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Freddy 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?

(, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:06)
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you have to make sure they're not saying 'would've', which can sound quite similar and is grammatically hunky dory...

If they're using 'of' rather than the contraction, prod them in the eye with the nearest stick.
(, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:36, 1 reply)
...and
make sure it has dog turd on the end of it too.
(, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:39, closed)
It can't hurt...
Which is why you should dry the turd out and then sharpen it to a vicious point before stabbing the offender.
(, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:47, closed)

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