Stop saying "Demond" !!!
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General use of text speak on social media really winds me up. In a quick message shortening things and abbreviating stuff is fine but some of the posts I see I often wonder if they paid any attention at school at all.
king for that if she complains. When I left school I worked on the checkouts in Sainsbury and a woman brought in a pile of vouchers (this was pre Nectar card) and I mean a pile, she paid for over 100 quids worth of shopping with 25 £2.50 vouchers (she had a points card and could have left the points on the card) each of which I had to check and sign as used with a red marker. I politely informed her that she can leave the points on the card as they are still valid as it makes it far quicker at the checkout. Anyway she complained and I got a massive bking and a black mark on my record for "being rude to a customer", despite me protesting to the contrary.
AlexRS2782 said:
Shopping on Saturday in Sainsbury and overheard a woman asking a lad, who was busy filling the freezer cabinets, where she could find the Potato Rockets 
Student aged employee responded by asking her if she actually meant Potato Croquettes - rather than answering the question she stormed off in a huff
He'll get a bStudent aged employee responded by asking her if she actually meant Potato Croquettes - rather than answering the question she stormed off in a huff
king for that if she complains. When I left school I worked on the checkouts in Sainsbury and a woman brought in a pile of vouchers (this was pre Nectar card) and I mean a pile, she paid for over 100 quids worth of shopping with 25 £2.50 vouchers (she had a points card and could have left the points on the card) each of which I had to check and sign as used with a red marker. I politely informed her that she can leave the points on the card as they are still valid as it makes it far quicker at the checkout. Anyway she complained and I got a massive bking and a black mark on my record for "being rude to a customer", despite me protesting to the contrary.
Dog Star said:
I quite like Stockport girls....
"I put a cangle on the manklepiece while watching Kate Moss, the supermoggle. Then the cangle caught fire and I had to go to hospickle in an ambleance. I was frikened.".
I felt murderous just reading that! If I actually heard it, I'd want to smack their face into the nearest wall."I put a cangle on the manklepiece while watching Kate Moss, the supermoggle. Then the cangle caught fire and I had to go to hospickle in an ambleance. I was frikened.".
Tim
Dog Star said:
I quite like Stockport girls....
"I put a cangle on the manklepiece while watching Kate Moss, the supermoggle. Then the cangle caught fire and I had to go to hospickle in an ambleance. I was frikened.".
I live in Stockport and the only person I've heard talk like that is my ancient Grandma. Although that might be the complete lack of teeth."I put a cangle on the manklepiece while watching Kate Moss, the supermoggle. Then the cangle caught fire and I had to go to hospickle in an ambleance. I was frikened.".
Two that really annoy me:
Splitting the pronunciation of numbers between thirteen and nineteen into two separate words so that thirteen becomes 'thirt' followed by 'teen'. Newscasters seem to be favourite for this one.
Second one is 'thousand' being pronounced as 'thousantt'; Anne Robinson does this regularly on Watchdog.
Plus all of the regulars like pacific, of instead of have, brought etc.
Splitting the pronunciation of numbers between thirteen and nineteen into two separate words so that thirteen becomes 'thirt' followed by 'teen'. Newscasters seem to be favourite for this one.
Second one is 'thousand' being pronounced as 'thousantt'; Anne Robinson does this regularly on Watchdog.
Plus all of the regulars like pacific, of instead of have, brought etc.
Apologies - too many pages to go through - but have we had "It's the same difference" ?
I always understood the phrase was "It's the same, but different" (or a close variation of that). 'Same difference' just makes no sense and annoys me, to the point where I have to correct people I hear using it.
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