dunroving

But it isn't simples it's seemples.

Beedubya

skoobzz

"To be fair".... has anyone noticed that people seem to use this randomly in conversation but, to be fair, I'm sure there must be a reason for it, lol!

Beedubya

People at my job here in Manchester seem to use it an awful lot, to be fair.

I'm not sure if this is cultural to the area or copy catting by people in the office.

skoobzz

lol, I hear it from people all over the country, even on the TV... in fact, it'll probably be in the Oxford English next year!

General Tojo

TV & radio footie pundits used to be guilty, especially Peter Beardsley but once he started saying it every other sentence and people realised and found it terribly amusing it's dropped off to be fair.

Tr1boy

I don't like it and I don't understand the context in which it's used. When a person makes a statement, they do not need to qualify the opposite or balancing view. Just state what you have to say and that's it.

For me it's the same as when people say 'sorry I disagree with that'. Why be sorry? Just say you disagree. If a statement makes you sorry to say it, then that statement is probably best left unsaid.

Beedubya

ZEE instead of ZED drives me nuts.

Tr1boy

I've been to the North Korea/South Korea border quite a few times and ever time I go I make sure I refer to it as the 'DMZed' not 'DMZee'.

Winds the Seppos up a treat

bandrui

Do they say that? That's definitely not British!

Beedubya

They do where I work, mind you I work for an American company, but they are BRITS I work with.

You should hear me:

"Dave, it's zed not zee, you are not American."

Returnee

Fancy a brew and a bacon butty, dear?

dunroving

Huh? What's not to like - surely those words mean heaven to any self-respecting Brit??

Beedubya

Sounds like music of the heavens to my ears.

Glasgowlass

A pair of Bras.

Is it only used in Australia? I hope so!