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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PluralsPeople who leave the s of off plurals...
"How much is that?"
"Seventy five pound"
"A pound? What a bargain, I'll take seventy five please"
"Eh?"
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stopmeandslapme Buggering belief since, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:52,
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how much do you weigh then?11 stone?
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Grrrmachine : Pedicabo ego vos et irrumabo, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 18:56,
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How tall are you?
In feets?
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