Treatment Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 The Japanese nuclear plants are having some issues at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien52 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Issue really gets me going. It's not an '' issue '' it's a PROBLEM. Correct. When I here the phrase "Women's Issues" the thought of it turns my stomach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 'Proper' I'm a proper Englishman me tha nuz. Really gets me gowert when chuffs dunt speak propa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 The Japanese nuclear plants are having some issues at the moment. Correct, but wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Correct. When I here the phrase "Women's Issues" the thought of it turns my stomach. Not as much as the history behind those issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 So, if a Big Issue seller can't sell the Big Issue, would that be a Big Issue issue ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treatment Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 '' Can you leave it with me '' knobs me off too. Why don't they just say '' I can't be bothered to find the answer, and I hope that you forget to ask me again''. ''Can I leave it with you '' simply means '' can you do my job for me ''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 So, if a Big Issue seller can't sell the Big Issue, would that be a Big Issue issue ? No. A propa big issue problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley1 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 While I can still influence my children, I don't allow the word hate in our house. They can dislike something, of course, or not like it, but never ever hate. It's far too strong a word for my liking. When I was at junior school, our headmaster banned the words 'nice', 'got' and 'get'. We had to be much more inventive with our vocab. They're such dull words. These days the words that make me cross are 'arks' for ask and using 'were' instead of was. (as in when I were a lass) I've thus far successfully discouraged 'arks', but since we've lived in Sheffield, I just cannot for the love of all things holy get my elder son to understand when to use were and was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Not sure if it's crept in from America, but i hate to hear, when in say the sandwich shop, "can i get a tuna and mayo", NO, you bloody can't, you can have a tuna and mayo but it's the shop assistants job to get it for you. I dont like the excessive use of the word "please" that people in England use all the time. It denotes wimpiness A peculiarity is the usage of the French "au fait" which seems to have crept into popular usage in England in recent years. Snobby people used to also say "Au revoir" for by bye. I used to ask them if they spoke French (as I can to a certain degree) and if they answered no then I asked them why they used it. They never had an answer for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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