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Sheilaz Feathery Fanatic

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:lol::lol::lol: Definitely!

(Awwight?)

Plus, I have no idea why it was drummed into me never to use the word nice. I'm not sure why the word exsists if I'm not allowed to use it! Or, why use of "good" or any other adjective is more virtuous.

But just thought I should let you know what depths of sloppy, slovenly (horrible word) language we have sunk to now! :shock:

Yours, Victor Meldrew :wink:

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Yes, the same for me too. I was always told not to use the word nice when describing something. My teacher always used to say...

 

cakes are nice....choose another word!

 

So, I always have to think of some good descriptive words when someone asks me what I think about something, instead of just saying, 'oh, yes, it's nice'

 

:roll:

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Sheila, you'll have to run the 'I' rule by me, as I've got some vague memory of it but have forgotten it :roll:

 

(Or is that totally off topic?!)

.....who cares, you can always delete me, Gina!

Apparently, one ( :roll: ) should never start a letter with I, as it considered rather self- important :shock:

It is usually possible to avoid this attention seeking behaviour :wink:, but sometimes its really difficult.

For the same reason, the use of I should be limited throughout the letter. :lol::lol:

 

Before I'm deleted; Pixelated. Clare just used it in the chicken section. Lovely word! 8)

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Cate in NZ

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Inebriated

Eloquent

Armadillo

 

My problem is that I just love words :roll: It doesn't really matter what they mean, as long as they say it well :)

Oops, sentence construction and grammar, never start a sentence with I... or because... or but.... or and etc, etc. It seems as if I regularly break every single one of those rules from time to time, although I do remember learning them. Sadly, I have even been known to use the word "nice", but very much along the lines of "a digestive biscuit is nice: a chocolate digestive is scrumptious, delicious, and downright irresistible" :roll: . Or "Brad Pitt's bottom is nice, George Clooney's is taut, firm, tempting and how I wish I could get my paws on it" :shock:

No doubt I could work on a few more of these, but I suspect that you get the picture, besides I'm running the risk of going seriously off-topic now.... and I don't want to get moderated :wink:

 

[/b]Yummy There's another good word, or you could try Yum, murmured like a purr at a time of great pleasure- for me gazing through LK Bennetts shop window..... or at George Clooneys bottom :roll::wink::):)

 

Sorry, quick edit as I got my bolds mixed up, can't work out hot to put it right either :oops::oops:

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I come from Elstree and remember many adolescent evenings spent in one of St Albans' many pubs! quote]

:shock::shock: Hopefully that was a decade or so after I was doing the same, otherwise you might remember me :oops::oops:

 

Is there a suggestion that everyone in the world is linked through only about 5 known people?

We're finding already on this forum that people know someone that another member knows.

Its only a question of time before someone remembers someone else from their youth.

Just hope its not me. :P:roll::wink:

Although, its probably far more embarrassing if you know me now. :lol:

Which pubs Clare? :o

 

When our beautiful Victorian library, given by kind benefactor Andrew Carnegie, was turned into a rotten pub, it had bad beer but a great name;

The Philanthropist & Firkin 8)

 

Extremely hard to say when inebriated (so I'm told).

 

So, mine are Inebriated too, cheers Kate!

Philanthropist

Firkin

Library

Bibliography

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I come from Elstree and remember many adolescent evenings spent in one of St Albans' many pubs! quote]

:shock::shock: Hopefully that was a decade or so after I was doing the same, otherwise you might remember me :oops::oops:

 

Is there a suggestion that everyone in the world is linked through only about 5 known people?

We're finding already on this forum that people know someone that another member knows.

Its only a question of time before someone remembers someone else from their youth.

Just hope its not me. :P:roll::wink:

Although, its probably far more embarrassing if you know me now. :lol:

Which pubs Clare? :o

 

It would have been in the early 80s Sheila, I can't remember the pub names, but could probably steer you there (autopilot!). We used to go there a lot and also to the Cat & Fiddle in Radlett.

 

I met up with some Omleteers in the area last Saturday and one of them had the same name as me before she was married!

 

It's all very spooky - I once went to a party and met another girl called Clare (spelled the same way) she had the same birth date as me and was wearing the same boots (from Next)> I was spooked for the rest of the evening! :shock:

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Sheilaz Feathery Fanatic

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It would have been in the early 80s Sheila....

I'm older than you, but was still frequenting the local inns until about 1982! I'm sure we must between us know someone who knows both of us...or perhaps you found a beermat with my name on... :lol:

I met up with some Omleteers in the area last Saturday and one of them had the same name as me before she was married!

It's all very spooky - I once went to a party and met another girl called Clare (spelled the same way) she had the same birth date as me and was wearing the same boots (from Next)> I was spooked for the rest of the evening! :shock:

I love coincidences...we may have to start a separate thread... 8)

Yes, I like Xylophone & Dictionary....I was going to look up "Inebriated", but copied Kate A's spelling :wink:

 

Quadrangle....but sounds like quadwangle when I say it :roll::lol:

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Lovely topic. I gree, I hate habitual swaering, but just sometimes, overheard conversations are funny.. Once heard a young couple squabbling in Huddesfield. She'd phoned him the night before, but he hadn't answered. His speech was rather poor and what I heard was 'I told you where I were! You just don't furkin wisten!' Needless to say, this is now a family favourite expression!

 

Also, Christmas Eve in Halifax... Angry lady waiting with her children outside Dixons 'Just how long does it take to buy a b***** battery?!

 

One of my favourite words is from Dad's Army when they were arranging a town pajeant where a Lady Godiva would do her stuff. The town clerk said she would be wearing 'Fleshings!'

 

Strategy is another favourite, but only as spoken by former north country MD, as he said 'Stratgy'

 

Actually, there is a theme emerging, all my examples are from the north, and I am not taking the mickey - I was born in Leeds! :wink:

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