Vocabulary question.

[KneesUp]

My favourite bit of "evolved language" is the colloquial Welsh for microwave - popty-ping - I believe it literally translates as 'oven that goes ping'

 

[Illaveago]

A lot of terms and phrases have been taken from the workplace.
Take " A harrowing experience!" Which has come to mean something totally different .

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Jesus wept...

He did I remember it well

 

[IaninSheffield]

Here's one that's been taxing me - parkrun.
Noun? Verb? Tenses?

 

[BoldonLad]

A lot of terms and phrases have been taken from the workplace.
Take " A harrowing experience!" Which has come to mean something totally different .

or "on tenter hooks", I am sure there are more, many military ones too, "bite the bullet"....

 

[vickster]

He did I remember it well

Don’t you mean?
He did. I remember it well.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Don’t you mean?
He did. I remember it well.

Well now you mention it, I think I actually meant
He did, I remember it well.

 

[Dirk]

Don’t you mean?
He did. I remember it well.

Don't you mean - 'It's claimed that he did?'

 

[Drago]

He didn't weep. He rolled his eyes with dismay at the slack use of the Judean language since the Roman's had arrived.

 

[vickster]

Don't you mean - 'It's claimed that he did?'

Why are you asking me? It’s a question @Phaeton

 

[Deleted member 26715]

He didn't weep. He rolled his eyes with dismay at the slack use of the Judean language since the Roman's had arrived.

That's because he wondered what they (the Romans) had ever done for them!

 

[Dirk]

Why are you asking me? It’s a question @Phaeton

Soz - quoted the wrong post.

 

[swee'pea99]

One that often riles me is 'impact' used as a verb. It was a noun, full stop, when I were a nipper. Not that I rule it out altogether - I've been known to use it myself - but nine times out of ten 'affect' would be preferable.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

One that often riles me is 'impact' used as a verb. It was a noun, full stop, when I were a nipper. Not that I rule it out altogether - I've been known to use it myself - but nine times out of ten 'affect' would be preferable.

Or should that be 'effect' ?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Dispatch or despatch....