Newspeak

[naomi24]

When Gwyneth Paltrow and her partner separated she declared that they had ‘consciously uncoupled’, and Emma Watson has now announced that she is ‘self-partnered’ rather than ‘single’. What is going on? Any more examples of batty ‘Newspeak’?

[albaqwerty]

one trundles along a thread, reading the posts, minding one's own beeswax and then one reads suggestions and Pixie not wanting to be a foot-warmer :-D x

I'll go to the foot of the stairs.

One phrase which irks me is
''at the end of the day''
this one really pees me off
''going forward''

[pixie374]

My dogs are all the warmers I need, Albs :-) xx

[albaqwerty]

lol - our pooch used to try to lie between Mr Alba and I.
Heaven knows why xx

[pixie374]

I doubt my cocker spaniel would allow anyone else in...

[albaqwerty]

Aren't spaniels prone to illness?
I know some breeds can be prone to various ailments, such a shame.
Spaniels are as cute as buttons.

[pixie374]

Sometimes.... I lost a cavalier under anaesthetic due to heart problems...
Touch wood, this lot are very healthy and energetic... xx

[Theland]

I sleep with one of my Ragdoll cats, Mrs T crashes on the couch!

[naomi24]

Mamyalynne, this isn’t an example of evolving language - it’s an example of a couple of precious publicity-seeking luvvies doing just that. There you go ….‘Precious’. That’s an example of evolving language.

And Hermione was such a sensible child….

[emmie]

when news readers can't pronounce simple words,
one said recently, jer know er, for Genoa, crikey what are they teaching them these days.

[emmie]

I am on a journey, that's another one that pees me off

"ticks all the boxes" oh dear

[theshedman]

If some of these people don't want to be classed as Male or Female what do they put on their passports. Many of the things they seem to be wanted to be classed as would not go down well in some countries around the world.

[naomi24]

//I am on a journey, that's another one that pees me off //

Haha! And they never go, do they Emmie. :o)