Terms or phrases that make your skin crawl
Discussion
AdeTuono said:
Hackney said:
People who "bib" their horn. No, you tt, you pip it or honk it. Bibs are for babies.
Onomatopoeiacaly (sp?), 'bib' make more sense that either of the ones you quote.But it's not really onomatopoeias anyway, and you don't "bib" your horn, it's just the wrong word.
Hackney said:
AdeTuono said:
Hackney said:
People who "bib" their horn. No, you tt, you pip it or honk it. Bibs are for babies.
Onomatopoeiacaly (sp?), 'bib' make more sense that either of the ones you quote.But it's not really onomatopoeias anyway, and you don't "bib" your horn, it's just the wrong word.
Morningside said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Morningside said:
One that really annoys me is "Cup of tea". Why not just tea? Why does it always have to be "cup of"?
Oh, sorry I thought you wanted it in a glass.
Oh, sorry I thought you wanted it in a glass.
My hatred is for the phrase "fish supper". I cannot describe the extent of my totally irrational hatred of that, in fact I can't even explain what (if anything) is wrong with it at all, but it makes me actually boil when I hear fish and chips referred to in that way.
blindswelledrat said:
Morningside said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Morningside said:
One that really annoys me is "Cup of tea". Why not just tea? Why does it always have to be "cup of"?
Oh, sorry I thought you wanted it in a glass.
Oh, sorry I thought you wanted it in a glass.
My hatred is for the phrase "fish supper". I cannot describe the extent of my totally irrational hatred of that, in fact I can't even explain what (if anything) is wrong with it at all, but it makes me actually boil when I hear fish and chips referred to in that way.
motco said:
blindswelledrat said:
Morningside said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Morningside said:
One that really annoys me is "Cup of tea". Why not just tea? Why does it always have to be "cup of"?
Oh, sorry I thought you wanted it in a glass.
Oh, sorry I thought you wanted it in a glass.
My hatred is for the phrase "fish supper". I cannot describe the extent of my totally irrational hatred of that, in fact I can't even explain what (if anything) is wrong with it at all, but it makes me actually boil when I hear fish and chips referred to in that way.
Edited by AdeTuono on Tuesday 15th July 16:16
shirt said:
for anyone working with those from the subcontinent - 'please do the needful'.
aka "I haven't got a fking scooby what I actually need or want you to do, but by putting this I think I sound like I do and possibly cover my arse" I sometimes reply with, "what is the needful you need me to do?". Usually keeps 'em quiet for a few days.
Edited by PurpleTurtle on Tuesday 15th July 15:45
AdeTuono said:
motco said:
blindswelledrat said:
Morningside said:
NiceCupOfTea said:
Morningside said:
One that really annoys me is "Cup of tea". Why not just tea? Why does it always have to be "cup of"?
Oh, sorry I thought you wanted it in a glass.
Oh, sorry I thought you wanted it in a glass.
My hatred is for the phrase "fish supper". I cannot describe the extent of my totally irrational hatred of that, in fact I can't even explain what (if anything) is wrong with it at all, but it makes me actually boil when I hear fish and chips referred to in that way.
Oh yes! Fish supper, usually with a Scottish accent because that's what my sister in law's Glaswegian husband says: "fush supperrr". What fish? Why 'supper' for God's sake. What's wrong with cod and chips?
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