"Old Thing"
- Rob Houghton
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Re: "Old Thing"
It seems to me our language will eventually revert to a 'Janet and John' type of speak - 'It was good' 'We had fun' 'we ate our food' etc. Just bland short sentences with no real feeling - just statements. I 'quite like' qualifiers. They enrich the language 'rather' in my opinion.
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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It really irritates me that so many people say "absolutely" instead of "yes".
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- Rob Houghton
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Oh, absolutely! I agree!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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- Eddie Muir
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It’s one of my pet hates too, Nigel.Moonraker wrote:It really irritates me that so many people say "absolutely" instead of "yes".
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I think that one of the silliest things is 'see you soon', often being said by someone who you are unlikely to ever see again!
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Why do so many people start their sentences with "basically"? I find that annoying.
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I find conversation annoying!
Julian gave an exclamation and nudged George.
"See that? It's the black Bentley again. KMF 102!"
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"See that? It's the black Bentley again. KMF 102!"
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- Rob Houghton
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I hate the current fad of starting a sentence with 'so', especially if answering a question. It happens on the news a lot when people are being interviewed, whether they're politicians or police or members of the public, they all do it!John Pickup wrote:Why do so many people start their sentences with "basically"? I find that annoying.
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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I like hate it when like people are like always putting "like" in like every sentence as like every second word, like when someone is like "and she was like 'woah!' and I'm like 'what?'" and like, you know, like that...
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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I must admit, I'm guilty of overusing the word "like" in sentences, but only in verbal conversation, its sort of an alternative to "erm" in my opinion
The one that gets me is the overuse of "literally". I just cant understand why people feel the need to say everything is literal, as if its completely unbelievable when its actually not!
The one that gets me is the overuse of "literally". I just cant understand why people feel the need to say everything is literal, as if its completely unbelievable when its actually not!
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- joanne_chan
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That's awfully sad really as it so much flavour to what is said.Rob Houghton wrote:I think the fact seems to be that apparently younger people aren't using 'qualifiers' any more...so instead of saying 'It's quite cold' or 'it was rather exciting' they are just saying 'Its cold' and 'it was exciting'.
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I find people annoying.Julie2owlsdene wrote:I find conversation annoying
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I know. Using superlatives in that way is the worst thing ever!Wolfgang wrote:Don't get me started. I personally hate it if people use superlative in an inflationary way for negligibilities, especially if the subjects/achievements aren't exceptional at all.
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I really have to admit I am very much given to inserting 'like' into everyday speech too although heaven only knows how I got into it.Poppy wrote:I must admit, I'm guilty of overusing the word "like" in sentences, but only in verbal conversation, its sort of an alternative to "erm" in my opinion
The one that gets me is the overuse of "literally". I just cant understand why people feel the need to say everything is literal, as if its completely unbelievable when its actually not!
- Rob Houghton
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Me too!!Moonraker wrote:I find people annoying.Julie2owlsdene wrote:I find conversation annoying
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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