Re: Not Holmegaard - again

by **dantheman** on Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:30 pm

hence why? Come on Nic,you're shattering my illusions

by **Nic** on Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:51 pm

Gah. Sorry, I've brain-fudge-itis today. It happens to the best of us... and to me also.

by **dantheman** on Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:58 pm

at least I got to know what Pleonasm is

by **Nic** on Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:02 pm

But if I start treating 'was' and 'were' as interchangeable, please shoot me.

Regularly hearing 'We was' and 'I were' is one of the worst things about living Oop North.

by **Pip** on Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:23 pm

'off of' gets on my nerves and everyone seems to say it!

by Davee on Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:48 am

Pip wrote:'off of' gets on my nerves and everyone seems to say it!

My pet hate, it just doesn't make sense, especially when you here TV and radio presenters saying things like "...here's Mike off of Cardiff..." what!? it really gets me mad!

by **dantheman** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:30 am

I hate people saying barter when they mean haggle + sever hundred other lazy mistakes that have sneaked into everyday usage,it drives me mad when newsreaders make these errors,if they can't speak English properly then what good are they?!

by **Nic** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:48 am

I don't know if the haggle/barter thing is curious to Lincolnshire. I've never heard it elsewhere.

by **dantheman** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:58 am

I often hear it on those buy junk then sell at a loss tv shows

by **Pip** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:39 pm

somethinK and nothinK drive me CRAZY!!!! argh..

by **Nic** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:58 pm

It's worse here - it's always sumfink and nuffink . But this is the place where folk 'ave a baff when they bathe, walk on paffs, fink rather than think, and where the Norse god of thunder is a number between free and five. Rolling Eyes

by **Pip** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:28 pm

you were born in the wrong region Nic - you need to move to Richmond Upon Thames :-)

by **dantheman** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:35 pm

although you may need to downsize

by **Pip** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:48 pm

Property wise you mean Dan? well yeah, Richmond is mega expensive but you know I reckon the likes of Jerry Hall and her chums would LOVE Nic's stylish ways and gorgeous glass. AND, the biggest plus for Nic I'm sure, we could meet up for brioche and skinny lattes every so often.

by **dantheman** on Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:10 pm

you need to sell a lot of glass to live there