Words that annoy me for no particular reason.

[glasgowcyclist]

This seems like the right place for this. What is up with this woman's pronunciation of this word? Is this a thing?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ErT3lG4mVg

I suspect she is gently mocking the way an Italian would pronounce the word, i.e. phonetically. Maybe some Italian friend or acquaintance has said the word that way in error and it's become a private joke which she has managed to get onto national tv.

 

[JPBoothy]

I'm an old fashioned/conservative type,so i refuse to use the word 'guys',preferring to say blokes or chaps(British),especially since 'guys'(American) is now used to refer to females as well as males.🧐

I know what you mean on this one as it is used daily where I work. Embarrassingly though, I have to confess to it having 'slipped' from my own mouth on occasion when struggling to find an alternative to describe a group of colleagues as not all are chaps/blokes and saying ladies & gentlemen can sound like you are taking the proverbial.

 

[PeteXXX]

I know what you mean on this one as it is used daily where I work. Embarrassingly though, I have to confess to it having 'slipped' from my own mouth on occasion when struggling to find an alternative to describe a group of colleagues as not all are chaps/blokes and saying ladies & gentlemen can sound like you are taking the proverbial.

You could use 'peeps' instead of 'guys'.. 👌

 

[JPBoothy]

She's probably pissed again from all of those times she tells us how she ljkes to sneak downstairs for a midnight 'snack'.. I'll have to try using that one myself. "Just popping down to the pub for a snack darling" 🥳

Having said that I do like the women though. Especially after all of the #### that was thrown around in the press about her..

 

[JPBoothy]

You could use 'peeps' instead of 'guys'.. 👌

No bloody way! That sounds like something Colin the office nerd from the Fast Show would say

 

[JPBoothy]

The list of 'made-up' words to describe Shampoo and other beauty products on TV has become endless.. It began with ones we have heard of like 'Serum' and then just got out of control.. I can't help but snigger everytime I hear one of their 'ordinary people off the street' actors say it with conviction

 

[JPBoothy]

A quick fix ...meaning they will botch /bu**er up or bend it to work right now knowing you will take the time to do the job right later

What other way could a Druggie describe their little pick-me-up

 

[JPBoothy]

Hardcore

Well how else would you describe those Movies (that I have been told exist )..

 

[DCBassman]

Well how else would you describe those Movies (that I have been told exist )..

Well, there's a mystery...Not a clue what you might be referring to....

 

[raleighnut]

Well, there's a mystery...Not a clue what you might be referring to....

Those films about laying a new driveway.

 

[DCBassman]

Those films about laying a new driveway.

So THAT'S it? Mystery soved!
I've spent so much time agonising over what it might mean, my tea's gone cold.
I'll go warm it in the meek row wah vay.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I know what you mean on this one as it is used daily where I work. Embarrassingly though, I have to confess to it having 'slipped' from my own mouth on occasion when struggling to find an alternative to describe a group of colleagues as not all are chaps/blokes and saying ladies & gentlemen can sound like you are taking the proverbial.

Yes,it's a tough one addressing a group of both genders.🤔 I'd probably use 'folks'.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The list of 'made-up' words to describe Shampoo and other beauty products on TV has become endless.. It began with ones we have heard of like 'Serum' and then just got out of control.. I can't help but snigger everytime I hear one of their 'ordinary people off the street' actors say it with conviction

Bifidus digestivum.

In our house that became the substitute phrase for bullshit.

 

[Blue Hills]

Those films about laying a new driveway.

you are swiss tony and I claim my £5.

 

[mistyoptic]

Bifidus digestivum.

In our house that became the substitute phrase for bullshit.

Agreed. The thing which makes me laugh is when they talk about bacteria “scientifically selected to reach the gut alive”.

Food poisoning bacteria can manage that too!