Little did he know...

In the movie Stranger Than Fiction, the literature professor (Dustin Hoffman) says, "I've written papers on 'little did he know.' I've taught classes on 'little did he know.' I once gave an entire seminar based upon 'little did he know.'"

Now. Lest you were thinking this was serious and you should actually use this phrase, let's remember three things:

1. This movie stars Will Ferrell.
2. In this movie, Will Ferrell brings flours to a girl who works at a bakery.
3. Dustin Hoffman is both Captain Hook and an excellent driver.

You should probably have stopped reading after my first point there, which should have been enough to convince you.

"Little did he know" is basically the epitome of bad writing. Please don't do it. Please. You might as well just write, "HEY EVERYBODY, I'M ABOUT TO FORESHADOW!" It would be about as subtle.