Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 7, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, RancidPunx said: If you were in London and were planning to go to Scotland , what way would you phrase it ? Joking aside, I have said "up" to Scotland (although I tend more just to say "to Scotland"), but again - that's my conditioned thinking. And again: I'm not saying we shouldn't, just that it's worth taking a look at to ask ourselves why we accept it. Here's an odd one: I have heard some people from the north of London say "up" to London. They said it was because they were from the countryside, and therefore they considered cities to be "upwards". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted March 7, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2019 The Essex parlance is to go "up town", to a place that is very much West of where you live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancidPunx Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 41 minutes ago, BomberPat said: It's an interesting thought experiment at best, fucking tedious at worst. I've lived in Jersey for the better part of 20 years, having grown up in t'north, and I will never get used to people saying "going up to London", though. London is not somewhere you go "up" to. What if you live south of London ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted March 7, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted March 7, 2019 Well, that's my point. I couldn't be much more south of London without being in France, but to say "up to London" feels incredibly odd. You go up North, and down South. London is the South. Despite me being further south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RancidPunx Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, BomberPat said: Well, that's my point. I couldn't be much more south of London without being in France, but to say "up to London" feels incredibly odd. You go up North, and down South. London is the South. Despite me being further south. Gotcha . Edited March 7, 2019 by RancidPunx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Living in Devon, if it's not in Cornwall you travel up to it, Bristol is up north to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 14 hours ago, Rey_Piste said: Living in Devon, if it's not in Cornwall you travel up to it, Bristol is up north to me And on the occasions that Exeter have played Bristol City or Rovers, chanting 'You dirty Northern bastards' at them has always made me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey_Piste Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Grecian said: And on the occasions that Exeter have played Bristol City or Rovers, chanting 'You dirty Northern bastards' at them has always made me smile. If you're a supporter of the Pilgrims going to Torquay, or Exeter, you're heading north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courageous Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) On 3/7/2019 at 11:54 AM, RancidPunx said: If you were in London and were planning to go to Scotland , what way would you phrase it ? If you were getting the train, you would be going down - on the railway, we use UP to mean going towards London regardless of which compass point you're coming from Edited March 17, 2019 by courageous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 People (mainly Americans) who say "it's been a minute since I..." when they means it's been ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCJ Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 British people who say “period” at the end of sentences when they should be saying “full stop” or who say “zee” when they should be saying “zed”. You’re not American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 16 hours ago, LCJ said: British people who say “period” at the end of sentences when they should be saying “full stop” or who say “zee” when they should be saying “zed”. You’re not American. I think Americanisms used by British people could be a thread on its tbqhqft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Dem Wanz Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Apologies for the double post however: I've seen a lot of Instagram posts recently - all of them from women so far, but I'm sure I'll see one from a man soon enough - with "pig snout" or "pig face" emojis ostensibly to convey gluttony. Not a problem really, only they're each related to a picture of a bowl of pasta, a single margherita pizza, or in a spectacularly inane example - a fucking falafel salad! If I lashed up a picture of one of my cheat meals or a Maccies order when I've had a skinful you'd need a whole bloody farmyard emoji. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted July 12, 2019 Moderators Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 5:41 PM, Otto Dem Wanz said: I think Americanisms used by British people could be a thread on its tbqhqft They fit really well in this thread though, because it's a really pathetic and trivial thing to be annoyed by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted July 12, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2019 People getting wound up about Americanisms or railing against new slang is a reliable indicator for spotting a bellend in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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