When did the UK stop using st, th and nd??
23 January 2018, 03:03 PM
#32
Aye, the Americans and the Australians have much to answer for.
But we don't do ourselves any favours.
Watch the Halifax advert where TopCat goes to ask for a loan for a new house, and the stupid Halifax girl says, "Do probleb".
Could they NOT have found someone without adenoids or a frikkin cold to do her part???????
But we don't do ourselves any favours.
Watch the Halifax advert where TopCat goes to ask for a loan for a new house, and the stupid Halifax girl says, "Do probleb".
Could they NOT have found someone without adenoids or a frikkin cold to do her part???????
23 January 2018, 06:40 PM
#34
Cracked me up when the offspring of some friends organised a 'do' for their parents wedding anniversary and referred to themselves with the aforementioned term 
23 January 2018, 08:01 PM
#35
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I have become everything I once loathed, language wise, lol.
So many S's replaced with Z's
So much 'o' instead of 'ou' in words (labor, etc.)
"Process" said the other way
"Apartment", not "flat"
"can I get" instead of "please may I have"
"my bad" instead of "my fault"
biiiiiig reduction in the amount I say the word c$nt (that;s not such a bad thing, I suppose)
"vacation" not "holiday"
"lb's" not "stone or kg"
Driving "stick" or "standard" not "manual"
"gas" instead of "petrol"
saying "right?" all the time, in response to someone requesting validation of something conversationally
e.g. Them "I can't believe gas prices have gone up to $2.50 per gallon! It's insane, isn;t it?"
Me: "Right? It's soooo expensive, now"
However, I refuse to say "pant's" instead of trousers and there is no way I will ever say "aluminum"
So many S's replaced with Z's
So much 'o' instead of 'ou' in words (labor, etc.)
"Process" said the other way
"Apartment", not "flat"
"can I get" instead of "please may I have"
"my bad" instead of "my fault"
biiiiiig reduction in the amount I say the word c$nt (that;s not such a bad thing, I suppose)
"vacation" not "holiday"
"lb's" not "stone or kg"
Driving "stick" or "standard" not "manual"
"gas" instead of "petrol"
saying "right?" all the time, in response to someone requesting validation of something conversationally
e.g. Them "I can't believe gas prices have gone up to $2.50 per gallon! It's insane, isn;t it?"
Me: "Right? It's soooo expensive, now"
However, I refuse to say "pant's" instead of trousers and there is no way I will ever say "aluminum"
23 January 2018, 08:19 PM
#37
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Oh yeah and no one here knows what the heck you are talking about if you say 1500hrs or fifteen hundred hours. They are all "why are you speaking in military time?" - it's just the 24hr clock!!
23 January 2018, 09:07 PM
#38
Most kids can't tell the time by an analogue watch
23 January 2018, 09:43 PM
#40
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I've found that in fact a lot of kids here just don't give a crap what the time is, whether or not they can tell the time!
I had people coming in for interviews who I'd call when they were 15 mins late and they would say "oh, yeah, I forgot. Uh, yeah, like, something came up. We can do it some other time" - my response "yeah, uh, like, no we are rejecting you" lol
I had people coming in for interviews who I'd call when they were 15 mins late and they would say "oh, yeah, I forgot. Uh, yeah, like, something came up. We can do it some other time" - my response "yeah, uh, like, no we are rejecting you" lol
25 January 2018, 01:30 PM
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The English language has been constantly evolving over the centuries.
I suspect that Shakespeare would have found Dickens use of words and phrases annoying too.
Anyway I found an olde English word that sums up a certain SN grump perfectly... Rawgabbit
I suspect that Shakespeare would have found Dickens use of words and phrases annoying too.
Anyway I found an olde English word that sums up a certain SN grump perfectly... Rawgabbit
25 January 2018, 05:20 PM
#48
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