Rod Ends
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"very unique"   
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 11:26 AM |
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quote:
Quick as a flash, Dougie, (our resident wit) chirped up, "Does that mean she spat it out?"
You barsteward there's raviolli spray all over my monitor now PMSL.
Back to the post
" at the end of the day"
" In reallity "
and the list could go on.
I also hate the words
Navy Blue ( just the sound a voice makes saying it )
And Pashmina ( its a fecking scarf wise up)
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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A1
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 11:28 AM |
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for free - its not even correct english
off of
I was at a course the other week and the guy kept saying 'more safer'
blue sky thinking
ringfence
etc
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 11:33 AM |
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I was at a course the other week and the guy kept saying 'more safer'
Surely its " safererer"
Anyone else thinking Mr Henderson would have loved this thread??
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 11:38 AM |
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[quote
Priceless. The trainer never appeared again!
Brilliant, one of those moment 'you had to be there'
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scootz
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 11:55 AM |
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Letters that open with, "I am writing to... ".
I know you are! It's a feckin letter!
It's Evolution Baby!
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mad4x4
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 11:59 AM |
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Anyone that calls you Luv or Duck
The word "practicable" in all the HSE stuff if should be practical.!!!!
Lush - Grass is a Lush green -----> is correct
This tastes is Lush ----- is CRAP!
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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ashg
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:01 PM |
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"Thanks A Million" makes me want to execute the whole population of Ireland just to stop those words being muttered again.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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SeaBass
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:09 PM |
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"That's the way the cookie crumbles"
I prefer cookies that are soft and pliable.
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bobinspain
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:14 PM |
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Originally posted by mad4x4
Anyone that calls you Luv or Duck
The word "practicable" in all the HSE stuff if should be practical.!!!!
Lush - Grass is a Lush green -----> is correct
This tastes is Lush ----- is CRAP!
I'm no apologist for the HSE wallahs, but there's a distinct difference between the two words.
I use practicable where appropriate. More than once, someone's rejoindered with, "don't you mean practical?"
I won't print my reply.
http://grammarist.com/usage/practical-practicable/
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Neil P
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:14 PM |
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"Gotten" - hate it, hate it, hate it!
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TAZZMAXX
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:14 PM |
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Surprised no one has mentioned 'back in the day' or 'knock yourself out'
Another one I used to dislike intensely, although don't hear it much now is when someone said they were 'made up' instead of happy
about something.
There's loads, I could carry on with this all day sadly.
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Benzine
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:18 PM |
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Originally posted by mad4x4
Lush - Grass is a Lush green -----> is correct
This tastes is Lush ----- is CRAP!
I forgot 'lush', really hate that. Also 'mint', 'legend' and 'simples' can all jump off a cliff.
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bobinspain
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:20 PM |
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Originally posted by r1_pete
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Priceless. The trainer never appeared again!
Brilliant, one of those moment 'you had to be there'
Pete,
I couldn't look at the trainer without busting into fits of giggles, which set everyone else off. The last 20 minutes of his miserable
presentation took place without any eye contact whatsoever and the skin from his collar-line upwards, never once dropping below a shade of fire-engine
red.
Serves him right, the condescending little twerp. (I took early retirement a year later, so I've something to thank him for). 
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bobinspain
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:29 PM |
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Originally posted by Neil P
"Gotten" - hate it, hate it, hate it!
Neil,
You see this in written work by seemingly perfectly normal, well educated people. (the late C. Hitchens peppered his weekly submissions to
'Slate' magazine with the word).
It appears, either subliminally, (forgivable), or deliberately, (unforgivable) Brits who write for an American audience adopt slovenly and
unacceptable stardards of English. (though I wouldn't have dared write in to criticize Hitch' whilst he was around).
("Go figure," or "do the math."
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:31 PM |
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It's the worlds fastest growing sport seems to apply to all the sports so none ever get bigger or faster
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beagley
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:37 PM |
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"It is what is is......"
HATE this phrase, to me it means you've given up and won't bother trying to change. I try to keep the mindset of you can always
improve.
Beags
I'm not scared!!! I'm just marking my territory.
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adithorp
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
quote:
Originally posted by tasmod
The phrase beloved of Formula 1 and now starting to appear elsewhere.
"For sure" instead of "definitely" or other suitable English words used in the correct context.
On and F1 note -
'Nip and Tuck' - since when has a phrase relating to a cosmetic procedure come to mean 'very close'!
'on the bubble' - thats just made up rubbish, but i think it refers to being fast at that moment in time AND/OR being close to being
knocked out of qualifying. It seems to be used for both.
[Edited on 18/4/12 by loggyboy]
As I understand it...
"Nip and tuck" used to describe close racing, is a far older expression than cosmetic surgery. Refers to nipping in front of each other
and tucking in behind.
"On the bubble" , refers to things being finely balanced between survival and failure. the bubble in question being in a spirit level.
My pet hate is Americans inventing words, like Climate when they mean acclimatise... and they'd even spell that witha Z!
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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A1
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 12:56 PM |
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thanks for reminding me - shimples is possibly the most irritating thing in the world, im sure Ive had it in emails from employers before, its just
not cricket :p
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Slimy38
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 01:02 PM |
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I think most of the ones I detest are already listed, 'fairly unique' and 'for free' being my highest two.
Another one is the use of quality, for example 'quality goods'. Does that mean good quality or bad quality?
Not necessarily a fault of expression but more a fault with punctuation, has anyone noticed the BBC news website's overuse of
'quotes'? Out of the few times during the day I go and see what's wrong with the world, the Read section will contain a handful of
titles with wrongly used quotes. For example, here are a couple of current ones;
Swedish MP carves 'racist cake'
Drinking water 'improves grades'
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 01:23 PM |
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I lived in the states for a while and the one that got me was winningest, I nearly fell over laughing the first time I heard it.
Build Blog
Build Photo Album
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gunman
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 01:48 PM |
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The one I hate the most is "There's nothing worse......"
I wouldn't mind if it was used to describe the worst thing imaginable but usually you hear something trivial like "There's nothing
worse that cold toast", Oh, is that right? What about Testicular Cancer, Starvation or having your short and curlies pulled out slowly, one by
one? I know which I'd choose, and theres worse things than that about too !
Also hate when people shorten words into ones that dont exist, such as " you look Gorge", if you can't be bothered saying the whole
word just keep quiet!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 02:11 PM |
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"The bubble" also refers to poker tournaments, with the last person who has to get knocked out before the paid positions being the
"bubble boy"
The one I really hate is "more better"
I've taken to flat refusing to understand a word the idiot says when they pull that one out. Also when they shorten words like the prementioned
"gorge" and "jel" get the blank stare treatment (or when I want to be a smart alec "Es tut mir leid, verstehe Ich es
nicht" )
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SALAD
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 02:22 PM |
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'I ain't done nuffin'.....there is so much wrong with this.
Despite the dropping of letters and the obvious pronunciation laziness coupled with the use of 'ain't', it is a double negative
which actually suggests you HAVE done something!!
There is a lot of laziness with the English language these days and I don't like it, I don't like it at all 
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adithorp
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| posted on 18/4/12 at 03:24 PM |
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People using the wrong but similar sounding word can wind me up. I can cope with mistakes between, there, their and they're, although I seem to
(not too) remember hundreds of lessons at school covering that.
Recently I had an e-mail from an old friend who said "WERE all well and but the kids are growing up OFF course". Maybe they were involved
in last years riots? I had another from an American cousin that took me an hour to interpret.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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