Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
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Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
I've done a search and can't find this in this section ... so apologies, if you seen it before ... but for those who haven't .... enjoy!
I've only just come across it and laughed my head off (not literally)
I've only just come across it and laughed my head off (not literally)
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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
I love David Mitchell. I don't think we're entirely innocent of phrases that make no sense. Can anyone explain "it would be cheap at half the price" to describe something inexpensive? Of course it would be. A $160,000 Ferrari would be (comparatively) cheap at $80,000 but it doesn't mean it's a bargain at $160,000. then again, maybe I'm grabbing the wrong end of the stick
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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
LOL LOL LOL thanks Sue!! I especially love the 'erbs!! what is all that about!!!
Just played it for DH - he just said the guy talks too much - like all us Brits and that he could care less!!!!! Touchy!!!!
Just played it for DH - he just said the guy talks too much - like all us Brits and that he could care less!!!!! Touchy!!!!
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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
That is just too funny!
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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
I've seen a few of them in the past and they are great aren't they....one of the few worth subscribing to on Youtube
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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
I like this a lot. I get on my soapbox about the use of 'gotten' it's 'got'.
Rant over
Rant over
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The one that drives me mad is using 'no' in place of 'not' as in: -
"Did you do that or no?"
WTF?!?
"Did you do that or no?"
WTF?!?
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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
I love David Mitchell. I don't think we're entirely innocent of phrases that make no sense. Can anyone explain "it would be cheap at half the price" to describe something inexpensive? Of course it would be. A $160,000 Ferrari would be (comparatively) cheap at $80,000 but it doesn't mean it's a bargain at $160,000. then again, maybe I'm grabbing the wrong end of the stick
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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
I've done a search and can't find this in this section ... so apologies, if you seen it before ... but for those who haven't .... enjoy!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw
I've only just come across it and laughed my head off (not literally)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw
I've only just come across it and laughed my head off (not literally)
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Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
"Could care less" instead of "couldn't care less" isn't a proper American expression either, it's incorrect here as well. People who say that are generally disreputable types who say "irregardless", spell the possessive of "it" as "it's" and the like.