CommonFreddy Woo writes, "My wife thinks calling the front room a lounge is common. Worse, a friend of hers recently admonished her daughter for calling a toilet, a toilet. Lavatory darling. It's lavatory."
My own mother refused to let me use the word 'oblong' instead of 'rectangle'. Which is just odd, to be honest.
What stuff do you think is common?
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chthonic, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:06)
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Signs in supermarkets that say'10 items or fewer' ARRRGH it should be 'Up to 10 items'
(, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:35, 8 replies)
I thought "Up to 10 items" was fineThe problem was with signs that said "10 items or less"
(, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:48, closed)
Fuck you're right!*hastily edits*
(, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:52, closed)
You seem to have edited incorrectlyand complained about one correct form in favour of another.
You are a silly person.
And have lived up to your username.
Twice.
(, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 10:39, closed)
are youmy dad?!
(, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 17:41, closed)
10 items or fewer is ok. 10 items or less is incorrect.You shouldn't use the word 'less' when describing discrete items.
I.e. you have less money when you have fewer pennies.
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cupboardy, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 15:23,
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Shouldn't it beUp to and including 10 items?
(, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 15:30, closed)
It should say'A few random bits'n'bobs'
Nicer, no?
(, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 23:00, closed)
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