The Internet Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Baseline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mikey1874 said: So "needing snookers" is not what a player needs. He need points for fouls. Which can happen without snookers. Needing is the operative word. If someone says you needs snookers, you are no don't in soapy bubble. Edited December 23, 2018 by ri Alban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Groovy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Morgan said: Should of. Could of. Would of. Try the word ‘have’ please, it’ll look better and it will actually make sense too. Language evolution. If something is used often enough, it become common usage. See some of the shite that has entered the dictionary, especially text short hand used on here. Gargabe but hey, that's the rules. Personally, I think should've sounds like should of. Anyway Scottish people who say Haitch and Jay instead of Aitch and Jye do my tits in. Bunch of slaves. Oh and be a good lad and tell the 3 folk on here, it's their, not thier. Viking pronouns need to be pronounced correctly, thanks. Edited December 23, 2018 by ri Alban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Language evolution. If something is used often enough, it become common usage. See some of the shite that has entered the dictionary, especially text short hand used on here. Gargabe but hey, that's the rules. Personally, I think should've sounds like should of. Anyway Scottish people who say Haitch and Jay instead of Aitch and Jye do my tits in. Bunch of slaves. Oh and be a good lad and tell the 3 folk on here, it's their, not thier. Viking pronouns need to be pronounced correctly, thanks. Or is it instead've ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 8 hours ago, ri Alban said: Language evolution. If something is used often enough, it become common usage. See some of the shite that has entered the dictionary, especially text short hand used on here. Gargabe but hey, that's the rules. Personally, I think should've sounds like should of. Anyway Scottish people who say Haitch and Jay instead of Aitch and Jye do my tits in. Bunch of slaves. Oh and be a good lad and tell the 3 folk on here, it's their, not thier. Viking pronouns need to be pronounced correctly, thanks. Thanks for that. Yes, their, there and they’re are not hard to remember, and in turn, use correctly but hey ho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 This whole apologising for being late stuff annoys me. Two minutes late these days and you have to apologise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 New Years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 13 hours ago, Dino Velvet said: Peeps. Used by *****. Used by peeps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 At this moment in time........Is there any moment that's not in time. This is the reason why....... either this is why or this is the reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 2 hours ago, rudi must stay said: This whole apologising for being late stuff annoys me. Two minutes late these days and you have to apologise That's just good manners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 On 22/12/2018 at 05:18, iantjambo said: “And I was like...” “And she was like...” “and he was like...” My step daughter is the worlds worst for this, she will say each variation of the above about a hundred times if telling a story. This like, i was just like going to say something similar like. OOPs ...............................like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 14 minutes ago, Ray Gin said: That's just good manners. Work sure. Socially, for a game of tennis or a film or whatever I disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 "Our thoughts and prayers are with ... " "England", when referring to the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Peoples vote. Who apart from people participated in the last vote? Though having asked I can think of a few irritating responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 14 hours ago, ri Alban said: Groovy Over 50 years on it still annoys you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Fudge Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 "Sorry to bother you" ( no your not) Same difference Six and half a dozen or even worse. Six and two thirds Take that back ( i cannot and Will not) It is what it is ( so still shit then) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 "We're aw Jock Tamsons bairns" a bloke said this to me on Friday, I'd heard it since moving to England..............wtf does that mean? and who the **** was Jock Tamson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 RIP. What else are you going to do? And if you beleve there is something else? Enjoy, suffer or good luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Most, if not all, Americanisms. Starting a sentence with the words So, Look or Listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Gotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 "Journey". Not in the sense of travelling from A to B but by simply having done something or had something happen. Used exclusively by wanks who tend to have sime sort of bed wetting story of their journey to wankdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 39 minutes ago, been here before said: "Journey". Not in the sense of travelling from A to B but by simply having done something or had something happen. Used exclusively by wanks who tend to have sime sort of bed wetting story of their journey to wankdom. Thought you were going to say ‘footie’ or ‘Lulu’! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Darren said: Most, if not all, Americanisms. Starting a sentence with the words So, Look or Listen. Or, ‘do you want to know something’? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Mac52 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 ....in the DNA of the club/organisation etc. I think Mrs Budge used this recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Arseholes that out of the blue say "guess what?" Stop it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Dawnrazor said: "We're aw Jock Tamsons bairns" a bloke said this to me on Friday, I'd heard it since moving to England..............wtf does that mean? and who the **** was Jock Tamson? He was the minister of Duddingston Kirk in Edinburgh, and he referred to his congregation as his bairns. The congregation used to say of themselves, "We're a' Jock Thamson's bairns", and the saying spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Maple Leaf said: He was the minister of Duddingston Kirk in Edinburgh, and he referred to his congregation as his bairns. The congregation used to say of themselves, "We're a' Jock Thamson's bairns", and the saying spread. Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 minute ago, Dawnrazor said: Really? Yes, that's a true story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 2 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: Yes, that's a true story. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 6 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: Yes, that's a true story. Its one 'true story' but there are others around the origin of the phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 8 hours ago, rudi must stay said: This whole apologising for being late stuff annoys me. Two minutes late these days and you have to apologise Quite right having to apologise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 1 hour ago, been here before said: "Journey". Not in the sense of travelling from A to B but by simply having done something or had something happen. Used exclusively by wanks who tend to have sime sort of bed wetting story of their journey to wankdom. a bit like of someone whose having health/mental/etc problems. "He's not in a good place" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 35 minutes ago, JamboAl said: a bit like of someone whose having health/mental/etc problems. "He's not in a good place" I hate that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruck Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Pronouncing ‘Definitely’ as ‘Defin-8-ly’ or ‘Defin-ah-tly’. There are even a few (including on Kickback) who manage to evade spell-check or autocorrect to use ‘definately’ in their Internet ramblings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 "...as you do." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) On 22/12/2018 at 03:19, Maiden Gorgie said: Politicians saying "Let's be clear....." at the start of a sentence. I think George Osbourne started it and it has mutated. I think it's "let me be clear" and that oik probably didn't start it as I doubt he would be a leader of anything. But it's definitely a politician thing to say. Edited December 24, 2018 by Seymour M Hersh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 (edited) Also almost all modern "business speak" (for want of a better description) pisses me off. You know the sort of crap, blue sky thinking etc etc. Edited December 24, 2018 by Seymour M Hersh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Seymour M Hersh said: Also almost all modern "business speak" (for want of a better description) pisses me off. You know the sort of crap, blue sky thinking etc etc. What's that other one, when the boss wants everyone to come together with ideas. Can't mind, but it does my head in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11_2NL Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 32 minutes ago, ri Alban said: What's that other one, when the boss wants everyone to come together with ideas. Can't mind, but it does my head in. Thought shower? The new term for brainstorming which was apparently insulting to people who had a brain injury! **** right off!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Just now, EH11_2NL said: Thought shower? The new term for brainstorming which was apparently insulting to people who had a brain injury! **** right off!!!! Brainstorming, that's the one.. I was think it was power something for ages. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnold Rothstein Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 23/12/2018 at 04:11, ri Alban said: Language evolution. If something is used often enough, it become common usage. See some of the shite that has entered the dictionary, especially text short hand used on here. Gargabe but hey, that's the rules. Personally, I think should've sounds like should of. Anyway Scottish people who say Haitch and Jay instead of Aitch and Jye do my tits in. Bunch of slaves. Oh and be a good lad and tell the 3 folk on here, it's their, not thier. Viking pronouns need to be pronounced correctly, thanks. People who say Jye. Complete rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Arnold Rothstein said: People who say Jye. Complete rubbish. ✌️ Peace on earth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB52 Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 13 hours ago, Maple Leaf said: He was the minister of Duddingston Kirk in Edinburgh, and he referred to his congregation as his bairns. The congregation used to say of themselves, "We're a' Jock Thamson's bairns", and the saying spread. I'm sure he knows what the expression means, he just hates everything Scottish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 24 minutes ago, XB52 said: I'm sure he knows what the expression means, he just hates everything Scottish Eh?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheile Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Addressing a group of men and women as guys!! FFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Just about. As in "he just about saved that" No he did save it. Just about means almost and if you almost save it you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 On 21/12/2018 at 20:22, Dawnrazor said: What the **** does that even mean??? I've banned my son from saying it ? That's what I've always wondered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Ending an email 'Kind regards'. Especially the type that might tell you something like you've got to work 10 days on the trot. It 'fair rips my knitting', which is another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjcc Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 22 minutes ago, Lemongrab said: Ending an email 'Kind regards'. Especially the type that might tell you something like you've got to work 10 days on the trot. It 'fair rips my knitting', which is another one. Never use “regards” at the end of an email. One slip of the finger and it becomes something altogether different and wholly offensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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