch Yates from Provincetown, US Keeping hope alive writes Shelley Kaufman-Young from Fairfax, US Survival of fittest writes Mike Foster from Ormoc, Philippines Hang on tight writes Steve from Las Vegas, US Canned good aplenty writes Sarah Bissey from Millburn, New Jersey, US Opportunity for change writes Kumar from Bangalore, India Planning and management writes Junisa Vandi from Freetown, Sierra Leone Simple living best writes Alan Saeed from Toronto, Canada Revolution needed now! writes Adam from Gateshead, UK Anti Brown uprising writes Abe from the UK Gordon Brown GONE writes S Taylor from Leeds, UK Happily still impervious writes Stu W from Glasgow, UK More green taxes writes Dave Potts from Surrey, UK Don't really care! writes Chris from Lytham, UK Hope for change writes Phil Colesell from Portsmouth, UK Underlying problems avoided writes Ian Baildon from Bradford, UK The best yet writes Rich from Bath, UK Hope springs eternal writes Adam Carim from Surrey, Canada In my hands writes Eugene D from New York, USA I'm still alive writes Steve from Ipswich, UK Buying new house writes Tracey Boswell from Swanley, UK We will see writes Andy from California, USA Cry some more! writes Derek Laughlin from Norton, KS, USA History repeats itself writes C. Sachidananda Narayanan from Mumbai, India Goodbye New Labour writes Duncan McDonald from Salisbury, UK Yet more tax writes Clive Ansell from Worcestershire, UK Multi polar world writes Anatoly Kondrashov from Moscow, Russia Learn to live writes Jun Enriquez from Philippines We are emigrating writes Des Miller from Isle of Bute, Scotland, UK Change the record! writes James McCann from Barnstaple, UK Keep in work writes Francis from Sway, UK Find rich lover writes Sally from Lincolnshire, UK Revelatory, successful, enlightening writes Andrei Placinta from Montreal, Canada Same as usual writes Eric Atkinson from Warsaw, Poland Necessity alters priorities writes Jacqueline from Topple  |
 Stop being greedy!
Nidhi from Philadelphia, PA, USA
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I am optimistic writes Zewde from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Try to cope writes Thit Lwin Oo from Singapore Bankruptcy - new start writes Nigel Hill from Swadlincote, UK I will survive! writes Brendan Fernandes from Brighton, UK Brown? Again? No! writes Richard Downing from Keswick, UK No pay rise writes Richard Downing from Coventry, UK Share the wealth writes Derek from Singapore Job or bust writes Michael Bonnet from Longmont, Colorado, USA Bailiffs boom time writes Tony from Wirral, UK Perseverance, survival, hope writes Yasser Qayum from Islamabad, Pakistan No Tories, please writes Paul Goddard from London, UK Tough time ahead writes Zerqa Khurram from Karachi, Pakistan Never Give Up! writes Leroy Roberts from Longview, Texas USA World will unite writes Kamal Raj Subedi from Sydney, Australia Not all bad writes T Pingree from Utah, USA Please, Not Cameron writes A Head from Canvey Island, UK Always getting better writes Kolawole Ajao from Lagos, Nigeria Get A Job! writes Paul Taylor from London, UK Prosperous, peace, recovery writes Sumi Shanmugam from Southborough, MA, USA Hope springs eternal writes Pancha Chandra from Brussels, Belgium Election promises betrayal writes Phil from Newport USA Prudent simple life writes Tan Boon Tee from Kemaman, Malaysia Gordon Brown resigns writes Nige Tonge from Lincoln, UK Off to university! writes Pav Dhande from Birmingham, UK Moths in wallet writes L Lovelace from Kirkland USA More Obama Betrayals writes Bill Fusroy from Pittsburgh, PA, USA Start to spend writes James Harnett from Felton, USA Three words sent in on Thursday 24 September between 1300 and 1800 GMT Change your thinkingtweets jackwillin Weathering the stormwrites M Monaghan from Sunderland, UK Onwards and upwardswrites Clive from London, UK Action not talkwrites Warren from London, UK  This word cloud reflects the most commonly used words featured in your three word phrases between 1300 and 1800 GMT Thursday 24 September (wordle.net)
