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FFS! [i]skule[/i] 😡
Woteva dood
I'm with duntmatter on swap-out - what does this mean? It's those damn language muddling Yanks again.
another would be
absolutely - don't you just mean yes?
People who say 'haitch' for the letter aitch. Plebs on sky sports use it but the beeb have not yet sucumbed
Oooh, good call langy
Why thankyou. This is something i have needed to air for some time now.
How about the American's use of the word momentarily - which they appear to use to mean "in a moment". "Bob will be here momentarily". Oh good, because Bob is a useless **** and I couldn't bear the thought of him being here for any longer.
"Talking to" is another US favourite that seems to highlight a distinct lack of vocabulary or understanding.
And, we want to talk about business speak, how about a splendid "Go Do". Bad enough when it was confined to the US but having seen it pop up in the First Great Western magazine a little while ago (as well as hearing it in other presentations) it looks as if it may be making a bid to become part of our culture. Ugh!
one word:
DISCHARGE
OMG! From reading this thread I have realised that my actual spoken language as apposed to my written word is just a loosely strung together collection of affectations, chavspeak, americanisms, business BS, textspeak and poor grammar..
I'm like.. literally fully stoked at the thought of sharing some serious downtime with some of you guys moving forward and that... innit.. word
"Engerland! Engerland!Engerland!Engerland!Engerland!Engerland! Enger - - - - land!!!!!!"
- all those monkeys that shout out about being English during world // euro cup etc etc - and how much they hate the Germans when most of them are German themselves. So funny but somewhat annoying at the same time and the hatred is incredibly ironic.
DISCHARGE - Great band though.
to *ize a word(and derivatives). A common crime of Americans
Which just goes to show you have little grasp of (British) English. Might I refer you to one of those large collections of paper and print, otherwise known as a dictionary? You will find Fowler's of some use here as well.
I fail to see how Americans, whose distinct language styles developed from the English at the time the nation itself was being founded in its modern form (where "ize" was the standard ending to many words), have committed any crime.
The "ise" variant in (British) English became increasingly popular in the 20th Century, though "ize" remains perfectly acceptable and is the preference of the OED.
The only failing, as far as I can tell, has been the unquestioning reliance by the British on word processing programs, the spellcheckers of which assume that British English prefers "ise", rather than knowledge or independent thought.
So, to add to the list of grating words, can we also add the grating sound of a limited and prejudiced intellect railing blindly against something of which it is apprently entirely ignorant?
Stoked - a ghastly word in many ways but is there a synonym for it?
How can you describe the feeling without using the word "stoked"
So, to add to the list of grating words, can we also add the grating sound of a limited and prejudiced intellect railing blindly against something of which it is apprently entirely ignorant?
Egzackly I culdnt of sed it betar miself
"can I have a taste of that" when used in the "gis us sum of your food" context.
I used to be a bit of an uptight fool about the use (and misuse)of our language.
But I realised I was a constant hypocrite - using any new cool slang I happened to like the sound of.
I LOVE the various trends of our language.
Even business speak stuff is just an extension of the playground slang we all used to love.
Enjoy your language it is a beautiful evolving thang.
If you enjoy belittling people for using it "incorrectly", ask yourself why that is.
Glasto
When that should be Pilton?
The response i'm good, when you have asked someone how are you?
AKSED
istead of asked
as in "i cant be aksed to write an adequate script for Eastenders so ill just write something that sounds street"...
sorry if this has already been done cant be aksed to read tha last 6 pages
[i] language it is a beautiful evolving thang.[/i]
That's you summed up.
timdrayton - why would you be using the word 'asked' there anyway? The phrase is 'can't be arsed'.
can't be arsed trawling 7 pages, but for me the number one hated word from me has to be
Chillax, and chillaxin'
horrendous!
Arrksk. Why say it ? it's harder to pronounce than ask FFS.
"lounge shopping"
language it is a beautiful evolving thang.That's you summed up.
Missed the point completely.
Unbe-bloody-lievable!
That's tmesis that is. Wonder-f*******-ful.
"Engerland! Engerland!Engerland!Engerland!Engerland!Engerland! Enger - - - - land!!!!!!"
Er, Ingerlund surely?
yeah I'll take a hit for that... it should have been Ingerland or moreso ingerlund.
Can't be arsed is a great phrase though and one I've used many times in relation to getting a job 😉