Turk Thrust

Just for information, I work occasionally in Nigeria (not this year obviously) and have come to realise that all the Nigerians I know are football mad. They know so much about English football, and all leagues as well. They particularly follow teams with players of Nigerian descent and the Rams are now firmly in their sights. They are following the Academy players Shonibare, Ebosele and Aghatise. And now we’ve got Ibe we are a favourite team (though not yet up there with Chelsea and Arsenal which are the two main teams followed there)
 
Hopefully I will go to Abuja next year and I’ll take some scarves and shirts with me. 

Just for information, I work occasionally in Nigeria (not this year obviously) and have come to realise that all the Nigerians I know are football mad. They know so much about English football, and all leagues as well. They particularly follow teams with players of Nigerian descent and the Rams are now firmly in their sights. They are following the Academy players Shonibare, Ebosele and Aghatise. And now we’ve got Ibe we are a favourite team (though not yet up there with Chelsea and Arsenal which are the two main teams followed there)
 
Hopefully I will go to Abuja next year and I’ll take some scarves and shirts with me. 

No I just think people hear it said and it catches on subconsciously. It’s not used as means of making time to think what to say because there’s no gap between “so” and the statement. You hear it a lot in interviews on tv and radio. It’s a fairly recent phenomenon. Last 5 years?

and interestingly your first line re “umm”. Apparently older people like me tend to say “er” and younger people tend to say “um”. 
Always found language and the changes in meanings and pronunciation fascinating

I’ve mentioned it before but it really annoys me when people say that fairly recent thing of saying “so” in response to a question. What brought it to mind was a contestant on The Chase. When asked what he did for a living he said  “ So, I’m a history student”. And what are your hobbies? “So, I like football and hang gliding”. And if you won the money what would you do with it? “So, I’d go round the world”.       Grrrrrrrr

No I just think people hear it said and it catches on subconsciously. It’s not used as means of making time to think what to say because there’s no gap between “so” and the statement. You hear it a lot in interviews on tv and radio. It’s a fairly recent phenomenon. Last 5 years?

and interestingly your first line re “umm”. Apparently older people like me tend to say “er” and younger people tend to say “um”. 
Always found language and the changes in meanings and pronunciation fascinating

Absolutely this. Also people who misuse 'was' and 'were', as in "we was going to the shops". Really irritating.

I’ve mentioned it before but it really annoys me when people say that fairly recent thing of saying “so” in response to a question. What brought it to mind was a contestant on The Chase. When asked what he did for a living he said  “ So, I’m a history student”. And what are your hobbies? “So, I like football and hang gliding”. And if you won the money what would you do with it? “So, I’d go round the world”.       Grrrrrrrr

I’ve mentioned it before but it really annoys me when people say that fairly recent thing of saying “so” in response to a question. What brought it to mind was a contestant on The Chase. When asked what he did for a living he said  “ So, I’m a history student”. And what are your hobbies? “So, I like football and hang gliding”. And if you won the money what would you do with it? “So, I’d go round the world”.       Grrrrrrrr

People who say and write “of” instead of “have”. Such as “would of” and “should of” etc. Quite a few posters on here do. 

I like quizzes and always watch The Chase but Bradley Walsh has an annoying set of phrases. I now knock back a shot of sambuca every time he says “all day long”,  a shot of Vodka when he says “you’re better than that” and two shots of tequila when contestants say “as I’ll ever be” in response to the question “are you ready.”    Needless to say I rarely make it to the end of the programme. 

People who say and write “of” instead of “have”. Such as “would of” and “should of” etc. Quite a few posters on here do. 

People who say and write “of” instead of “have”. Such as “would of” and “should of” etc. Quite a few posters on here do. 

People who say and write “of” instead of “have”. Such as “would of” and “should of” etc. Quite a few posters on here do. 

People who say and write “of” instead of “have”. Such as “would of” and “should of” etc. Quite a few posters on here do. 

