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Nucular weapon.
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A guy that I know said "Don't worry, I'll get my own back. Every dog has his bone".
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Saying "UM" instead of "THEM".
"I can't say I blame UM" Just heard somebody say it which made me think "Great, I've got something else to tell my Betfair mates!"  |
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The proof is in the pudding.
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Dunno if this has been done:
"You've got two choices" No I haven't. I've got one choice between two options. Pretty sure I've been one to say two choices, but I'll be using this at the next opportunity. |
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a leper can't change his spots
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One the Mrs uses a lot is 'I got it off line' like buying it 'off Ebay' as if 'line' is some sort of supplier.
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i won it in an auction !
no you didn't ,you paid for it !  |
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^ A bit off topic but that reminded me of a sign for a fairground I pass on the way home,
Wristbands- FREE unlimited rides - £6.99  |
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I often drop in "Can I get a..." when ordering beers as it really winds a mate of mine up.
(Thinly veiled "I have a mate" post...) |
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Many people don't seem to know the difference between imply and infer and already mentioned, affect and effect.
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Its and It's is another where people don't know the difference.
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a pair of trousers ,a pair of shorts ? why,what,where,how,who,when,which ?
no,its a trouser imo - excuse me - can i try on this trouser ? - followed by a funny look  |
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next time i pick up a jumper i'm gonna say - can i try on this pair of jumpers
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JB - to be fair, there really isn't that much between 'imply' & 'infer' - it's not as if they've got entirely different meanings like alteration & alterCation.
That's probably the territory where pedantry meets tolerance of stupidity |
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You would be happy among German speakers, Coachbuster. They wear eine Hose and that's the end of it. And the French make do with but a single pantalon. Yet Spaniards are only satisfied with pantalones. The Dutch are able to fit themselves into a single broek, but the same word in English multiplies itself into breeches.
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They have completely different meanings.
http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/10/imply-or-infer/ |
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Imply and infer are as similar as forwards and backwards.
If I imply something, you can only infer my meaning. You can't imply it as well. And if I infer something from what you've said, then you must have implied it to me. You can't infer your own implication. |
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sbtw-that's some knowledge you have there my friend
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Oh! Here's one that's almost de rigueur in the world of estate agent gobtoss: "The property comprises of living room, kitchen, blah blah."
No. It consists of living room, burble, gobtoss. But it comprises living room, hair gel, Mini Cooper etc. |
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Misuse of "had" as in "Mr Jones had his house burgled"
Reads as though he arranged the burglary |
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Coachbuster - I agree sir...SBTW has made me realise I'm as thick as shít
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Hugh Taylor has put one up today,
Isnt one for the feint-hearted |
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the ball fell for him on his favoured left foot,just how many left feet has he got then?
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he has two left feet ? (as in shyte footballer, dancer etc)
now that would be interesting |
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one of the best footballers ever used to wear two left boots due to a birth defect
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He was born with 'em on?
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like his legs I,ve gone off on a tangent.sorry
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Sikth instead of sixth. Martin Brundle this is you.
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Rob Burrows Leeds RL player, its Burrow F FS
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Commentators always seem to call Ronaldo, "Renaldo".
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Just reading reviews on carpet cleaning detergent.....
"I have used it in the living room in a normal box standard VAX Rapide". |