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Old Dec 1st 2011, 9:39 pm
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
I think he's objecting to the use of 'myself'.
Exactly. Why use "myself" when "me" still works? ...unless you're trying to fake a British accent and get it wrong.
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 1:19 am
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Originally Posted by Octang Frye
Why use utilitize when use does the job perfectly well on its own?
I feel that way about the word ubitiquitous.
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 1:26 am
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Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
and when they are cooked for Christmas?

A platter of basted geese?
I first read that as 'platter of bastard geese' and though you must have had a hard time with the cooking some year or other.
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 1:31 am
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Overages................... who made that up??
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 2:58 am
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When sports commentators say that Joe Blow is the 'winningest' pitcher in the game... Tell me that's not a real word!

A server coming up to a mixed group of diners and addressing them as "hey guys"

People I don't know and have never met referring to me by my first name like they have known me for years.

Verbing a noun for no apparent reason like "we are lunching."

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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 3:10 am
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I would say most of these are specifically American words/phrases.
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 3:34 am
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Why yes they are.. Have I transgressed a hidden rule?
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Originally Posted by Scotz
Why yes they are.. Have I transgressed a hidden rule?
I mean in the whole thread.
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 3:42 am
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Whew
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 4:35 am
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Originally Posted by Burn1911
Overages................... who made that up??
English shipowners hundreds of years ago when they were asked by multiple cargo owners to carry more cargo than their charter pary allowed.....
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 4:36 am
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Originally Posted by Scotz
When sports commentators say that Joe Blow is the 'winningest' pitcher in the game... Tell me that's not a real word!
Its not a real word.

Or it better not be cos it gets right on my tits.
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 4:37 am
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I wanna/gotta go potty.

Sort of semi acceptable when uttered by a 3 year old.

Totally unacceptable when used by a (supposed) adult.
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 4:52 am
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I'm glad winningest came up. Bloody ridiculous "word".

Another one: impact as a verb. The accident is impacting the rush hour traffic.
That impacts the schedule. No, it *affects* the schedule.
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 5:10 am
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Originally Posted by Yorkieabroad
English shipowners hundreds of years ago when they were asked by multiple cargo owners to carry more cargo than their charter pary allowed.....
Ok well that told me! who knew?? Thanks for teaching me something today
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Old Dec 2nd 2011, 5:50 am
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Originally Posted by Octang Frye
The accident is impacting the rush hour traffic.
Well, depending on the nature of the accident it quite possibly did "impact" at least some of the rush hour traffic ...

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