Room 101 - words & expressions
Apr 11th 2012, 1:35 pm
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
After asking a known bastard one day how he was, he said "I'm good." I was so tempted to reply - well you might be feeling okay but you're still a miserable, tight fisted prick and not a good person at all.
Apr 11th 2012, 1:44 pm
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
I hate it in the other sense too - when you ask someone how they are.
After asking a known bastard one day how he was, he said "I'm good." I was so tempted to reply - well you might be feeling okay but you're still a miserable, tight fisted prick and not a good person at all.
After asking a known bastard one day how he was, he said "I'm good." I was so tempted to reply - well you might be feeling okay but you're still a miserable, tight fisted prick and not a good person at all.
Apr 11th 2012, 4:15 pm
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
'The Prime Minister acted fast to deny Opposition accusations that.....' etc etc.
Apr 12th 2012, 8:53 am
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
I hate it in the other sense too - when you ask someone how they are.
After asking a known bastard one day how he was, he said "I'm good." I was so tempted to reply - well you might be feeling okay but you're still a miserable, tight fisted prick and not a good person at all.
After asking a known bastard one day how he was, he said "I'm good." I was so tempted to reply - well you might be feeling okay but you're still a miserable, tight fisted prick and not a good person at all.
Apr 12th 2012, 8:59 am
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
The teacher had given them all "more slowlier" as a comparitive
Apr 12th 2012, 5:37 pm
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
Someone who starts a sentence with "At the end of the day"
Of course, they never tell you which f * * * ing day
Of course, they never tell you which f * * * ing day
Apr 12th 2012, 7:06 pm
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
And....
Inbox Me
more like box you round the head, you twat
Inbox Me
more like box you round the head, you twat
Apr 13th 2012, 6:21 pm
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
Was " How do you do" used to greet people in England? If so, I must assume that the phrase at some point in time traveled to the US to be "armericanized" to How are you...could that be?
Apr 13th 2012, 9:17 pm
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
I am sure there are masses of words and phrases that annoy my fellow BE posters. Those that irritate me include
Hubby (so twee)
Peeps (Are you six?)
Sleeps, as in 2 sleeps until... FFS it's nights, unless you are 3 years old
Myself - when the person should just say me, but use myself as they imagine it sounds better.
Shouldn't of in place of the correct shouldn't have (see also fed up of instead of fed up with)
Fairly unique - you can't qualify the word unique. Something either is or it isn't
And that's just for starters...
Hubby (so twee)
Peeps (Are you six?)
Sleeps, as in 2 sleeps until... FFS it's nights, unless you are 3 years old
Myself - when the person should just say me, but use myself as they imagine it sounds better.
Shouldn't of in place of the correct shouldn't have (see also fed up of instead of fed up with)
Fairly unique - you can't qualify the word unique. Something either is or it isn't
And that's just for starters...
Similar to : dead corpse.
Scream!
Apr 14th 2012, 12:28 am
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
The sign outside the Infinity tower in the Marina makes me grind my teeth in rage.
Apparently the building offers the following:-
Unlimited Exclusivity
Apparently the building offers the following:-
Unlimited Exclusivity
Apr 14th 2012, 5:38 am
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
Me personally....is redundant.
Apr 14th 2012, 5:56 am
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
Tockalosh- where did i say I dont like f**king- I far prefer f``king to shagging 
Apr 14th 2012, 6:26 am
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Re: Room 101 - words & expressions
Can I have your good name, sir?
Bespoke...what does that mean?
A signature villa...yuk.
Afternoon brunch... shouldn't it come between breakfast and lunch?
Bespoke...what does that mean?
A signature villa...yuk.
Afternoon brunch... shouldn't it come between breakfast and lunch?