Working past retirementwrites Terry Watson from Croydon, UK Truly, deeply, maddeningwrites Ray in Studley, UK Underpaid, unheated, unholidayedWrites Lee Brown from Thornhill, UK Bonuses, market, slumpwrites Ray in Aberdeen, UK Savings? Why botherwrites Barn Owl from Billington, UK Buying house, wahooo!writes Suzanne from Shoreham-by-Sea, UK Chin up, everyonewrites Martin Wright from London, UK Winners and loserswrites Dan Mason from Leeds, UK More prosperity againwrites Richard Cole from New Caanan, Canada Expect more stresswrites Caroline Jones from London, UK Tax ad nauseumwrites Mark Benn from Guildford, UK Worse to comewrites Andrew from Symington, UK No more consultantswrites Geoff from Pen Selwood, UK Dog eat dogwrites John from Buckingham, UK Saving every pennywrites Esther Doster from Wallington, UK Stress and insecuritywrites Romano Wieckouski from Pinner, UK Live, aspire realisticallywrites Bharathi from Chennai, India More lies, theftwrites C Turner from Morecambe, UK Unemployment, civil unrestwrites Chris Wood from Woking, UK Positive outlook essentialwrites Dan from Oxfordshire, UK Debt! Debt! Debt!writes Sandra Smith from Portsmouth, UK New prime ministerwrites Neil Masters from Farnham, UK Long-tailed recessionwrites Andy Robertson from Adelaide, Australia Brown out nowwrites David Cunningham from La Chatre, France Curb banking systemwrites Affan Akbar Thakur from Lahore, Pakistan People laid offwrites Gloria from China Banks still overchargingwrites John Hamilton from Dunfermline, UK Survive, endure, prosperwrites Keith James from Bristol, UK Cut Gordon Brownwrites Davey Harrison from Aberdeen, UK Get debt freewrites Jagdish Patel from Ruabon, UK Disappointment dictatorship povertywrites Dave from Mildenhall Be more givingwrites Vara Li from Chicago, USA Unlimited upward potentialwrites Aaron Cain from Calne UK Hope wealth jobswrites Jayadev from Hyderabad, India Public sector cutswrites Robbo from Malton, UK Sub prime scrappagewrites Ian Jackson from Newquay, UK Taxes. Taxes. Taxeswrites Alan from Southampton, UK Live with itwrites Isaac Feinberg from Florida, USA Taxes, depression, povertywrites J Newell from Edinburgh, UK Pound worth nothingwrites Chris Thompson from Montdoumerc, France Only think positivewrites Rajan from Mumbai, India Tories win electionwrites Sarah White from London, UK Quid pro quowrites Stuart from Siena, Italy More three word comments sent to us on Friday 25 September
Three words sent in on Thursday 24 September between 0800 and 1300 GMT Recovery? Where is?writes Claire Bullivant from London, UK Tighten your belt!tweets jim_herd Where's my Job!writes Anonymous  This word cloud reflects the most commonly used words featured in your three word phrases between 0800 and 1300 GMT Thursday 24 September (wordle.net)
Unemployment, inflation, bankruptcywrites Sam Berk from Charlottesville, UK Onwards and upwardswrites Paul Parkinson from Sidcup, UK Downing Street blueswrites Karen Norris from Peterhead, UK Clean energy todaytweets MrsElsieE Three million unemployedwrites Clive Norris from Peterhead, UK Bankrupt collapsing USA!writes LC Brown from Longmont
Double dip recessionwritesChas Holmes from Perth, Australia Best year yetwrites Paul from Derbyshire, UK Buy good winewrites Leslie J Russo from San Rafael, California, US Jobless, homeless, hungrywrites Nigel Cousins from Houston, US Change of careerwrites Gray Chandler from Potters Bar, UK A new carwrites James Love from York, UK I have survivedwrites Mark Fleming from Dublin, Ireland Get a jobwrites Dan Young from Maidstone, UK Work without compensationwrites Stephen Smoliar from San Francisco, US Massive job losseswrites Rob from Leicester, UK Fruitless job huntingwrites Samantha Le Sommer from Edinburgh, UK Live and learnwrites Jo Bowker from Brighton, UK General election apathywrites Frances from Shropshire, UK Positivity creativity investmentwrites Wendy B Limited from Ash Green, UK Bankrupt collapsing USAwrites L C Brown from Longmont, Colorado, US Doubtlessly still unemployed writes Andy M from Rotherham, UK Retirement looms thankfullytweets Sherb13 Doom and gloomwrites Alan Armitage from Bury, England Retired, moved abroadwrites John Walters from Caerffili, Wales Move, warmer climatewrites Paul in Frankfurt, Germany What recession? Bankerwrites a banker from Southampton, UK Lies and taxwrites Keith from East Lothian, UK Double dip recessionwrites Frank in Salisbury, UK No hot waterwrites Lynne Barnes from Natwich We are stuffedwrites Phil from Liverpool Gordon Brown Outwrites K J Benjafield from Wallington, UK Going down soonwrites Saut from Singapore No big bonuseswrites Anonymous from Melbourne, Australia Inflation devalued savingswrites A Smith from Bangkok, Thailand Drastically diminished savingswrites Daplatt from the US Will happen againwrites Michael Wright from Toronto, Canada Buy more goldwrites David Hyre from Stirling, UK Get more debtwrites Robert Meek from Rotorua, New Zealand Rising interest, inflationwrites Jack Hanley from London Gloom, doom despondancywrites Dennis Huteson from Southampton, UK Wonderful year aheadwrites Sujal P from Ahmedabad, India Struggle, struggle, hopewrites Khanjan Langalia from Hounslow, UK Not much hopewrites Joseph Morgan from Dublin, Ireland Cynical struggling doubtful
