Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

**Nick Armstrong** · 20-01-20, 17:44

Originally posted by teamsaint View Post

You can always tell a FOR3 Forum pedant.

You just can’t tell them much.......

**kernelbogey** · 20-01-20, 17:51

Originally posted by oddoneout View Post

However one chooses to phrase it I would ask "how do we know"?

By the cut of her/his jibe.

**oddoneout** · 20-01-20, 20:39

Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post

By the cut of her/his jibe.

I realised just now that my comment was ambiguous, due to not choosing the right post to quote. Whether 'only insults the existing audience' or 'insults only the existing audience', my wayward brain wanted to know how we can be sure that other groups do not share that attention as well?
But I like your contribution - neat.

**burning dog** · 23-01-20, 10:04

Originally posted by zola View Post

The Sex Pistols and Black Sabbath ? Arguably as much historic figures now as Liszt and Wagner.

I wasn't being derogatory about The Sex Pistols or Black Sabbath, but young people would regard them ALL as historical figure surely?

One music programme compared the Vivaldi with the Rolling Stones. Couldn't see much similarity except they were both music and popular ( I marginally prefer the Rolling Stones)

**ahinton** · 23-01-20, 10:23

Originally posted by burning dog View Post

I wasn't being derogatory about The Sex Pistols or Black Sabbath, but young people would regard them ALL as historical figure surely?

One music programme compared the Vivaldi with the Rolling Stones. Couldn't see much similarity except they were both music and popular ( I marginally prefer the Rolling Stones)

Although your call is important to us, you cain't get no satisfaction from waiting for our response...

**burning dog** · 23-01-20, 11:31

Originally posted by ahinton View Post

Although your call is important to us, you cain't get no satisfaction from waiting for our response...

A company of my acquaintance had this as a "call waiting" jingle

**LezLee** · 23-01-20, 11:46

Off topic:
When my husband died, I had to inform the building society by phone. Unbelievably, their holding music was 'When Johnny comes marching home'. Yes, my husband's name was John. The supervisor was mortified and upset when I told her, though I know my husband would have seen the funny side!

**Sir Velo** · 23-01-20, 12:22

Originally posted by kernelbogey View Post

A pedant writes:
At least Suzi Klein insults only the existing audience...?

Shorely, the "exiting" audience?

**Sir Velo** · 23-01-20, 12:27

Originally posted by burning dog View Post

"Like the Sex Pistols or Black Sabbath, Liszt and Wagner were controversial musical figures in the 19th century – even doctors thought they were dangerous to be around."