carni 10,094 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 I have had to relent a little in my dislike of a certain word, which has crept in to being. Not the actual word, but the way it is often used these days. Mainly when being served in restaurants. I was born a girl, was a girl when I married my husband. Still am. Years have passed and now I am an 'Old Girl! Why in my 70s have I suddenly become 'A Guy'? I know hormones have a lot of explaining to do as we woman pass a certain age but come on, not that much. When sitting at our table awaiting supper, and the happy smiling person, notebook in hand approaches for our order, And says 'Hi Guys, How are you doing and what can I get for you tonight. I don't want to ruin the day for them, so I just smile sweetly, then run to the 'Powder Room' to check for whiskers!!! PS. Yes......There are a few.xx . 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 807 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Dont forget to comb your face carni. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Guys belong on bonfires! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Another one of those dreadful Americanisms creeping In but we have to accept that language is continually changing. When I was at primary school some of the posher kids used to have elocution lessons to ‘learn them ow to talk proppa’, and that was in Woodthorpe where everyone ‘talked proppa’ in those days. There were no television soaps to influence the language and people on the radio, especially newsreaders, spoke in ‘Received Pronunciation’ or the Queens English. I like to hear dialects but I do dislike ‘lazy talk’. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 27 minutes ago, carni said: When sitting at our table awaiting supper, and the happy smiling person, notebook in hand approaches for our order, And says 'Hi Guys, How are you doing and what can I get for you tonight. . ABSOLUTELY ......... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,408 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 1 hour ago, carni said: I was born a girl, was a girl when I married my husband. Still am. In this day and age it's nice to be certain of something carni. There's a quote I heard recently that the youngsters now days are not sure if they're a boy, a girl or a $!£%$% toaster... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 54 minutes ago, philmayfield said: Another one of those dreadful Americanisms creeping In but we have to accept that language is continually changing. I can't stand the use of the word 'Movie' for what is clearly a film. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 'Guys' is standard over here. I don't like it when used to mixed company. I've often wondered if it descended form the Jewish term, 'Goys' used of Gentiles. The term 'Youse Goys' (New York slang) Could have easily become, "You guys' over the years. Bit like Blokes, in the UK and Aus' shouldn't be applied to the ladies though. Movies, has been the standard term for the cinema in North America as long as I have been here. Simply moving pictures recorded on film. Do they even use film anymore? Even so called movies are digitized and played on a digital projector today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 'Two countries separated by a common language!' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Trouble is if you pull them up, they’ll be gobbing on your chips not to mention the chefs special sauce! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 614 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 'Basically', adds no value. Starting a sentence with 'Look' or 'Listen' (favourite with politicians). 'Sat' when the correct word is 'sitting' (he was sat on the bench). 'Off of' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 I don't like being addressed as 'mate'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 552 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 I object to being greeted by " can I help you babe?". To start with I am old enough to be the spotty individual's grandad and secondly, if my memory serves me correctly, Babe was a pig. Even if you ignore the greeting and ask a question invariably they have not got a clue about what is being sold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Another one: I'm of an age where, when I used to go to supermarkets, pre lockdown, I was addressed as 'darling' at the checkout. That really annoys me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 It doesn’t worry me but Paul always comments when some person being interviewed on TV says ‘the AMOUNT of people ....” it should be “the NUMBER of people ....” he says I suppose that’s not exactly a word he dislikes, though, it’s a phrase. It gets to me very slightly when people say “different TO” instead of “different FROM”. I think that must have been drummed into me at some point in an English lesson But I do accept that language changes over the years, so I try very hard to ignore it, as in the grand scheme of things it really doesn’t matter at all (does it?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,304 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 Then Americans say, "Different than...." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 And there’s always fewer and less. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 As far as I can ascertain, ‘different to’ and ‘different from’ are equally acceptable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 What about using ‘fast’ as an adverb instead of an adjective? E.g. the car went fast (instead of ‘quickly’) or is that acceptable these days? I’m not going to say anything else as I feel I’m getting a bit picky now ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldphil 331 Posted February 6, 2021 Report Share Posted February 6, 2021 I've noticed lately how curmudgeonly I've become - ranting at the radio on a daily basis now. People starting sentences with the word "so", seasoned presenters repeating the first three words of their sentence before finishing it, and many more. I would bet anyone under thirty to get through an entire day without using the word "like" . My money would be safe before five minutes were up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted February 7, 2021 Report Share Posted February 7, 2021 8 hours ago, oldphil said: seasoned presenters repeating the first three words of their sentence before finishing it, and many more. I totally agree oldphil. Here in Australia it has become pollie speak as they all have to say the three word message twice. I am sure that it is because they think the voters are a thick as they are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ube 38 Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 On 1/27/2020 at 7:54 PM, carl hebb said: What bugs me is when they put the credits in the corner of the screen to advertise the next programme.I some times actually want to check some ones name or see when it was made, its bad enough full screen the speed they display them and the date. I think that is a whole new topic altogether Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 "Wanna" instead of want to, I heard it used on our ABC TV yesterday, the last bastion of received pronunciation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 All words where the speaker misses out the letter 'T', for example, "Off to Brigh'on " or even worse, I fink instead think. Not forgetting LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldphil 331 Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Oztalgian said: "Wanna" instead of want to, I heard it used on our ABC TV yesterday, the last bastion of received pronunciation And, apparently, according to the presenters, we live in the "East Mids". They have "celebs". But, for sheer, unadulterated stupidity you cannot beat the frantic attempts to cram all the legally required terms and conditions into the final three seconds of the advertisment (I avoided "advert" deliberately). More serious, though, are the pathetic attempts by the gambling and drinking sites exhorting us to be "gamble aware" and "drink responsibly". They are on screen for the blink of an eye. I feel a separate thread looming here! PS: the jab yesterday was Oxford AZ. Comes from a site in Liverpool (Medimmune) Told me to ignore the statistics - in three weeks it will stop me getting anything worse than a heavy cold. The gentleman vaccinating me said he wasn't a registered clinician. I told him it would be beast to keep that to himself until he'd done the deed. Turns out that he is a vet; cue a few remarks about the size of needle and where his hands were yesterday. Happy to report, good night's sleep and no side effects yet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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