Irritating Expression

[Captain Kong]

Here is another one they are now sayong... everything is now `Cool.`
such as I could have written on that CELEBRITY thread, when I mentioned sitting next to Grace Kelly in the Diner in New York and I sad I felt the seat when she got up and left and it was still warm, I should have said.....".The seat was still warm, How` Cool` is that" .What a daft statement that would have been.

[alf corbyn]

gobsmacked??. what a stupid statement. and what about the doctors practice? if he needs to practise does he need to use patients or patience? or does he need surgery. i agree about the raised fingers and quote marks. anything for politicians to use their spin on. the world is going to hell in a handbasket. where did that come from.we have a lot to blame the yanks for, acrymnms? wrong spelling, you know, initials instead of words. politicans also sabotage the english language in an excrutiating manner. alf

[happy daze john in oz]

Wot about this one I just heard, should interest us , " It does'nt float my boat".
Bloody madness, I must be getting old ?

What's the matter, your bath too small for the rubber dingy?

[happy daze john in oz]

gobsmacked??. what a stupid statement. and what about the doctors practice? if he needs to practise does he need to use patients or patience? or does he need surgery. i agree about the raised fingers and quote marks. anything for politicians to use their spin on. the world is going to hell in a handbasket. where did that come from.we have a lot to blame the yanks for, acrymnms? wrong spelling, you know, initials instead of words. politicans also sabotage the english language in an excrutiating manner. alf

Going to hell in a handbasket. First heard that as used by K. Beasley when leader of the opposition here in the 90's. But I must admit I now use it to describe the global financial situation.

[Tony Morcom]

well guys its all about being "PC". But why the hell do we want to be politically correct ~ when has any politician been correct

[Jim Brady]

John,(Happy Daze) I have only ever heard that expression as Going to hell on a Handcart, Handbasket no.
Regards.
Jim,B.

[Graham Payne]

What's the matter, your bath too small for the rubber dingy?

Yeah, plus the bloody rubber duck keeps telling me to "Quack Off".
It is MY bath, ( well possibly the wifes )

[Captain Kong]

The Long Haired One has a very irritating expression.
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"NO, I have a head ache.!"

[Roger Dyer]

Why is it that so many of the less desirable traits adopted by the youth of this world appear to emanate from the U.S.A. or more specifically, Los Angeles? I speak of the purposeful dislocation of the English language as well as the unflattering, often ridiculous, dress codes. Unfortunately, it does seem that this assault upon a world we once knew is a product of the L.A. sub-culture the, 'Boys in the 'Hood' gang mentality which also fuels the pointless, almost daily, slaughter of so many young lives. Why, young people throughout the English-speaking world would choose to imitate the manner in which these post-adolescent thugs speak, dress and behave, is beyond my comprehension, but many of them do.

Whilst not wishing to 'Diss' anyone ( show disrespect to another person), but to illustrate my criticism of L.A. dress-sense I offer two examples of popular affectations still in vogue. Firstly, the baseball cap...for maximum affect this should always be worn with the peak facing aft. Hardly the most effective way in which to shade the California sunshine from ones eyes you would think, but it does, perhaps, give an excellent example of a mind-set totally bereft of common sense. On the subject of clothing, the other thing I'd like to mention is the almost clown-like way in which young men wear a pair of jeans......apparently the crutch should always be positioned slightly north of the ankles, allowing the the bottom of the legs to concertina and ride under the heel of the shoe where the denim material can wear away most effectively (makes sense, doesn't it ?). The added benefit of wearing jeans in this way is to give a casual, unfettered, albeit unwelcome, view of the wearer's choice of underwear, thus creating a most masculine and alluring affect, essential to any young man eager to make his 'mark' in the world. How on earth they are able to walk without falling A over T is indeed a wondrous thing. It comforts me not, to think that from the ranks of such people tomorrow's leaders will emerge, but then I realise it was always that way, although I'm convinced that in my day we produced a much nicer class of thug or delinquent. Now, with apologies to Captain Bill for this digression I will get back to the theme of the thread.

Another word I find irritating is 'wicked', when, as in the vernacular of younger generations, it is used to show one's approval for anything that gives pleasure. Contrary to it's original meaning, 'wicked' can be used to describe a motor vehicle, clothing, attractive women, social experiences, anything at all. It can even be applied to the 'buzz' one gets having just successfully robbed the local liquor/convenience store. Is it so surprising that the 'generation gap' is widening at such an incredible speed ?


....................regards, Roger

[Neil Morton]

At school my English master always told us "Hi" was a condition not a greeting. Nowadays one could argue the spelling;however the greeting of "Hey" to my point of view is much worse. Horses eat it and once again the spelling is awry and my dictionary explains the word thus :- used to call attention or to express enquiry,surprise etc