BRANDED
12:55 Mon Oct 29
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One that irritates me is the greeting
" Yaworwhy?"
This is said generally with a northern accent but is now so widespread it really could be any idiot. It is essentially hello with the additional how are you thrown in.
My stock answer is " I'm good thanks"
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DaveT
12:43 Mon Oct 29
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We used to play wank word bingo at work in meetings. Always seemed to be the bosses who try Americanisms. Could take a couple of weeks but you'd hear a muffled Yes! Someone has won.
To stay or to go seems to be the norm in cafes now.
Also take care is the phrase used when finishing a phone call. Strange phrase especially in the context
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mashed in maryland
12:31 Mon Oct 29
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Just ordered a coffee.
Said "can i have a black coffee please mate"
Next I'll try saying "can i get" and see if anyone around me is visibly upset.
If so, ill wave a white hanky and we can confirm we're both on WHO.
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chim chim cha boo
12:28 Mon Oct 29
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'Very unique' fucks me right off. It's either unique or it isn't. Nothing unique is any more unique than anything else.
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11:53 Mon Oct 29
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Viable, which originally was a biological term, has evolved in use and so too has dabble, original meaning the way ducks fed in shallow water.
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BRANDED
11:00 Mon Oct 29
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Modern life is shit.
Seems to me this is ghe worst of all.
Modern life can be perfectly good.
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BRANDED
10:58 Mon Oct 29
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Good is a fair description of someone who is feeling generally good.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
10:53 Mon Oct 29
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MiM
Sounds like you are an Americanism sympathiser to me.
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mashed in maryland
10:39 Mon Oct 29
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Can't say I've ever paid this much attention to the words people use when ordering a pint/coffee.
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WHU(Exeter)
9:57 Mon Oct 29
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("Can I get a's" are also invariably "you guys")
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WHU(Exeter)
9:54 Mon Oct 29
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Mashed, further down the thread, the 'can I get a'...
Like you said it's been around for years, for me noticed it most in pubs where some people would replace "can I have two pints of x and a packet of salt and vinegar crisps" or "pint of x please" with "can I get a".
The "can I get a" type then more often than not has several pregnant pauses whilst they then decide what it is they actually do want - this will range from sampling every real ale the pub stocks, to usually asking for a type of water that the pub has never stocked.
"Can I get a's" in the midst of the prolonged transaction will then be joined by a number of similar "can I get a" friends, who will also go through the same process and before you know it the queue will be out the door.
The height of "can I get a" bar etiquette that I've encountered involved a "can I get a" at the head of a massive queue, thinking that it would be perfectly OK to hold the barman and the growing queue up, whilst she was texting her mate to enquire what drink they would like and stood there awaiting the answer.
It's almost as if "can I get a's" are quite attention seeking types, with "can I get a" the not so secret code words to act like complete twats.
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mashed in maryland
9:10 Mon Oct 29
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"I'm looking for a brief precis as to their health and general well-being"
If they rate these things as "good" then what's the problem? You've got an answer to your question, time to move forward.
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
9:04 Mon Oct 29
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BRANDED 8:40 Sun Oct 28
No. When I ask someone how they are, I'm looking for a brief precis as to their health and general well-being. 'I'm very well, thanks, Surface', will do nicely. I'm not looking for a self-aggrandising self-appraisal as to their own self-worth.
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fraser
8:57 Mon Oct 29
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'a bunch of kid's that's another one, my kids says that.
Horrible English picked up in an American wannabe Australia as well as everyone sucking.
Oh and never using the words once or twice it's one time or two times.
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Takashi Miike
9:16 Sun Oct 28
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"just saying"
fuck off cunt
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only1billybonds
9:16 Sun Oct 28
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Few weeks ago i saw a bunch of schoolkids aged no more than 5 or 6. They were out in the street on some kind of exersise and the teacher,in an effort to get their attention claps her hands and shouts 'Ok guys'.
I know i'm getting old but fuck me,these little uns are barely out of nappies and ther'e getting calked guys.
Whereas guys was once used to describe attendees of Woodstock and the like.
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Long Lost
9:11 Sun Oct 28
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With Branded and decimate
Although I may not have been around with the Romans
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BRANDED
8:40 Sun Oct 28
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What? They cant judge themselves without your help?
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SurfaceAgentX2Zero
8:37 Sun Oct 28
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I've said this before and I'll say it again.
'I'm good'.
No! I'll be the fucking judge of that, and you aren't good. You mean, 'I'm well', you utter cunt.
That is all.
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BRANDED
8:23 Sun Oct 28
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Indubitably bruv
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Darlo Debs
8:21 Sun Oct 28
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Forsooth sire.
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