Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 The 'pre' obsession annoys me, as in 'pre-order' and 'pre-existing'. Crises seem to bring their own new verbal fashions to the fore. At the height of the Covid pandemic, Matt Hancock sometimes seemed to struggle to say that there had been an increase in the number of cases; it was an 'uptick'. I am old enough to recall the good old days when the electricity went off and you realised there was a power cut; evidently, it has to be a power 'outage' now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDINTHEHIZZOUSE Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 pre book, or pre order. Surely by defintion you can not pre order something as the direct act of ordering means by definition you have ordered it? So if I have pre ordered it,have I ordered it to be ordered? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 57 minutes ago, Maximus Decimus said: Despite it being explained to me many times, I still don't know what supper is. It's like you have your normal tea, and then you kind of have another smaller tea before bed? Madness. Don't like the word either. It's dinner not tea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 23 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said: It's dinner not tea I’ve been telling them that for years 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaBull Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 After networking with the key stakeholders, and taking the view from 50,000 feet without getting too granular, the lowest hanging fruit for the go forward plan would be to de-escalate the use of 'scrum' in the business focused paradigm. Or summat. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 19 hours ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said: It's dinner not tea No , just no 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 10 minutes ago, DavidM said: No , just no When's lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Just now, Bedfordshire Bronco said: When's lunch? Lunch is at dinner time . Then tea , then supper . Obvious innit like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedfordshire Bronco Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Just now, DavidM said: Lunch is at dinner time . Then tea , then supper . Obvious innit like We are away this weekend.....in Warwickshire.....where do they stand on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 minutes ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said: We are away this weekend.....in Warwickshire.....where do they stand on this one? Not sure but do research and get it right or you may start a diplomatic incident 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlash Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 "Dinner" when it is the middle of the day. WTF?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirlin Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 29 minutes ago, TheFlash said: "Dinner" when it is the middle of the day. WTF?? What do they call the ladies that serve the midday meal at school ? , Dinnerladies. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaBull Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, Stirlin said: What do they call the ladies that serve the midday meal at school ? , Dinnerladies. An excellent point! School lunches, school lunches, concrete chips, concrete chips... just doesn't have the same ring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocket Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 On 12/03/2022 at 11:52, CanaBull said: After networking with the key stakeholders, and taking the view from 50,000 feet without getting too granular, the lowest hanging fruit for the go forward plan would be to de-escalate the use of 'scrum' in the business focused paradigm. Or summat. All the while remaining either nimble or agile in their decision making. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 4 hours ago, Stirlin said: What do they call the ladies that serve the midday meal at school ? , Dinnerladies. When you go to the pub for roast beef, roast spuds, yorkshires and all the veg what is it called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim2 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Two words when used together - "hot take". Anything in business where a new word has been introduced to replace a perfectly good one. Example - "socialized" instead of "communicated". "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyXIII Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, Shadow said: When you go to the pub for roast beef, roast spuds, yorkshires and all the veg what is it called? An alternative viewpoint. When your wife comes to drag you out of the pub at 2 o'clock on a Sunday, does she announce, "Your dinner's on the table," or does she announce, "Your lunch is on the table?" 1 Rethymno Rugby League Appreciation Society Founder (and, so far, only) member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 3 minutes ago, tonyXIII said: An alternative viewpoint. When your wife comes to drag you out of the pub at 2 o'clock on a Sunday, does she announce, "Your dinner's on the table," or does she announce, "Your lunch is on the table?" Neither she says “I kept your meal warm, it’s in the dog” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, Shadow said: When you go to the pub for roast beef, roast spuds, yorkshires and all the veg what is it called? Dinner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyXIII Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 11 minutes ago, Shadow said: Neither she says “I kept your meal warm, it’s in the dog” Ba-dum-tish! I knew you'd come up with that. 1 Rethymno Rugby League Appreciation Society Founder (and, so far, only) member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Basically anything that is spoken on EastEnders or TOWIE type programmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 7 minutes ago, tonyXIII said: Ba-dum-tish! I knew you'd come up with that. And we haven’t got a dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 15 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: Basically anything that is spoken on EastEnders or TOWIE type programmes Init... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 5 minutes ago, Robin Evans said: Init... Innit , get it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Stein Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Quaffable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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