Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
Dec 1st 2011, 4:07 pm
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Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
I HATE it when they have offers to buy things together (like with cameras etc) and they call it 'bundles.' I don't know why, it just grates.
I also HATE the tabloid expression 'pension pot.' Do they use it in the US? It's so annoyingly dumbing down, what is wrong with 'pension fund?' Are people who read these papers so stupid that they need to visualise a lot of money in a pot to be able to understand the concept?
I also HATE the tabloid expression 'pension pot.' Do they use it in the US? It's so annoyingly dumbing down, what is wrong with 'pension fund?' Are people who read these papers so stupid that they need to visualise a lot of money in a pot to be able to understand the concept?
Dec 1st 2011, 4:10 pm
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Re: Non Bri/American specific words/phrases you hate
I HATE it when they have offers to buy things together (like with cameras etc) and they call it 'bundles.' I don't know why, it just grates.
I also HATE the tabloid expression 'pension pot.' Do they use it in the US? It's so annoyingly dumbing down, what is wrong with 'pension fund?' Are people who read these papers so stupid that they need to visualise a lot of money in a pot to be able to understand the concept?
I also HATE the tabloid expression 'pension pot.' Do they use it in the US? It's so annoyingly dumbing down, what is wrong with 'pension fund?' Are people who read these papers so stupid that they need to visualise a lot of money in a pot to be able to understand the concept?
Dec 1st 2011, 4:37 pm
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The thread title reminded me of 'bri-nylon' 
Dec 1st 2011, 5:08 pm
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Re: Non Bri/American specific words/phrases you hate
I HATE it when they have offers to buy things together (like with cameras etc) and they call it 'bundles.' I don't know why, it just grates.
I also HATE the tabloid expression 'pension pot.' Do they use it in the US? It's so annoyingly dumbing down, what is wrong with 'pension fund?' Are people who read these papers so stupid that they need to visualise a lot of money in a pot to be able to understand the concept?
I also HATE the tabloid expression 'pension pot.' Do they use it in the US? It's so annoyingly dumbing down, what is wrong with 'pension fund?' Are people who read these papers so stupid that they need to visualise a lot of money in a pot to be able to understand the concept?
Dec 1st 2011, 5:10 pm
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"Not tonight, I'm too tired" 
Dec 1st 2011, 5:12 pm
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Dec 1st 2011, 5:18 pm
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Dec 1st 2011, 5:35 pm
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Dec 1st 2011, 5:39 pm
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I don't hate it, but this irks me a bit.
The abrogation of collective nouns.
English: American:
a smuck of jellyfish____________a bunch of jellyfish
a pride of lions________________a bunch of lions
a skein of geese_______________a bunch of geese
an exaltation of skylarks________a bunch of skylarks
The abrogation of collective nouns.
English: American:
a smuck of jellyfish____________a bunch of jellyfish
a pride of lions________________a bunch of lions
a skein of geese_______________a bunch of geese
an exaltation of skylarks________a bunch of skylarks
Dec 1st 2011, 5:52 pm
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Dec 1st 2011, 5:54 pm
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I dislike collective nouns, most of them are fake, and on the topic of the fake & precious, I also dislike so-called cockney rhyming slang that people just make up