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Words or phrases that drive you mad
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I find it annoying the way 'actress' has vanished - both sexes now seem to be called 'actors' - what's wrong with being an 'actress'?I used to work for Tesco - now retired - speciality Clubcard0
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"blahdy blahdy blah"
"at the end of the day"
"more (insert word here) than you can shake a stick at" really gets on my nerves. Why would you want to shake a stick at it? and where would you get a stick from at such short notice?BEST EVER WINS WON IN ORDER (so far) = Sony Camcorder, 32" lcd telly, micro ipod hifi, Ipod Nano, Playstation 3, Andrex Jackpup, Holiday to USA, nintendo wii, Liverpool vs Everton tickets, £250 Reward Your thirst, £500 Pepsi, p&o rotterdam trip, perfume hamper, Dr Who stamp set, steam cleaner.
comping = nowt more thrillin' than winnin':T :j0 -
Go figure.0
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MissGolightly wrote: »This! Draw instead of drawer, really gets my goat!
What about withdrawral and detirate!:mad:0 -
It does remind me that one of the supermarkets used to have one of the most brain dead posters I can imagine.
"When it's gone it's gone!"
It's just an annoying, gimmicky and short way of saying "We have x widgets in stock. However we will not be getting any more of these once the current batch is sold. So hurry down to the shop and buy them while we still have some on the shelves".If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
Honey the missing cat poster0
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lincroft1710 wrote: »It's just a gimmicky and short way of saying "We have x widgets in stock. However we will not be getting any more of these once the current batch is sold. So hurry down to the shop and buy them while we still have some on the shelves".
Yes, I know what they mean.
It's just a particularly stupid and tautological way of expressing themselves.There are two types of people in the world: Those that can extrapolate information.0 -
Yes, I know what they mean.
It's just a particularly stupid and tautological way of expressing themselves.
I meant to add the word "annoying" to my post as I agree with you and I also echo your post about "actress".If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
Tesco promised to pay customers double the difference if their shopping was cheaper at Asda and then changed their mind.Don't understand this. What is DTD?
It does remind me that one of the supermarkets used to have one of the most brain dead posters I can imagine.
"When it's gone it's gone!"
Oh, really?
Unlike every other shop in the world where, when something's gone, it's still there.
Muppets!
I hate the phrase 'no brainer' but this was.0
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