Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[french frank]

You could always go the Paisley route and simply decide to call yourself Dr anyway?

Yes, you can. I was referring to the academic etiquette. In Paisley's case, I believe he is an alumnus of the Bob Jones University in Carolina, USA .

Where does this leave Professor Green? or Dr Hook?

No idea. Same place as anyone else, I suppose. You either have completed a doctorate (PhD, D.Phil, D Mus, MD &c at university - or a medical degree at a lower level - or you haven't). What it pleases you to call yourself is up to you, I imagine, unless you're trying to pass yourself off as being qualified in some profession when you aren't).

[Beef Oven!]

The big one's coming up - Arsenal v United at the Emirates. Both teams on form, Gooners with the home advantage, United riding high at the top of the league.

[teamsaint]

The big one's coming up - Arsenal v United at the Emirates. Both teams on form, Gooners with the home advantage, United riding high at the top of the league.

are you touting tickets for this?

[jean]

Although, leaving the present case aside, it could be disputed that an honorary degree 'requires no merit whatsoever'.

What you quote wasn't my view, though. I went on to say The usage is meant to illustrate what previous contributors to this thread have already decreed.

The practice of exemplifying just what a poster objects to about a phrase by using the phrase, on this thread, in a poster's preferred sense instead too often fails to register, which must be a source of great frustration to the poster.

[french frank]

What you quote wasn't my view, though.

To clarify: I was referring to Mr Tipps' post which had mentioned 'honorary degree' as a phrase that 'set his teeth on edge', Mr Hinton's modest comment that he did not feel his own comments merited the granting of an honorary degree, and followed by your comment (which I quoted) which I understood, possibly erroneously, to be about 'honorary degrees' in general.

'Leaving the present case aside' was an indication that I did not wish to comment on whether Mr Hinton, in this case, deserved an honorary degree or not.

The main point I was following up was your comment which I understood, possibly erroneously, to be about 'honorary degrees' in general, namely that they required 'no merit whatsoever'. I apologise if you were meaning that Mr Hinton's comments required no merit. Or something else. That was what the phrase which you have placed in bold was meant to refer to, possibly in error.

I meant I went on to say The usage is meant to illustrate what previous contributors to this thread have already decreed.

The practice of exemplifying just what a poster objects to about a phrase by using the phrase, on this thread, in a poster's preferred sense instead too often fails to register, which must be a source of great frustration to the poster.

Possibly, but this is a comment which eludes my comprehension.

[jean]

Possibly, but this is a comment which eludes my comprehension.

Surely not!

It's that kind of thread.

Honorary degree.

Padriag tried to do the self-referential thing as well, rather neatly I thought, but that too failed to register.

[ahinton]

To clarify: I was referring to Mr Tipps' post which had mentioned 'honorary degree' as a phrase that 'set his teeth on edge', Mr Hinton's modest comment that he did not feel his own comments merited the granting of an honorary degree, and followed by your comment (which I quoted) which I understood, possibly erroneously, to be about 'honorary degrees' in general.

'Leaving the present case aside' was an indication that I did not wish to comment on whether Mr Hinton, in this case, deserved an honorary degree or not.

The main point I was following up was your comment which I understood, possibly erroneously, to be about 'honorary degrees' in general, namely that they required 'no merit whatsoever'. I apologise if you were meaning that Mr Hinton's comments required no merit. Or something else. That was what the phrase which you have placed in bold was meant to refer to, possibly in error.


Possibly, but this is a comment which eludes my comprehension.

Mine too, I fear; not to worry, though!

[vinteuil]

Melanie Phillips

Anne Atkins

'Sir' Tony Robinson

Nick Crane

that Scottish geologist with the ponytail

various radio 3 presenters - of whom protocol prevents the naming. But I could, o yes I could...

[ahinton]

Surely not!

It's that kind of thread.

I'd thought that it was a thread about phrases and words that set members' teeth on edge rather than one dedicated to the provision of posts that would elude the comprehension of some members, even including that of FF herself.

[vinteuil]

various forum members - of whom protocol prevents the naming. But I could, o yes I could...

[jean]

I'd thought that it was a thread about phrases and words that set members' teeth on edge rather than one dedicated to the provision of posts that would elude the comprehension of some members, even including that of FF herself.

I don't imagine for a moment that any posters intended their posts to elude the comprehension of anyone - in fact I'd guess they were rather disappointed.

[P. G. Tipps]

Ms Pollee Toynbee

Ms Jane Garvey

Sir André George Previn,

His Holiness Pope Boniface VIII

Mr Mark Horton

Mr Stephen Fry

Mr Martin Tyler

The Rugby 'World Cup'

No forum member, no, not even *******, sets my teeth on edge ...

[jean]

And may I point out that I did not write

I meant I went on to say The usage is meant to illustrate what previous contributors to this thread have already decreed.

which I agree is pretty incomprehensible.

[ahinton]

I don't imagine for a moment that any posters intended their posts to elude the comprehension of anyone - in fact I'd guess they were rather disappointed.

I didn't suggest such and accordingly did not use the word "intended"; my point was to draw attention to the thread topic rather than to compromises in comprehension, intended or otherwise -and what you meant by "that kind of thread" is something of which I remain less than certain...

Anyway, given the sheer number of posts in the thread to date, it would seem that there's ample work around for dentists...

[Serial_Apologist]

Compo sight.

Though I guess that notwithstanding the new leadership, that particular pronunciation will stay, were I to re-join or not.