writes Chris Hannant from Poole, UK Business as usualwrites John LeVasseur from Andover, USA Lower house priceswrites Steve from Fleet, UK Much better offwrites Peter Hickey from Bristol, UK End is nighwrites Michael Gallant, London, UK Future is Pittsburghwrites Buddy in Pittsburgh, USA Happier every daywrites Megan from Cheshire, UK Regime change nowtweets benarchibald I need valium!tweets MrsElsieE Bankers still greedywrites Glenn Gregory from London, UK Nowhere near overwrites Robin Ward from Hanover, Germany Bad bankers rulewrites Lola Knight from Doha, Qatar Not a lotwrites The Pessimist from Guildford, UK Bankers never learnwrites Ian Jackson from Newquay, UK Keep smiling everyonewrites Ian from Preston, UK Need the forcewrites a Jedi from Swindon, UK
Boom! Bang! Crash!writes Adrian from Cheshire, UK Bye bye Brownwrites Andrea from Peterborough, UK Buy cheap sportscarwrites Roger from Macclesfield, UK All vote nowwrites Terry Sheehan from Bourne, UK Thanks for nothingwrites Dave McAra from Mons, Belgium Spend, spend, spendwrites Martin Holland from Horley, UK Descent into chaoswrites Martin Elton from Thornbury, UK Stone broke graduatewrites a student from Newcastle, UK Survive massive cutswrites David Richardson from Stowmarket UK Opportunity favours bravewrites Mark Readman from Leeds, UK Still treading waterwrites John Hodgson from Congleton, UK Emigration new startwrites Jono G from Bradford on Avon, UK Hope springs eternalwrites Robert Wilmot from Moutiers les Mauxfaits, France No pay increasewrites Mazza in Cheshunt, UK Total financial meltdownwrites Merv from Marton, NZ Inflation, inflation, inflation writes Neal Ferris from Malaga, Spain Hang in therewrites Mac Bruce from Harefield, UK Stop working unpaidwrites Cliff Hanley from Bristol, UK Unstoppable liquidity diarrhoeawrites Karthik Ramesh from Mumbai, India Long hard slogwrites Rick Knutsford, UK Faith depsite circumstanceswrites Wendy Hadley from Sorbiers, France Boldly moving forwardwrites Garry Wingrove from Youlgreave, UK Slow faltering growthwrites Margaret from Epping, UK Uncertainty, caution, hope
writes Wayne Winterbottom from Oldham, UK End of Labourwrites James from Portadown, UK Wait and seewrites James in North Yorkshire, UK Keep buggering onwrites Edward Grimm from Warsaw, Poland |
Wait and see
James, North Yorkshire, UK
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Things getting betterwrites Gill from Wilmslow, UK Outlook very goodwrites Terence Hardcastle from Driffield, UK Too much newswrites John Parry from Nohic, France Bankers bilking customerswrites D Coates from Eastbourne, UK House price crashwrites Paul from Birmingham, UK Worldwide woe awaitswrites Jack Dunlop from Knutsford, UK More of samewrites Anthony Pozniak from Uxbridge, UK Gordon's Gone - Hooray!writes Phil Brown from Torquay, UK More affordable housingwrites Steve from Leicester, UK Same government lieswrites Steve from Leicester, UK More affordable housingwrites Ron from Rapid City, US Worse to comewrites Brian Key from Chalford, UK Carry on regardlesswrites D.Manuel from Sittingbourne, UK Maintain defensive optimismwrites C Homer from Burton, UK Wondering where nextwrites Dave Farrell from South Yorkshire, UK Cuts, more cutswrites Chander Hingorani in London, UK Increase interest ratewrites Martin Emmerson from Bromley, UK Darling buds wiltingwrites Kiran Raichura from London, UK Goodbye Gordon Brownwrites Alistair Ferguson in Hawick, UK Worse to comewrites Brian Key in Chalford, UK Can't get worsewrites Jim from Banff, UK Gloom, redundancies, disastrouswrites Andrea Lightfoot in Birkenhead, UK The toughest yetwrites Heidi Brand Only get worsewrites J S Shaw from Bradford, UK The Greater Depressionwrites Fred Hause in London, UK
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