People who say and write “of” instead of “have”. Such as “would of” and “should of” etc. Quite a few posters on here do. 

recipe, in case anyone is interested...
Aubergine Parmigiano
Ingredients – tomato base
·        1 onion, finely chopped ·        2 cloves garlic (1 teaspoon crushed garlic) ·        1 teaspoon dried oregano ·        0.5 teaspoon dried basil ·        1 bay leaf ·        0.25 teaspoon dried cinnamon ·        0.25 teaspoon red chilli powder ·        1 dessert spoon plain flour ·        4 fl oz red wine ·        400 g chopped tomatoes ·        1 dessert spoon tomato puree ·        Aubergine cut into 0.5 cm slices ·        olive oil for frying ·        250 g Maris Piper potatoes ·        Mozzarella cheese, sliced ·        Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated ·        Sea salt & freshly-ground black pepper Method – tomato base
·        Fry onion, garlic, chilli for 10 minutes, stirring continuously ·        Add wine ·        Stir in flour, add a good pinch of salt and pepper, the cinnamon, oregano, bay, basil and stir. ·        Add tomatoes, and tomato puree. Stir, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for a further 10 minutes until sauce has thickened. ·        While simmering, prepare aubergines as follows: o   Place aubergine slices in colander o   Sprinkle with 1 dessert spoon of salt o   Set aside for 10 minutes o   Rinse aubergine thoroughly in cold water o   Pat dry with clean tea towel o   Paint aubergines with olive oil both sides ·        Fry aubergines for 2 or 3 minutes each side. Add more oil if required. ·        Remove from wok, place slices on dry kitchen towel to remove excess oil. ·        Cook potatoes in boiling water for just 5 minutes. Place in colander, cool under running cold water. ·        Cut potatoes into slices. Method – Construction and cook
·        Layer half the tomato sauce, aubergines, potatoes (in that order) ·        Add a layer of Mozzarella ·        Repeat sauce, aubergines and potatoes (plus any leftover Mozzarella) ·        Sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese ·        Bake for around 50 minutes at gas mark 5

Lager beers are the really big sellers. In Ghana for instance there are Club, Gulder and Star. Nigeria has loads of breweries. Guinness Foreign Extra is a big seller in all the old colonial countries around the world sometimes brewed under licence or as in Ghana brewed by Guinness Ghana. It's 7.5% (except in Malaysia where it's 8%) but very expensive. Lovely drink with none of the bitterness of the stout. Available in UK as well. 

Lager beers are the really big sellers. In Ghana for instance there are Club, Gulder and Star. Nigeria has loads of breweries. Guinness Foreign Extra is a big seller in all the old colonial countries around the world sometimes brewed under licence or as in Ghana brewed by Guinness Ghana. It's 7.5% (except in Malaysia where it's 8%) but very expensive. Lovely drink with none of the bitterness of the stout. Available in UK as well. 

It's no longer PC to direct a joke at any racial or ethnic minority, so:-
an Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a Kiwi, an American, a S African, a Cypriot, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Dane, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, A Norwegian, a Libyan, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist and an Ethiopian went to a night club.  The bouncer said " sorry I can't let you in without a Thai"
 

It's no longer PC to direct a joke at any racial or ethnic minority, so:-
an Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a Kiwi, an American, a S African, a Cypriot, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Dane, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, A Norwegian, a Libyan, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist and an Ethiopian went to a night club.  The bouncer said " sorry I can't let you in without a Thai"
 

Nurse! He's out of bed again!

It's no longer PC to direct a joke at any racial or ethnic minority, so:-
an Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a Kiwi, an American, a S African, a Cypriot, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Dane, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, A Norwegian, a Libyan, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist and an Ethiopian went to a night club.  The bouncer said " sorry I can't let you in without a Thai"
 

Nurse! He's out of bed again!

It's no longer PC to direct a joke at any racial or ethnic minority, so:-
an Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a Kiwi, an American, a S African, a Cypriot, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Dane, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, A Norwegian, a Libyan, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist and an Ethiopian went to a night club.  The bouncer said " sorry I can't let you in without a Thai"
 

It's no longer PC to direct a joke at any racial or ethnic minority, so:-
an Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Gurkha, a Latvian, a Turk, an Aussie, a Kiwi, an American, a S African, a Cypriot, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Mexican, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Swede, a Finn, an Israeli, a Dane, a Romanian, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Singaporean, an Italian, A Norwegian, a Libyan, a Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist and an Ethiopian went to a night club.  The bouncer said " sorry I can't let you in without a Thai"