General Chat

I'm orf to 'rep my ends' ;-)

Every generation has it's own way of expressing themselves, and I guess that some of the previous generation, dont like it

I have had assignments in.....with street/text speak. Errrrr.......referred

Got to agree with age thing or aging hippy, its like an OAP saying its "groovy " erm not when you say it Granddad :-D It also reminds me of 40 + youth worker trying to " get down with the kids " :-|

** High fives **
Rambling Rose I remember it well my dear I am sure I remarked on how the medication had kicked in :-P

I assume Supercrutch was not driving. Of course not.

Use of a smartphone in the hand for any purpose while driving is illegal 3pts £ 60 fine. A guy near where we live forced another vehicle off the road while using his smart phone. 3 people died.

I don't like Chillax. I prefer chilled white wine whilst relaxing.


:-D :-D

Merlin - its not posh for the loo - you just get more square per sheet (yes I said sheet!!) than with the Mirror, Sun or Mail

:-D :-D

Push off Rollo with correcting my post, you try swyping on a mobile phone whilst travelling along the M4 :-P :-P :-P


~~~~~~~~~~~~~to the other posh people :-D :-D

I suppose the best one is the one you can get the most peices out of to hang on the back of the toilet door. :-D :-D :-D :-D

Nah Cyns - you have to read The Times, Guardian or Independent to be 'Posh' ;-) :-D

Sue, the Telegraph is also my newspaper of choice........maybe we is 'posh' :-D

Yep NS and I'll report you again if you ever use that word to me in the context you used it previously...so be aware, I don't "Chillax" when ordered to by strangers using a condescending manner!

THAT'S the "context"!

It is not always the words you say but how you say it.

What can often be said face to face or over the phone can come off far more officious in print.

Of course even face to face words can be misinterpreted.

Friend - a grandmother had been given a lovely drawing of a shark by her grandson.

She said " Oh that is lovely Colin is that Jaws?"

To which Colin said "Of course it is mine I drew it."


Persie
;-)

PigletsPal, That's my understanding also,

I remember when my children were young, If anyone over the age of abt 25 used a slang word it immediately became uncool and banished from their vocabulary

Roy

The main problem with using the words commonly used by the yoof of today is by the time it gets into common parlance its outdated.

So the word you love is old hat

The Telegraph is my newspaper of choice, however, just because

>>> that stupid words <<<

Mr Green Pen would no doubt be aware that the plural would be
"those stupid words"
and the singular
"That stupid word"

has been used in print doesn't mean I shall be using it this side of hell!

This is interesting:

http://courses.media.mit.edu/2004spring/mas966/Ogden%20Richards%201923.pdf

The trouble with the press is that it reports news which is at best 24 hours old and far too often as much as a week. The web sites of the various rags are so obviously torn between reporting news and not upstaging the print edition.

Last Sunday's Andrew Marr show was especially telling with Theresa May and Mr Robinson completely at sea trying to deal with a story which had moved on. Both of these old stagers essentially rely on the press and it the joins show.

I very much look forward to the return of Andrew Marr himself in the autumn. He is one of the few men at the top of the BBC who understand modern media and news.

Quite recently the Beeb had an excellent series called "The Hour" about news gathering around the time of "Watch Out Springs About" (Profumo). The series has been axed and despite marvelous performances frozen out of the BAFTA awards.

Not much sign then that most of the BBC understand news gathering in 2013. If they did then the weird idea of moving chunks of their news operation to Manchester would not have happened.

Getting back to the press I wonder how many people are aware that the Murdoch empire has cancelled any further orders for high speed print presses. When their current machines wear out that will be it for the print edition both in the USA and Wapping.

Tam indigenis quam advenis una lex erit omnium qui peccaverint ignorante .

My friend infuriates me by using the word 'knackered'

My mother used to talk with a plum in her mouth but when she was annoyed with us she used to say 'I'll give you a dough boy' instead saying some like I'll give you a dirty slap.

I used it for years until after returning to Uk I actually found out what is meant

It might well be NanaSue. I'm more familiar with Sweet as in 'good'.

One phrase which has been around (in the SE) for about 15 years is

'I can't be arsed' meaning that I can't be bothered.
Why on earth the word arse instead of asked which would make more sense?

Maybe it is a word more commonly used in London. Like the horrible word Sweet

Exactly Wend :-D :-D

Edit: aaaargh @ init :-P :-P

you ain't going to hell Sue - you is far too good!!! innit :-D

Me neither Sue - silly word imo ;-)