The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Miss Demeanour on April 21, 2009, 07:19:10 PM
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There are certain words that affect us all differently and for whatever reason you find these offensive to the ear .
For example I was just listening to some plank describing something and he used the phrase the juxtaposition of this and that blah blah blah.....
I detest the word juxtaposition....it always feel to me that someone is trying too hard to appear intellectual and use big words just for the sake of it.
Any similar dislikes ?
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SUBSTANTIVE Angry9:
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pour quoi?
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People that use French werds like... cussing:
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People that use French werds like... cussing:
The french?
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People that use French werds like... cussing:
The french?
Especially the French... evil:
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SUBSTANTIVE Angry9:
I believe I have already offended your sensibilities on that one redface:
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People that use French werds like... cussing:
I know ...pillocks the lot of them lol:
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Quantative easing.... Explode:
This is a new one for me and may be it's not actually quantative easing that makes my blood boil, rather Gordon Brown.... He hasn't been uttering it much of late though.
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'Inland Revenue'
For fairly obvious reasons. evil:
I reckon I must own 1% of RBOS. evil:
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"Discharge" is a horrible word.
Whereas "moist" is a lovely word.
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"Discharge" is a horrible word.
Depends if it relates to the body or firearms surely?
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"Look You" and "Isn't it" tend to grate on my ear of late.
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"Discharge" is a horrible word.
Depends if it relates to the body or firearms surely?
I was in hospital recently and came across a 'discharge lounge' I didn't venture in and have been having nightmares for weeks... scared2:
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Used in a training session today... period. As in "you must not, period"
What's wrong with full bloody stop
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As a female I feel qualifies to state quite categorically that periods are bloody
period full stop ;)
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Used in a training session today... period. As in "you must not, period"
What's wrong with full bloody stop
We had some workshop thingy this morning ..part of which we had to examine case vignettes.... DO WHAT!!!
What the feck is wrong with case studies evil: evil: evil:
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I'll see your "case vignettes" and raise you "force-field analysis"
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And I thought that vignette was a salad dressing.
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And I thought that vignette was a salad dressing.
drumroll:
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And I thought that vignette was a salad dressing.
so did I noooo:
Nearly cacked myself laughing when she kept referring to the case vinyeah exercise noooo:
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And I thought that vignette was a salad dressing.
so did I noooo:
Nearly cacked myself laughing when she kept referring to the case vinyeah exercise noooo:
Silly cagh
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lol:
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Pilates of Penzance
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Went and saw a production of Thespits, it was crap...
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In other words, it was the pits?
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Indeed it was. You survived then?
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Yup cloud9:
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Sooo glad to be back home intact and looking forward to a reunion with 'the boy' and 'Mrs Nick' or did that happen last night?
Is there something that you're not telling us? Popcorn:
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Three days away and now sending HOOGE invoice cloud9:
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Three days away and now sending HOOGE invoice cloud9:
The old 'per hour or part thereof' trick eh...?
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Oh no, the old DAY or part thereof trick. Far more lucrative cloud9:
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Oh no, the old DAY or part thereof trick. Far more lucrative cloud9:
Including travel time, etc... ;)
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And expenses whistle:
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And expenses whistle:
And don't forget disbursements....
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I wll just just put you on hold
Bloody Halifax! I have been trying to pay off my mortgage for a month and they have lost all the info, in the meantime, the 30 day guaranteed surrender value on my endowment policy has expired.. bastards