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Barbel Mick · « **Reply #2680 on:** January 27, 2021, 11:15:04 »

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia .......... why?

tallpaul · « **Reply #2681 on:** January 27, 2021, 12:15:32 »

Ffs...

Ambergnat · « **Reply #2682 on:** January 30, 2021, 13:19:16 »

Quote from: Barbel Mick on January 27, 2021, 11:15:04

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia .......... why?

Given its meaning - Sadism, pure and simple.

Hugo Magnus · « **Reply #2683 on:** February 01, 2021, 06:37:34 »

I've just had an email from Holiday Safe Insurance saying "Your holiday insurance is about to expire". What a bloody wind up!

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2684 on:** February 01, 2021, 18:43:51 »

Seen the Taylor's coffee bags advert? "Why didn't somebody think of it before"? "
That really bugs me. Because somebody did.
Am I the only one who remembers Lyons coffee bags in the 1970s?

2112 · « **Reply #2685 on:** February 01, 2021, 18:59:52 »

No, you are not alone I remember those. I also remember they weren't very good either...

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2686 on:** February 01, 2021, 19:01:23 »

Bloody horrible. Which is why they were short-lived, I expect.
Won't be trying Taylor's, either.

Rookie · « **Reply #2687 on:** February 01, 2021, 19:39:06 »

Am I the only one who didn't mind them then!

tallpaul · « **Reply #2688 on:** February 01, 2021, 20:31:47 »

One of the lads at work has a Senseo coffee machine dooberry and that uses coffee in teabag type pads. Gives a nice brew out too.

Brockett · « **Reply #2689 on:** February 01, 2021, 21:30:41 »

We used to dream of real coffee. We only had that "Camp" stuff untill 1962.

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2690 on:** February 01, 2021, 21:51:25 »

Chicory stuff, tall skinny square bottle!

tallpaul · « **Reply #2691 on:** February 01, 2021, 21:54:38 »

God awful stuff. Only tried it once but it was enough. I'd sooner drink J.W. Lees beer...

Mr Nick · « **Reply #2692 on:** February 01, 2021, 21:57:54 »

I don't mind it in some cold milk: not sure I'd want to drink it instead of coffee though.

user650 · « **Reply #2693 on:** February 01, 2021, 22:48:02 »

And still available

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/254889872

2112 · « **Reply #2694 on:** February 02, 2021, 12:00:10 »

It's making my tongue fur over at the thought of it...

Ambergnat · « **Reply #2695 on:** February 03, 2021, 19:55:19 »

Here's a thing.

The news today is going on about The fashion industry being afraid that it will be 'totally decimated' by the pandemic.

Now, I totally understand the spirit of the statement, but it pisses me off that the BBC, who paraphrase all of the time on the news makes absolutely no effort to correct the statement.

So, the fashion industry is afraid that they will lose 10% of their industry... If that's what they really mean then that's doing a damn sight better than most industries in this shitstorm and they should STFU.

How difficult would it have been to say 'devastated' instead?

StromGeeza · « **Reply #2696 on:** February 03, 2021, 20:13:17 »

Nerd alert...

To be fair, sources like OED now define 'decimate' as meaning 'destroy a large proportion of' as well as mentioning the pretty much redundant historical origin of the word. So could be greater than 10% of the industry gone... It's OK that meanings evolve over the ages (I love it that the Flintstones song mentioned having a 'gay old time'. Yabba dabba doo!

If you want to get frothed up about wrong words, join me with moaning about the improper use of the word 'meteoric' instead.
A successful person is often described as having had a 'meteoric rise' (I.e. to the top of their field), whereas we all know really that meteors fall down into the atmosphere crashing and burning all the while....

Brockett · « **Reply #2697 on:** February 04, 2021, 09:47:11 »

They say the meaning of words changes with time. However the OED seems to be committed to bowing down to Vox Pop too eagerly. I would prefer it if the OED defended the language rather than assist with it's reduction. The adoption of American street slang is a major assualt on the common understanding of English.

Jesus did not have twelve apostophe's

Hugo Magnus · « **Reply #2698 on:** February 04, 2021, 11:06:22 »

I used to feel the same. When you see the French trying to keep their language (and even personal names) pure from foreign corruption you can imagine how that language will decline and be confined to the past like latin. Adapt and survive, sadly.

Mr Nick · « **Reply #2699 on:** February 04, 2021, 12:07:58 »

But French is a foreign language... Much more of what was sense is consigned to history every day that the 'yoof of t'day' rely on some made up androgynous 'influencer' for their direction in life.