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fledgling Beckenham 28 Aug 15 1.31pm
Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad. Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm) I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth.
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fledgling

Beckenham 28 Aug 15 1.31pm

Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm

Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad.

Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm)

I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth.

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Mapletree Croydon 28 Aug 15 1.45pm
Quote Part Time James at 27 Aug 2015 4.13pm Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad. Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm) "Radical" as well. Not just in terms of Muslin clerics either. Sometimes people say the new skateboard they bought is "totally radical". I used to make muslin clerics but I couldn't get them to stand up in my model cathedral so I moved on to lace priests.
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Croydon 28 Aug 15 1.45pm

Quote Part Time James at 27 Aug 2015 4.13pm

Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm

Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad.

Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm)

"Radical" as well. Not just in terms of Muslin clerics either. Sometimes people say the new skateboard they bought is "totally radical".

I used to make muslin clerics but I couldn't get them to stand up in my model cathedral so I moved on to lace priests.

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Mapletree Croydon 28 Aug 15 1.45pm
Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad. Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm) I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth. amongst surely
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Mapletree

Croydon 28 Aug 15 1.45pm

Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm

Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm

Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad.

Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm)

I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth.

amongst surely

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martin2412 Living The Dream 28 Aug 15 1.54pm
Quote Mapletree at 28 Aug 2015 1.45pm Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad. Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm) I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth. amongst surely mongs surely
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martin2412

Living The Dream 28 Aug 15 1.54pm

Quote Mapletree at 28 Aug 2015 1.45pm

Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm

Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm

Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad.

Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm)

I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth.

amongst surely

mongs surely

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fledgling Beckenham 28 Aug 15 2.16pm
Quote Mapletree at 28 Aug 2015 1.45pm Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad. Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm) I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth. amongst surely I wanted to keep in character and go with the more archaic version... ‘Among’ or ‘amongst’? Among is the earlier word of this pair: according to the Oxford English Dictionary, it first appeared in Old English. The variant form, amongst, is a later development, coming along in the Middle English period. With regard to their meanings, there’s no difference between among and amongst.
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fledgling

Beckenham 28 Aug 15 2.16pm

Quote Mapletree at 28 Aug 2015 1.45pm

Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm

Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm

Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad.

Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm)

I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth.

amongst surely

I wanted to keep in character and go with the more archaic version...

‘Among’ or ‘amongst’?

Among is the earlier word of this pair: according to the Oxford English Dictionary, it first appeared in Old English. The variant form, amongst, is a later development, coming along in the Middle English period. With regard to their meanings, there’s no difference between among and amongst.

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fledgling Beckenham 28 Aug 15 2.16pm
Quote martin2412 at 28 Aug 2015 1.54pm Quote Mapletree at 28 Aug 2015 1.45pm Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad. Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm) I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth. amongst surely mongs surely Whoooosh.
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fledgling

Beckenham 28 Aug 15 2.16pm

Quote martin2412 at 28 Aug 2015 1.54pm

Quote Mapletree at 28 Aug 2015 1.45pm

Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm

Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm

Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad.

Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm)

I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth.

amongst surely

mongs surely

Whoooosh.

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Beastie 28 Aug 15 2.18pm
Quote Superfly at 27 Aug 2015 5.27pm Quote Part Time James at 27 Aug 2015 4.13pm Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad. Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm) "Radical" as well. Not just in terms of Muslin clerics either. Sometimes people say the new skateboard they bought is "totally radical". Likewise, I overheard 'Don't be a square Daddy-O, be hip like the jazz cats you dig?' which left me equally baffled. And the word; "heavy". Why are things so heavy? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?
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28 Aug 15 2.18pm

Quote Superfly at 27 Aug 2015 5.27pm

Quote Part Time James at 27 Aug 2015 4.13pm

Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm

Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad.

Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm)

"Radical" as well. Not just in terms of Muslin clerics either. Sometimes people say the new skateboard they bought is "totally radical".

