Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
Dec 1st 2011, 6:06 am
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Re: Non Bri/American specific words/phrases you hate
Sorry, title was meant to be Brit/American but I missed out the t on Brit and you can't edit titles.
Dec 1st 2011, 7:26 am
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Re: Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
The MOST irksome has to be 'prototypical'!
Watching a game (be it baseball, football or whatever, you'll hear the announcer saying "He's the prototypical mid-fielder". What he's trying to say is that he's ideal for the role, but that's NOT what it means!
Watching a game (be it baseball, football or whatever, you'll hear the announcer saying "He's the prototypical mid-fielder". What he's trying to say is that he's ideal for the role, but that's NOT what it means!
Dec 1st 2011, 7:28 am
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Re: Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
I've heard of prototype but never prototypical.
Dec 1st 2011, 7:30 am
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Re: Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
I wonder what's wrong with 'archetypal' or even 'quintessential', or just the plain old 'bloody good' ... ?
Dec 1st 2011, 7:35 am
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Re: Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
Why use utilitize when use does the job perfectly well on its own?
Dec 1st 2011, 7:37 am
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Re: Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
And why critique?
Dec 1st 2011, 7:42 am
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Re: Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
I'm annoyed with myself over being annoyed at people using "myself" instead it "me".
"He is going to give it to myself."
"He is going to give it to myself."
Dec 1st 2011, 7:46 am
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Re: Non Bri/American specific words/phrases you hate
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, 7:53 am
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"Me an' im" is a bit slang but used incorrectly. It was forced down my neck at school that we say "Paul and I" "The children and I" " I and my sister".
Don't speak that way all the time, day to day of course but I do know the rules, especially if I have to write something smart and correct and "proper"
Dec 1st 2011, 8:09 am
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Re: Non Bri/American specific words/phrases you hate
I believe it's a gaggle when they're on the ground and a skein when they're on the wing.
Dec 1st 2011, 9:36 am
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Re: Non Brit/American specific words/phrases you hate
What twaddle. Nothing wrong with me when used properly.
"Me an' im" is a bit slang but used incorrectly. It was forced down my neck at school that we say "Paul and I" "The children and I" " I and my sister".
Don't speak that way all the time, day to day of course but I do know the rules, especially if I have to write something smart and correct and "proper"
"Me an' im" is a bit slang but used incorrectly. It was forced down my neck at school that we say "Paul and I" "The children and I" " I and my sister".
Don't speak that way all the time, day to day of course but I do know the rules, especially if I have to write something smart and correct and "proper"
Dec 1st 2011, 9:37 am
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