Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[MrGongGong]

Even if no-one else has noticed, I have. You are repeating yourself (see post 10). Is this an uncontrollable urge? Agerontiusism?

Repeat myself ?
Who me ?
Never .........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D76x0Vtb_Zc

[Pabmusic]

Repeat myself ?
Who me ?
Never .........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D76x0Vtb_Zc

Oh...sorry then!

[suitable pause]

Oh...sorry then!

[amateur51]

Female reporter on a TV news channel yesterday afternoon ...

'Neither of the two presidential candidates wants to be seen kicking the issue down the can ... '

The reporter's gender is irrelevant, surely

Unless you're making a subtle point, scotty

[amateur51]

I do a voluntary job once a week at a quite well known institution, and rather enjoy teasing the Human Resources Manager by asking him " How are things in Personnel ? "

SCAMP!

[ahinton]

I do a voluntary job once a week at a quite well known institution, and rather enjoy teasing the Human Resources Manager by asking him " How are things in Personnel ? "

...to which he ought perhaps to answer "who is person L?"; "personnel" always struck me as an odd term in any case, reminding me as it does of the notion that no one is a learner driver...

[Pabmusic]

...to which he ought perhaps to answer "who is person L?"; "personnel" always struck me as an odd term in any case, reminding me as it does of the notion that no one is a learner driver...

I find it difficult to believe that any HR department would talk of "person L". They'd more likely speak of "unit L".

[3rd Viennese School]

There is an NHS meeting next door as we speak!

(As we speak. Is that allowed on this board?)

So join me for the next hour and the next 300 messages.

We’ve had” If I can interject…” already!

3VS

[amateur51]

There is an NHS meeting next door as we speak!

(As we speak. Is that allowed on this board?)

So join me for the next hour and the next 300 messages.

We’ve had” If I can interject…” already!

3VS

triffic 3VS

[MrGongGong]

I was at a school last year that had
"site agents" instead of "caretakers"

though I guess they probably had ejector seats fitted to the DB5

[Serial_Apologist]

'Axing' also existed as a common variant of 'asking' - which is entirely irrelevant, but interesting nonetheless.

Not at al Pabs - "axing" is in regular use among the Afro-Carribean community to this day in London - eg, angry customer to nervous staff member in Brixton Tesco's this morning: "You is AXING me, or you is TELLING me?"

[3rd Viennese School]

I escaped during the NHS meeting so I can't "furnish you" with any phrases!

[mangerton]

I escaped during the NHS meeting so I can't "furnish you" with any phrases!

Wot, not even any blue sky thinking, or thinking out of the box?

[kernelbogey]

Wot, not even any blue sky thinking, or thinking out of the box?

Or cascade the information to us?

[MrGongGong]

Or cascade the information to us?

I wish someone had given me a heads up on this one
but I guess it's always good to touch base so that we are still in the same ballpark

[vinteuil]

We need to workshop this. I can shoe-horn a window in my diary next Thursday.