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janbee | 15:15 Sat 27th Dec 2014 | ChatterBank
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I never again, want to hear the words Onesie, Selfie and ice bucket challenge in 2015. New year, new words please. What words, terms etc irk you? Maybe none of course. Maybe you're nice and easy going.
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I KNOW that the ice bucket challenge was for charity and yes, a ton of money was raised, but...
15:16 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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My brother-in-law invented a new adjective this morning - tarmacky! He went for a run and was describing a piece of path en route.
15:18 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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Please can some - usually young - people stop beginning every sentence with "So...."
15:18 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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The one that's annoying me lately is ANOTHER Americanism, "two times". Whatever happened to "twice"? Grrr
15:21 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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^^ Cloverjo, agreed.
15:21 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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also, ongoing instead of continuing.
15:22 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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..... not to mention interspersing EVERY sentence with "like".
15:22 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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Another "Americanism": Rain Check.!!!!
15:23 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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"yeah like, y'know"...
15:23 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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Food and drinks etc "to go". No thank you. We have take aways not stuff "to go".
15:24 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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Although I'm incredibly nice and easygoing, Jan....lazy speech rankles a bit... leaving the er off the ends of words and inserting a low grunt of...uhhh for instance.....slippuhhh.....finguhh....

"Bless" used to annoy a bit too......

The daughter has a new job........ Ahh, Bless....

The grandson crashed his car.....Ahh, Bless.....
15:25 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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The word "Drawing" said as "DrawRing"Most people say it.!!
15:26 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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The term boyfriend/girlfriend when one is over 40. That's all ok if you're a teenager not when approaching middle age.
15:27 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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"At this moment in time" I can't think of a new one!
15:28 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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Ever, YES!!! I hate, Rorr Egg, Drorring room. Lorra Norder.
Also, Hilda Baker sayings like I was stood, I was sat, I was stood standing.
15:29 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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Baldric, yes, why can't they just say "NOW"?
15:31 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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Me 'either' really irritates me. Until this year, where I come from, it had always been 'me neither'
15:31 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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Of and as, for off and has, happens a lot on here
15:32 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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should of
15:32 Sat 27th Dec 2014
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'Weather bomb' jan ... don't know why.
15:39 Sat 27th Dec 2014

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