Olton Ram Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 25/08/2020 at 10:22, Turk Thrust said: People who say and write “of” instead of “have”. Such as “would of” and “should of” etc. Quite a few posters on here do. Absolutely this. Also people who misuse 'was' and 'were', as in "we was going to the shops". Really irritating. Turk Thrust and I know nothing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Thrust Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 2 hours ago, FindernRam said: So...So is the new Umm! A professor of something useless was on telly; gave it a fancy name but apparently it serves two purposes: 1 Signals we are about to speak 2 Gives us time to formulate our words 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 know nothing and GB SPORTS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Thrust Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 People who use “disinterested” when they mean “uninterested”. The two do not mean the same thing. Disinterested means impartial or unbiased. But to confuse matters thanks to the vagaries of the English language the noun of “Disinterested” is “disinterestedness” while the noun of “uninterested” is “disinterest”. phew, need to lie down now for a bit ramit and Mostyn6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Turk Thrust said: People who use “disinterested” when they mean “uninterested”. The two do not mean the same thing. Disinterested means impartial or unbiased. But to confuse matters thanks to the vagaries of the English language the noun of “Disinterested” is “disinterestedness” while the noun of “uninterested” is “disinterest”. Norman, Jourdan, Anag Ram and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Turk Thrust said: People who use “disinterested” when they mean “uninterested”. The two do not mean the same thing. Disinterested means impartial or unbiased. But to confuse matters thanks to the vagaries of the English language the noun of “Disinterested” is “disinterestedness” while the noun of “uninterested” is “disinterest”. phew, need to lie down now for a bit Mostyn6, Jourdan and Turk Thrust 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 28/09/2020 at 09:14, FindernRam said: Computer games with title screens that say press any key to continue! Why? I launched the b***** thing, just get on with it. Yeah doubly annoying cos I've not got an any key on my keyboard. FindernRam, ramit and i-Ram 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 People who buy you ornaments for your home - the 'we saw this and thought it would look good above your fireplace' kind of people. Really? I can think of a place where it could go, but you might not be able to sit down for a week afterwards. Ewe Ram, JoetheRam, TimRam and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Solicitors... still taking the absolute effing pee. No chain, 14 weeks and counting with no agreed completion date. All searches done, mortgage agreements completed, buyers deposit paid to their solicitors... contracts still not exchanged. They make Matt Hancock look competent. Steve How Hard? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, JoetheRam said: Solicitors... still taking the absolute effing pee. No chain, 14 weeks and counting with no agreed completion date. All searches done, mortgage agreements completed, buyers deposit paid to their solicitors... contracts still not exchanged. They make Matt Hancock look competent. Yikes! We are in rented accommodation waiting to move back to the UK simply because we sold our house in 2 weeks and from offer to us moving out was only 4 weeks. We actually wanted to drag it on longer but couldn't make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Morrisons... sort your effing receipts out at the fuel pumps! Averaging once a week, x the last 8 weeks... gel up... glove on... pay at pump... then need to faff about gelling up again, donning a mask, and entering a shop I should have absolutely no need to enter, putting both myself and others (in the shop) at risk, all because the pump failed to print the receipt (Company car/credit card, so the accountant likes a receipt). T055er5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said: Morrisons... sort your effing receipts out at the fuel pumps! Averaging once a week, x the last 8 weeks... gel up... glove on... pay at pump... then need to faff about gelling up again, donning a mask, and entering a shop I should have absolutely no need to enter, putting both myself and others (in the shop) at risk, all because the pump failed to print the receipt (Company car/credit card, so the accountant likes a receipt). T055er5! Just write the amounts on some slips of paper and hand them to the accountant and then say- "Sorry pal, diesel have to do." Kinder and i-Ram 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 On 27/09/2020 at 23:04, neil62uk said: When people ask the obvious just for the sake of speaking and their response is just as daft as the question they've asked Examples being .... On a night out ... Hello what you doing here ... Or fancy seeing you here ..!!! Is it cold or is it me ...!!! Your unfortunate to have broken a part of your torso and a plaster cast is showing WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ...!!!! You see someone you know in Drs surgery you can guarantee THEY,LL SAY ..HELLO ARE YOU ALRIGHT ..!!! My G/Fs. classic Are you asleep Neil ...? I was until you woke me up ..!!! A knock on the door ...I wonder whom that is ...!!!! Someone as passed away you pass on the sad information to a friend their reply I WAS ONLY TALKING TO HIM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ..!! Whilst in a restaurant you've taken the first bite ... waitresses comes across and says IS YOUR MEAL ALRIGHT SIR ...!!!! The list is endless and could carry on ...but the GF as just asked me if I'm watching the TV as my head is burried in my phone on the Derby forum ? Sounds like she wants some attention - you need to buck your ideas up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 48 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said: Just write the amounts on some slips of paper and hand them to the accountant and then say- "Sorry pal, diesel have to do." I don't think I'd get away with that. Our accountant is no fuel! Steve How Hard? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil62uk Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Wolfie20 said: Sounds like she wants some attention - you need to buck your ideas up I'm busy with my knock off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 People who write exactly the same thing, when the same thing means the same thing JoetheRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 22 hours ago, ramit said: People who write exactly the same thing, when the same thing means the same thing Yeah, and those people who have to reword things, even though the rewording means effectively the same as the original thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, i-Ram said: Yeah, and those people who have to reword things, even though the rewording means effectively the same as the original thing. Wolfie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, ramit said: ramit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 A lovely citizen of society today threatened to hurt me and the missus. Chap was a passenger in I'm guessing a work skip wagon. The vehicle was an inch away from hitting my car and others parked on the road and I shouted to warn the driver just to watch it mate and slow it down. A chap came out and squared up to me on the street and gave me every insult in his small vocabulary. I laughed in his face, didnt give it him back. He soon scurried off back to the wagon. I can't believe some idiots threatening to hurt other people over absolutely nothing. TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 I've covered this topic before in here but I've just received this managemet-speak BS sentence as part of an email from a client: ""We are certainly a node in the nexus of the key interest sectors" Angry Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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