In this space!

A pet hate is the utterly pointless expression in this space. So instead of the perfectly adequate 'how can I help?' it's 'how can I help in this space?' Or the classic I heard on Friday, 'How can we help our customers in this space going forward?' I think I may have caught this expression in the very early stages of it's development, as I've yet to hear it said outside this one client. So I'm on a personal crusade to stamp it out before it starts infecting other City institutions. Wish me luck in this space."