Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
"Near miss"
... It's a near hit!!
... It's a near hit!!
What English expression do you hate the most?
- Thread starter gavroche
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raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Here's the thing, I have a mate called Graham and I have a Cousin Graham.Now I used to do a lot of things along with (mate) Graham and a few others (Bike Race Meets, Beer and Music festivals etc) and when talking to my Mum or other family members about these things just referred to him as Graham but if I was talking about my Cousin (Original owner of the Carlton Clubman) I always prefixed it with 'Our' likewise with 2 other Cousins John and Mark.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
My partner is from Cumbria, and they say "our" all the time. It's actually a fairly good system. As @raleighnut says, I've been in a similar situation when I've been telling my Mum about something friend/social related, and then mentioned my cousin Natalie, and she's replied "which Natalie, our Natalie?". So prefixing names with "our" saves the explanation. It's just with southerners it still sounds weird!
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
The pedant in me cries out when hearing the present historic on TV or radio:
"It's 1272 and Edward I has just ascended to the throne"
No, it's not 1272, if it was I wouldn't be looking at a TV.
"It's 1272 and Edward I has just ascended to the throne"
No, it's not 1272, if it was I wouldn't be looking at a TV.
