Words going out of use

[nickyboy]

Twerp can be very effective in the right circumstances.

Re "Please" and "Thankyou". Culturally, we Brits use it more than most. In China, if a family member or friend does some small thing for you, like lend you their pen, you shouldn't say "thank you", it would be considered weird. But it feels uncomfortable for me not to

 

[Lullabelle]

The word tube is regularly pronounced chube

 

[Ganymede]

The word tube is regularly pronounced chube

When at drama school I used to have to do a speech exercise which started: "Julia was due to be married in June to the Duke of Turin..." - no "tube" in it but the same sounds. Love that stuff.

 

[rich p]

Wensday

 

[swee'pea99]

The word tube is regularly pronounced chube

My Gran used to consider people who pronounced 'tissue' 'tishoo' rather than 'tiss-you' common, if not vulgar.

 

[rich p]

One of my Dad's old ejaculations at the TV was "What arrant nonsense"
I still have no idea what it means! Arrant that is, I know what nonsense means as I post it quite often.

 

[Aperitif]

One of my Dad's old ejaculations at the TV was "What arrant nonsense"
I still have no idea what it means! Arrant that is, I know what nonsense means as I post it quite often.

That's why you like having arrant now and again, Rich...hereditary.

 

[Lullabelle]

Munf instead of month

 

[rich p]

That's why you like having arrant now and again, Rich...hereditary.

Maybe it's arrogant without the own goal

 

[ColinJ]

Passengers are now customers. Guards are now train managers.

 

[Melonfish]

i remember reading the barsoomian books and rice burroughs was rather fond of the adjective -he ejaculated
I also remember when being cock of the school was a good thing. times they are a changing.
please and thank you are rarities nowadays, which is a shame, we're (me and the missus) always complimented on the fact that our children are polite and have manners. My response is usually "why would i raise them any other way?"

people who want things done in a very pacific way
also i hate it when somebody has free fings to give away.

 

[glenn forger]

We had verb transitives yet? Makes me mad

"How did you impact the team?"

"Can you just rubber-stamp this?"

Shut up.

 

[glenn forger]

Shakespeare Henry V (1623) i. ii. 6

Some things of weight, That taske our thoughts.

Shut up.

 

[F70100]

Any gentlemen here had Esq used on letters addressed to them lately??

 

[User169]

My Gran used to consider people who pronounced 'tissue' 'tishoo' rather than 'tiss-you' common, if not vulgar.

"Tiss-you" always sounds a bit Brian Sewell.