Likewise, I overheard 'Don't be a square Daddy-O, be hip like the jazz cats you dig?' which left me equally baffled.

And the word; "heavy". Why are things so heavy? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?

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Mapletree Croydon 28 Aug 15 2.22pm
Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 2.16pm Quote Mapletree at 28 Aug 2015 1.45pm Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad. Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm) I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth. amongst surely I wanted to keep in character and go with the more archaic version... ‘Among’ or ‘amongst’? Among is the earlier word of this pair: according to the Oxford English Dictionary, it first appeared in Old English. The variant form, amongst, is a later development, coming along in the Middle English period. With regard to their meanings, there’s no difference between among and amongst. That's the trouble with people of today, just can't move on and get hip with the new vibe. Catch up with the 10th century daddyo.
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Mapletree

Croydon 28 Aug 15 2.22pm

Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 2.16pm

Quote Mapletree at 28 Aug 2015 1.45pm

Quote fledgling at 28 Aug 2015 1.31pm

Quote Willo at 27 Aug 2015 4.08pm

Keep hearing the word "Cool" and it certainly wasn't referring to the weather. Everything appears to be "Cool" these days. "Cool" this, "Cool" that, "Cool" the other ! Clearly a modern fad.

Edited by Willo (27 Aug 2015 4.09pm)

I heartily concur with your sentiments. I'm absolutely flabbergasted 'piffle', 'hogwash' and 'brickbats' are not in common usage among our youth.

amongst surely

I wanted to keep in character and go with the more archaic version...

‘Among’ or ‘amongst’?

That's the trouble with people of today, just can't move on and get hip with the new vibe. Catch up with the 10th century daddyo.

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 30 Aug 15 11.24am
There's plenty of misuse of existing words. 'Infer' and 'imply' seem to be interchangeable these days. And 'decimate' means a 10% reduction, not 'total destruction' as its usage now appears to be. Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 30 Aug 15 11.24am

There's plenty of misuse of existing words. 'Infer' and 'imply' seem to be interchangeable these days. And 'decimate' means a 10% reduction, not 'total destruction' as its usage now appears to be.

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Canterbury Palace Whitstable 30 Aug 15 11.58am
Quote Cucking Funt at 30 Aug 2015 11.24am There's plenty of misuse of existing words. 'Infer' and 'imply' seem to be interchangeable these days. And 'decimate' means a 10% reduction, not 'total destruction' as its usage now appears to be. If I see one more person misuse the word 'literally', my head is literally going to explode. We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...
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Quote Cucking Funt at 30 Aug 2015 11.24am

There's plenty of misuse of existing words. 'Infer' and 'imply' seem to be interchangeable these days. And 'decimate' means a 10% reduction, not 'total destruction' as its usage now appears to be.

If I see one more person misuse the word 'literally', my head is literally going to explode.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...

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beagle pom tiddly om pom pom 30 Aug 15 12.23pm
The word "Awesome". I thought its overuse was just a Yank linguistic disease, but it's crept over into UK parlance. When the time comes, I want die just like my Dad - at peace and asleep. Not screaming and terrified. Like his passengers.
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pom tiddly om pom pom 30 Aug 15 12.23pm

The word "Awesome".

I thought its overuse was just a Yank linguistic disease, but it's crept over into UK parlance.

When the time comes, I want die just like my Dad - at peace and asleep.
Not screaming and terrified.
Like his passengers.

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 30 Aug 15 12.51pm
The other day I heard a chap, probably around my age, use the word "Smashing" in terms of being excellent, very good etc. Don't often hear this word in such a context. When I was younger I used to hear the words "Drawing room" to describe what is now a "Lounge".
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Willo

South coast - west of Brighton. 30 Aug 15 12.51pm

The other day I heard a chap, probably around my age, use the word "Smashing" in terms of being excellent, very good etc. Don't often hear this word in such a context.

When I was younger I used to hear the words "Drawing room" to describe what is now a "Lounge".

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