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by hazy » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:01 pm
Thank you. And why not.
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by glasgowken » Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:24 pm
Any words with 'zone' tacked on the end.
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by samscafeamericain » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:22 am
'At the end of the day'...............screaaaaammmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!
'once you can get men to believe in absurdities you can get them to commit atrocities' ....Voltaire
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by Josef » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:54 am
A colleague worked with a guy who used to prefix every third sentence or so with this expression.
They called him Captain Midnight.
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by Dave » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:51 am
TLA
Not strictly a word but damn annoying nevertheless.
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by onyirtodd » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:25 am
Some poncy sounding ex(?) diplomat used the word 'ventriloquise' on Newsnight yesterday in denying having put words into someone else's mouth.
I also heard a US veterinarian speak of 'euthanising' an animal. Rght up there with having your home 'burglarised'.
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by lynnski » Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:59 pm
Too many, where to start? 'how' instead of 'why' is a personal grrrrr!! 'moreish' is it even a real word or did Kellogs or whoever just make it up? And yes, all the 'science' words that cosmetic companies make up, utter BS!!
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by skintobalinto » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:44 pm
Another "Americanism" that bugs the shit out of me is winningest , as in the leagues most winningest coach wtf
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by Fat Cat » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:31 pm
lynnski wrote:Too many, where to start? 'how' instead of 'why' is a personal grrrrr!! 'moreish' is it even a real word or did Kellogs or whoever just make it up? And yes, all the 'science' words that cosmetic companies make up, utter BS!!
"More bigger"
"More faster"
aaaaghhhhhh
You Stay Classy, San Diego
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by sds » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:19 pm
lynnski wrote:Too many, where to start? 'how' instead of 'why' is a personal grrrrr!!
I often use "how" instead of "why", but only in the sense of "how's that?" instead of "why's that?"
It's perfectly reasonable English where I come from!
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by Peetabix » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:29 pm
Bifidus Digestivum - Anyone who uses those two words should be shot.
Americans using 'then' instead of 'than'. Is a biscuit better
then a cake? HATE FILLED!
'fink' instead of 'think'. Just die.
'ergo'
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by lynnski » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:15 pm
sds wrote:lynnski wrote:Too many, where to start? 'how' instead of 'why' is a personal grrrrr!!
I often use "how" instead of "why", but only in the sense of "how's that?" instead of "why's that?"
It's perfectly reasonable English where I come from!
Perfectly reasonable? Where
do you come from then? 'how's that' is totally different from 'why's that', the two are not interchangeable. 'How is that possible?' is a totally different question from 'why is that possible?'.
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by samscafeamericain » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:31 pm
Does the word 'Gullible' annoy you Lynneski
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by Dave » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:36 pm
I think the use of 'how' for 'why' comes from the short phrase 'how come' to clarify something. It's just been shortened yet further. It's fairly common in Scotland as far as I'm aware.
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by onyirtodd » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:42 pm
There's something of a habit among TV car programme hosts (especially that wanker Clarkson) to compare and test two cars 'in order to decide which is best'.
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