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Old 02 July 2016, 06:51 PM
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You're very much into this thread.
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Originally Posted by joz8968
You're very much into this thread.
If you really want to know, I have a big study to do. I am being an escapist and procrastinating like anything by marathon posting here and making your thread a success.

I must do some work. I also need to watch Germany game later. Look forward to it.
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Brings back bad memories of putting off homework till the last minute, late at night.
Old 02 July 2016, 07:00 PM
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Sure, down with the kids and all that, man.
Old 02 July 2016, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
Ah. Please give us the context, David. Let's work it out what it means how it's applied. I can't remember hearing it this end before.

Another one is 'Sick!!!!'.

The youth of today has moved from 'wicked' to 'sick!' for something really exciting and fantastic. This 'sick!' used to do my heads in, but I've gone used to it by now.

TH, Don't worry about it - just a passing comment.


In fact it was Dotton Adebayo on his Radio 5 late night Jukebox show and I think he had just heard the word as he must have used it half a dozen times in the context of "rinsing" his music collection. But it was 3.30 in the morning so only 2 or 3 of my 10 brain cells were operative


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Old 02 July 2016, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by joz8968
Thing is, and I hope they don't mind, I've noted that both hodgy and Martin are 'serial offenders' of the "could of", "would of", etc. And, of course, they are FAR from 'thick' or uneducated!

So the 'endemic' lol is not exclusively tied to the 'less schooled', shall we say.

I think, for the most part, it's simply not thinking/processing. Which is fine. It's not as if we're in a school exam, after all.
Non taken, I am very self critical on my written English

Always looking to improve
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Originally Posted by David Lock
TH, Don't worry about it - just a passing comment.


In fact it was Dotton Adebayo on his Radio 5 late night Jukebox show and I think he had just heard the word as he must have used it half a dozen times in the context of "rinsing" his music collection. But it was 3.30 in the morning so only 2 or 3 of my 10 brain cells were operative


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LOL
Old 02 July 2016, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
TH, Don't worry about it - just a passing comment.


In fact it was Dotton Adebayo on his Radio 5 late night Jukebox show and I think he had just heard the word as he must have used it half a dozen times in the context of "rinsing" his music collection. Brut it was 3.30 in the morning so only 2 or 3 of my 10 brain cells were operative


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Aha, another late night radio 5 listener, Dotton is Okay - Rod Sharp is better though
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F*ck me , the pedant police are at it again.

It will be cocklinks, trolls and oil changes next.



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Originally Posted by mart360
F*ck me , the pedant police are at it again.

It will be cocklinks, trolls and oil changes next.



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lol


But I refer the Right Honourable Gentleman to a comment I made yesterday:

DISCLAIMER: Despite my protestations, this thread was intended to be 'lighthearted throwaway' - if that makes sense.
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
The one I'd like to air my grievance about is 'I don't know!" term. Now this term is the worst ever term, which I've also started to use It's hugely popular in Britain. Everyone, I mean, everyone says when they talk- "Ah, it could be raining in a bit, I don't know!". I can understand that, because you really don't know when it's going to rain in this country. Just keep your brolly handy. But things like "I think I get up between 5 and 5:30 every morning, I don't know....." or "I think I'll go to Paris next year, I don't know....". I mean, why don't people know much, here???

I put it down to people drinking too much here in Britain, and losing their mental capability of knowing simple things; I don't know!

I must add that the worst epidemic of this 'I don't know' is apparent in Bristol folk. I think it's some form of genetic mutation (possibly to do with extra ordinary alcohol intake by their forefathers and foremothers) that causes them to keep saying 'I don't know' since they're born. Not exactly a learnt behaviour to blame.
I think they`re saying that they haven`t made up their mind yet. As per your example "I think I'll go to Paris next year, I haven`t made my mind up yet". Hope this helps
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Originally Posted by wayne9t9
I think they`re saying that they haven`t made up their mind yet. As per your example "I think I'll go to Paris next year, I haven`t made my mind up yet". Hope this helps
That's what I mean. Why can't they make their mind up??? Anyway, i know that this 'Paris' example still makes sense this way, but there're many occasions where people actually know and their mind is made up. But they still choose to live in denial. For instance, a friend of mine is fed up with her whinging sister who's pathetic as anything. My friend says- "Arrrgh...she's so pathetic....I don't know..!". Thing is, my friend does know that she IS pathetic, so she should feel confident in referring her as pathetic. Not confused. The guilt of calling her sister pathetic could be the reason that she softens it by adding that stupid "...I don't know....".

A lot of people say this 'I don't know...." repeatedly, which only makes them sound as if some of their brain cells are permanently dead and therefore they're so confused and indecisive....I don't know....!


Anyway, 'Hope this helps' is another one. Patronising as f**k.

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Figures of speech. Nowt more.
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