King of Hamptons Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 This....    Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord-Mountevans Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 "Cobra Meeting"... So a bunch of old lying, conniving bastards can't just have a normal meeting! Shit's going down, time for a Cobra one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewster McCloud Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 When I was younger I used to love Americanisms, but now I find a lot of them rather infantile: meds. Does medicine or medication really take that much effort to utter? See also: rehab. Rehabbywabs for me addictiony-wiction. I'm not keen on their disdain of adverbs - "Boy howdy! That sure was a real good hotdog!" etc. It's crept into British English, unfortunately, as I've heard/read more than one British person used the vile phrase "eating right" instead of eating well or eating healthily. Bring back the bloody birch. Another one is haters. Surely detractors would be less childish? Journalese can bugger off too - has any sane person ever described something as "droolworthy" in real life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 17 minutes ago, Brewster McCloud said: Journalese can bugger off too - has any sane person every described something as "droolworthy" in real life? Only the last time I was part of a sordid sex romp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 Speaking of baby talk used by adults, has "my bad" come up yet? Fuck squarely off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord-Mountevans Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 "Uni" I can only assume after University the students join the real world of "Wo" (work)? Also jobs that command a description before the employees actual name: "Councillor" Bertie Big Bollocks or "Doctor" Johnny Concrete. It pisses off "Road Sweeper" Lord-Mountevans (i am not really a "Lord" before anyone points that out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 Fucking hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 Communication in the Mountevans household consists entirely of glottal stops and pointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Brewster McCloud said: Rehabbywabs for me addictiony-wiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 46 minutes ago, BomberPat said: Only the last time I was part of a sordid sex romp. Hopefully not with any tragic tots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewster McCloud Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Jonathan Meades made a pretty good film about jargon and its flaws that's on youtube, but he got a few basic things about linguistics wrong. I will SLAM him for some of his interpretations of football idioms, for one. Still, Meades is always worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 23 hours ago, Kaz Hayashi said: Brexit - that a high number of civil service departs aren’t allowed to use the term, they must state EU exit I have literally never come across this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 Its not really a phrase, more words that are incorrectly used, but the creeping usage of "should of" can fucking do one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, Duke said: I have literally never come across this. Well, it’s happening in a number of  departments, maybe not yours if that’s what your getting at, but it’s comical regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members seph Posted December 21, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted December 21, 2018 "I could care less" Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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