HomerJay Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14201796 not sure whats wrong with this one, i use it all the time. 22. Train station. My teeth are on edge every time I hear it. Who started it? Have they been punished? this one, really gets on my tits! 40.I am increasingly hearing the phrase "that'll learn you" - when the English (and more correct) version was always "that'll teach you". What a ridiculous phrase
no balls Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 (edited) I am increasingly hearing the phrase "that'll learn you" It proper gets on people's nerves does that. Does Tabitha not understand the concept of irony then? Not sure about how it's American though. Edited July 20, 2011 by no balls
DazBob Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 It proper gets on people's nerves does that. Does Tabitha not understand the concept of irony then? Not sure about how it's American though. Agreed. Tabitha sounds proper thick. Next she'll be saying "thunk" isn't a proper word.
DC08WFC Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Not quite an Americanism but using 'us' instead of 'our' drive me up the wall, asin 'get us own house'.
DazBob Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Not quite an Americanism but using 'us' instead of 'our' drive me up the wall, asin 'get us own house'. That's Yorkshire speak innit? Gets on my tits when instead of saying "9am 'til 5pm" folk say, "9 while 5". Where the fuck does the "while" come from??
MickyD Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 twenty-five hundred pounds instead of two an' 'alf thousand.
no balls Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 That's Yorkshire speak innit? Gets on my tits when instead of saying "9am 'til 5pm" folk say, "9 while 5". Where the fuck does the "while" come from?? I think that's East Lancashire. And yes, it's a bit odd. It annoys me when people say they "Hafort" or "Gotfort". My mate has a really strong Bolton accent to the point of what appears to be a different language sometimes.
HR Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 That's Yorkshire speak innit? Gets on my tits when instead of saying "9am 'til 5pm" folk say, "9 while 5". Where the fuck does the "while" come from?? Do you ever wake up of a night time?
MickyD Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Can seat numbers 1 through 60 please come to the departure gate? Did she mean 1 TO 60?
Guest Biff Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Can seat numbers 1 through 60 please come to the departure gate? Did she mean 1 TO 60? As that would be a tannoy announcement only seat numbers 1, 2 and 60 would go to the departure gate. Seats 3 to 59 would be waiting for their numbers to be called.
MickyD Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 That would be 1 two 60 surely. Can't they spell, these airline passengers?
DazBob Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Was watching the new series of the Irish Dragon's Den last night (no, there isn't a punchline to this). Whenever they said Euros, ie "You can have 110% of my business for fifty thousand Euros". They didn't actually say "Euros". They said "Euro". Really started to piss me off. Even the voiceover guy got in on the act. "Seamus, the thick Paddy cunt, is willing to sell half of his potato for two thousand Euro." Grrr.
Didledee Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 Was watching the new series of the Irish Dragon's Den last night (no, there isn't a punchline to this). Whenever they said Euros, ie "You can have 110% of my business for fifty thousand Euros". They didn't actually say "Euros". They said "Euro". Really started to piss me off. Even the voiceover guy got in on the act. "Seamus, the thick Paddy cunt, is willing to sell half of his potato for two thousand Euro." Grrr. http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/
DazBob Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/ it wasn't on BBC, but thanks ever so much anyway.
jazza Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/ Surely this is a far far better place to air his grievances!
no balls Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 it wasn't on BBC, but thanks ever so much anyway. How about: Dear Dave TV, Blah Blah Blah................................... Yours Daz of Lickul Bowton. x
HomerJay Posted July 21, 2011 Author Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Was watching the new series of the Irish Dragon's Den last night (no, there isn't a punchline to this). Whenever they said Euros, ie "You can have 110% of my business for fifty thousand Euros". They didn't actually say "Euros". They said "Euro". Really started to piss me off. Even the voiceover guy got in on the act. "Seamus, the thick Paddy cunt, is willing to sell half of his potato for two thousand Euro." Grrr. a few years back, i was in tenerife and some girl i was talking to kept saying "euro", but in a funny european accent (which i cant barely say, never mind type phonetically) i felt like kicking her in her fanny bulge, it was that annoying. about 34C btw Edited July 21, 2011 by HomerJay
HomerJay Posted July 21, 2011 Author Posted July 21, 2011 Ooro yes, but you have to roll your tongue for the R
Guest Biff Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 I would think that the EC official standard is that the monetary unit is EURO in both singular and plural. I appreciate that this goes against the rules for English speakers. I've just looked at the money I returned with from my last trip to Europe. The notes all say 50 Euro, 10 Euro etc. No S at the end.
MickyD Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 Just thinking about this Euro/Euros debate, how about you turn the argument back to Her Majesty''s coinage. Whenever most people talk about the price of stuff they say, for example: Have you seen the price of petrol? Damned near five pound a gallon. They might just as well say five pounds a gallon The thing is, I bet you use both if you think about it.
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