American words/expressions you don't like
#317
Re: American words/expressions you don't like
Could it be she uses pictures instead of words for those poor souls who have difficulty with the written word? I find that, for those who are so challenged, a simple "picture is worth a" complicated "thousand words".
#318
Re: American words/expressions you don't like
To suggest that is to give credit where obviously none is due, you only have to look at every other post she makes. Anyway, she doesn't know a thousand words, let alone have the ability to string them all together intelligibly.
#320
I have a comma problem
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Re: American words/expressions you don't like
Do the expressions 'who gives a rat's ass' and 'utterly rat-arsed' share a common root?
#321
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What was that about...well, never mind. The least you could do, if you're going to use the phrase, is say it right! It's "give a rat's ass!
#322
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The way it goes here, I'd be less than surprised if the saying was "I could give a rats arse". Which would make as little sense as "I could care less".
#323
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Re: American words/expressions you don't like
Similarly, given a phrase I like to use to dismiss the riff-raff, one could assume I spend my days in a state of permanent constipation.
#324
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All I can say is she used to be friends with Rupert Murdoch.. hence the invention of 'The Sun' and page 3
#326
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I've always heard it "utterly rat-faced - consequently, I see no reason to assume a common root - unless you count the common rat, as donor of both body parts, that is.
#327
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Re: American words/expressions you don't like
Not sure about rat-stirrer, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary;
1967 American Speech 42 229 Rat-fĂșcker, a tool, usually made from a straight piece of metal coat hanger, approximately six to ten inches long, with a ninety degree bend two inches from each end, in such a manner that it ultimately has the shape of an old car crank handle.
Does anyone know what it is used for?
1967 American Speech 42 229 Rat-fĂșcker, a tool, usually made from a straight piece of metal coat hanger, approximately six to ten inches long, with a ninety degree bend two inches from each end, in such a manner that it ultimately has the shape of an old car crank handle.
Does anyone know what it is used for?