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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 7:30 pm
by josie andrews
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Just saw this today :wink:

Don't take offence anyone please :)

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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:28 pm
by jobo
Wise words Josie.

Just a damn pity that sometimes the rumours are so interesting, you just have to tell somebody.
:o

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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:41 pm
by DaveO
"haters". That is one Americanism I really can't stand!

Re: Quote!!

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:25 pm
by josie andrews
DaveO wrote:"haters". That is one Americanism I really can't stand!
I hate Americanisms too Dave & the spelling! So lazy :lol:

Re: Quote!!

Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:36 pm
by captinjack
Wouldn't take offence at you Josie.


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Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:34 am
by josie andrews
captinjack wrote:Wouldn't take offence at you Josie.
:)

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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:31 pm
by OAMJSONA
who is stealing your fence Josie call the cops ( heheheh )

Re: Quote!!

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 1:59 pm
by Kittwazzer
josie andrews wrote:
DaveO wrote:"haters". That is one Americanism I really can't stand!
I hate Americanisms too Dave & the spelling! So lazy :lol:
In a hotel lobby, I once asked an American lady if she'd pressed the button for the lift. She said yes, and its called an elevator!

I told her that we call it a lift.

She pointed out that America invented the elevator.

I told her again its called a lift and we invented the language!

Re: Quote!!

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:22 pm
by DaveO
Kittwazzer wrote:
josie andrews wrote:
DaveO wrote:"haters". That is one Americanism I really can't stand!
I hate Americanisms too Dave & the spelling! So lazy :lol:
In a hotel lobby, I once asked an American lady if she'd pressed the button for the lift. She said yes, and its called an elevator!

I told her that we call it a lift.

She pointed out that America invented the elevator.

I told her again its called a lift and we invented the language!
Well I work for an American company and we are certainly divided by a common language at times.

Whet gets me though is when British people adopt Americanism's. One of my pet hates is how people say the year out loud.

For me 2013 is said "Two-thousand and thirteen". Americans would say "Two-thousand Thirteen".

If you don't want to use "Two-thousand" you say "Twenty Thirteen".

Steve Wright (radio 2 DJ) is a culprit for this lazy way of speaking but what is worse I reckon he had to make a conscious effort to switch to that way of saying it as I am sure he would have been brought up to include the "and". That makes him an even bigger prat for doing it IMO.

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Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 4:49 pm
by Kittwazzer
DaveO wrote:
Well I work for an American company and we are certainly divided by a common language at times.

Whet gets me though is when British people adopt Americanism's. One of my pet hates is how people say the year out loud.

For me 2013 is said "Two-thousand and thirteen". Americans would say "Two-thousand Thirteen".

If you don't want to use "Two-thousand" you say "Twenty Thirteen".
Reminds me of Joan off 'Early Doors'! :lol: