George W. Bush's wife Laura once gave a very funny speech where she said "I actually know how to pronounce nuclear".
What really worried me was when Blair started saying "nu-killer" instead of "nuclear".
I'm more concerned about Bush's hatred of tourism. He keeps making speeches about the "War on Tourism", and how he he doesn't like Tourists. Makes you not want to visit the USofA.
Back to phrases to ban... any quote from Little Britain.
'Aww Blesss' A very patronising way of saying... how cute 'Yeahh Enit' Why can't you just day I agree!?" 'I'll see you then then' One to many thens 'Pushing the envelope' Bullsh!t office talk from w*nk middle managers 'Think outside the Box' Bullsh!t office talk from w*nk middle managers I'm [inset word here] at [insert word here] me For example I'm crap at sport me... I love music me.... Why the needless 'me'?
or people that put mate at end of a sentence when they dont even know you 'Sorry didn't see you there mate' or 'it's not my problem mate'.
and finaly
'At the end of the day...' .... yes that is one of the ones I hate...
Another in the "management" line is one I saw on out company's newletter... "We need to redouble our efforts". What? So we doubled them, then halved them, and now we need to double them again? Make your minds up!
Are you seriously saying that the Phantom Menace was better than AOTC??
Yes I actually like PM and find AOTC boring
anyway I want to ban all phrases that use the word 'solutions'
e.g. I've just been to the post office and they don't sell envelopes anymore they sell mailing solutions.
it's mostly used in internet/computer/e-commerce(another for the ban list) but is now invading into everyday life.
also ban anything which begins with i and try's to link itself with ipod which has taken over from everything that was either x-something or something-files.
also ban anything which begins with i and try's to link itself with ipod which has taken over from everything that was either x-something or something-files.
I'd just like to point out that I have never associated myself with Apple.
All the best, icaPod.
See, I quite like political correctness. You just add "challenged" to anything that someone isn't.
One I like is the fact that you're not allowed to say that someone of a "darker skin tone" than yourself is "black" or "coloured". Logically they must be Caucasionally Challenged.
At the end of the day, the bottom line is, use of clich?s should be avoided like the plague. :lol:
Two which get up my nose:
"I could care less" when the speaker/writer means "couldn't". That's another idiot Americanism which the Internet has made popular.
"Denary" -- what's wrong with saying "decimal integer", or just "integer", which is all that's needed most of the time? And related errors such as referring to the "decimal part" of a number -- there's no such thing; a number either is decimal, or isn't (most likely because it's hexadecimal).
I never make misteaksmistrakesmisyaleserrurs — oh, sod it.
we used to have a womens lib in england, until they realised burning their bra's weren't gonna land them a rich husband. Love over money? Just doesn't work - in the end.
What's the Oxford Dictionary like - I've got the 1960 edition & it just leaves those American-isms for dead (by excluding those words). Do recent editions stand by those rules?
The other Dictionary I've got (which should be banned from Schools - as that's where I got mine from 1991), is the MacQuarie Dictionary. It's supposed to be an Australian Dictionary yet there's more American-isms to poke a stick at.
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I'm more concerned about Bush's hatred of tourism. He keeps making speeches about the "War on Tourism", and how he he doesn't like Tourists. Makes you not want to visit the USofA.
Back to phrases to ban... any quote from Little Britain.
'Aww Blesss' A very patronising way of saying... how cute
'Yeahh Enit' Why can't you just day I agree!?"
'I'll see you then then' One to many thens
'Pushing the envelope' Bullsh!t office talk from w*nk middle managers
'Think outside the Box' Bullsh!t office talk from w*nk middle managers
I'm [inset word here] at [insert word here] me For example I'm crap at sport me... I love music me.... Why the needless 'me'?
or people that put mate at end of a sentence when they dont even know you 'Sorry didn't see you there mate' or 'it's not my problem mate'.
and finaly
'At the end of the day...' .... yes that is one of the ones I hate...
"it's definately not Stonkers"
and all variations thereof.
as in Attack of the Clones was a return to form when in fact it was the worst of the lot.
Are you seriously saying that the Phantom Menace was better than AOTC??
it was loads better.
jar jar could act hayden christian off screen anyday.
I think we can reasonably consider them equal worst.
Yes I actually like PM and find AOTC boring
anyway I want to ban all phrases that use the word 'solutions'
e.g. I've just been to the post office and they don't sell envelopes anymore they sell mailing solutions.
it's mostly used in internet/computer/e-commerce(another for the ban list) but is now invading into everyday life.
also ban anything which begins with i and try's to link itself with ipod which has taken over from everything that was either x-something or something-files.
my 2p.
All the best, icaPod.
Oh no bin man.... thats not PC, O.K. bin person then.
i think you mean tramp. or to be more PC 'a street dwelling scrat bag'
In that case what does horisontaly challenged mean.... to fat?... to thin?..... small dick??
i tried to horizontally challenge a lady, but i got into trouble.
From what I can see by your myspace account you have challenged quite a few ladies. :D
i wish
...............
One I like is the fact that you're not allowed to say that someone of a "darker skin tone" than yourself is "black" or "coloured". Logically they must be Caucasionally Challenged.
Gay people are Heterosexually Challenged.
Mass murderers are Pacifistically Challenged.
Quality.
Annoying as heck.
Probably just a midwestern (USA) colloquialism.
Two which get up my nose:
"I could care less" when the speaker/writer means "couldn't". That's another idiot Americanism which the Internet has made popular.
"Denary" -- what's wrong with saying "decimal integer", or just "integer", which is all that's needed most of the time? And related errors such as referring to the "decimal part" of a number -- there's no such thing; a number either is decimal, or isn't (most likely because it's hexadecimal).
misteaksmistrakesmisyaleserrurs— oh, sod it.we used to have a womens lib in england, until they realised burning their bra's weren't gonna land them a rich husband.
Love over money? Just doesn't work - in the end.
What's the Oxford Dictionary like - I've got the 1960 edition & it just leaves those American-isms for dead (by excluding those words). Do recent editions stand by those rules?
The other Dictionary I've got (which should be banned from Schools - as that's where I got mine from 1991), is the MacQuarie Dictionary. It's supposed to be an Australian Dictionary yet there's more American-isms to poke a stick at.
CP/M User.
Also...
'And he turned around to me and said...'
'Summfink'
Oh yes. Very passionate about their cause too! Thankfully, not all of them are as eager to burn men on stakes. :)
Bytes:Chuntey - Spectrum tech blog.
How about: "At the end of the day, it gets dark"? :smile:
you's right, at the end of the day we's aint no stonkers.!!!