| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people 09:08 - Nov 5 with 9126 views | sparks |
insist on saying that someone "done well"?
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:12 - Nov 5 with 8529 views | GeoffSentence |
It is English evolving before your eyes. Give it a few years and it will be considered correct syntax and will be football's second most important contribution to the language. |  |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:14 - Nov 5 with 8522 views | Barneycurley |
Moderately literate (i) I think you'll find |  |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:19 - Nov 5 with 8512 views | tractordownsouth |
Despite classing myself as moderately literate, I have a tendency to say " I think we're going to get beat" and things like that. I'm not entirely sure why. |  |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:23 - Nov 5 with 8498 views | Soroche |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:19 - Nov 5 by tractordownsouth |
Despite classing myself as moderately literate, I have a tendency to say " I think we're going to get beat" and things like that. I'm not entirely sure why. |
It was long ago that 'working on the offensive side of our game' would have had a different connotation. |  | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:28 - Nov 5 with 8472 views | Barneycurley |
It's obviously annoying you too | |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 10:32 - Nov 5 with 8396 views | Illinoisblue |
Boy done good innit |  |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 15:24 - Nov 5 with 8280 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Hope this one goes better for you than your last language thread...
https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/381665/medal-is-not-a-verb.-that-is-all.-(n-t)/#0
EDIT: Hopefully my next attempt at embedding a thread goes better too! 🙈 [Post edited 5 Nov 2017 15:26]
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 15:53 - Nov 5 with 8257 views | chicoazul |
It annoys me that people don't still speak Chaucerian English. |  |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 16:10 - Nov 5 with 8227 views | connorscontract |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 15:53 - Nov 5 by chicoazul |
It annoys me that people don't still speak Chaucerian English. |
Coillons!
(As Benters would reply in Chaucerian) | | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 16:11 - Nov 5 with 8222 views | connorscontract |
Great point: surely everyone knows it's "the boy done good". | | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 19:28 - Nov 5 with 8137 views | solemio |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 16:11 - Nov 5 by connorscontract |
Great point: surely everyone knows it's "the boy done good". |
The fame of this followed its usage by Ray Wilkins. I'm not saying it had never been used before that, but it came into knowing 'wink, wink' usage after that. | | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 22:45 - Nov 5 with 8076 views | Binner |
My current pet irritation in a similar vein is the way so many politicians and Radio 4 news stalwarts seem unable to pronounce the word "negotiate" correctly... |  |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 22:52 - Nov 5 with 8064 views | jeera |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 22:45 - Nov 5 by Binner |
My current pet irritation in a similar vein is the way so many politicians and Radio 4 news stalwarts seem unable to pronounce the word "negotiate" correctly... |
Shoe-in v Shoo-in.
Compliment v Complement.
Heh. I wouldn't want to point these out to those responsible unless I knew them, but they both made me smile on here earlier.
I had visions of some of our players just saying nice things about each other all game.
As for 'shoe-in', I'm not sure how anyone can qualify that exactly. [Post edited 5 Nov 2017 22:58]
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 23:01 - Nov 5 with 8057 views | Rocky |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 22:52 - Nov 5 by jeera |
Shoe-in v Shoo-in.
Compliment v Complement.
Heh. I wouldn't want to point these out to those responsible unless I knew them, but they both made me smile on here earlier.
I had visions of some of our players just saying nice things about each other all game.
As for 'shoe-in', I'm not sure how anyone can qualify that exactly. [Post edited 5 Nov 2017 22:58]
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Too many people on here act like a pre-Madonna |  | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 23:03 - Nov 5 with 8055 views | jeera |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 23:01 - Nov 5 by Rocky |
Too many people on here act like a pre-Madonna |
Whenever I've seen this, I find myself trying to think of songs that were hits just before she came along.
It should be a quiz question. | |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 23:15 - Nov 5 with 8043 views | connorscontract |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 23:03 - Nov 5 by jeera |
Whenever I've seen this, I find myself trying to think of songs that were hits just before she came along.
It should be a quiz question. |
I'd argue that Olivia Newton-John is the pre-Madonna.
Global sex symbol, went through different "re-inventions" of her image and musical style, movie actress and singer.
And the post-Madonna is Kylie. | | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 23:16 - Nov 5 with 8042 views | Ryorry |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 22:52 - Nov 5 by jeera |
Shoe-in v Shoo-in.
Compliment v Complement.
Heh. I wouldn't want to point these out to those responsible unless I knew them, but they both made me smile on here earlier.
I had visions of some of our players just saying nice things about each other all game.
As for 'shoe-in', I'm not sure how anyone can qualify that exactly. [Post edited 5 Nov 2017 22:58]
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Think shoo-in relates to bad old days of horse-racing, when all the jockeys, trainers and owners of horses in a particular race would be in on a conspiracy to ensure a big-priced outsider got "shooo-d" in by the other jocks, to land a monster gamble. |  |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 07:40 - Nov 6 with 7970 views | Binner |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 22:52 - Nov 5 by jeera |
Shoe-in v Shoo-in.
Compliment v Complement.
Heh. I wouldn't want to point these out to those responsible unless I knew them, but they both made me smile on here earlier.
I had visions of some of our players just saying nice things about each other all game.
As for 'shoe-in', I'm not sure how anyone can qualify that exactly. [Post edited 5 Nov 2017 22:58]
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And today is not the "sickth" as many will say; it is the sixth. | |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 08:10 - Nov 6 with 7943 views | solemio |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 22:45 - Nov 5 by Binner |
My current pet irritation in a similar vein is the way so many politicians and Radio 4 news stalwarts seem unable to pronounce the word "negotiate" correctly... |
In your view what is the correct pronunciation of 'negotiate'?
Not pronounciation! | | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 08:21 - Nov 6 with 7932 views | Binner |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 08:10 - Nov 6 by solemio |
In your view what is the correct pronunciation of 'negotiate'?
Not pronounciation! |
I would say that the first letter 'T' has a 'sh' sound so the word is pronounced 'negoshiate' whereas many say 'negociate'.
Next time you hear Mrs May being interviewed you'll hear it clearly; same from many, many others who ought to know better. | |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:11 - Nov 6 with 7909 views | solemio |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 08:21 - Nov 6 by Binner |
I would say that the first letter 'T' has a 'sh' sound so the word is pronounced 'negoshiate' whereas many say 'negociate'.
Next time you hear Mrs May being interviewed you'll hear it clearly; same from many, many others who ought to know better. |
Like you I say negoshiate.
I actually think this is an old-fashioned class thing. Upper and upper-middle class people used to say negosiate, whereas lower-middle and plebs like me said it with the sh pronunciation - if we said it at all! | | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:24 - Nov 6 with 7887 views | blue_oyster |
Especially if they're a fan of 'Shrewsbury'. |  |
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| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:28 - Nov 6 with 7876 views | solemio |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 09:24 - Nov 6 by blue_oyster |
Especially if they're a fan of 'Shrewsbury'. |
Only the posh school should be pronounced Shrowsbury. The town is a small mammalbury. | | | |
| Why, when talking about football, do otherwise moderately literate people on 15:45 - Nov 6 with 7799 views | No9 |
Sick as a parrot
Over the moon
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