| Words that have died out/are dying out... 09:50 - Feb 16 with 25481 views | SitfcB |
Inspired by Lucan using the word 'pictures' for the cinema, what other words have died out, or are on their way out?
I do enjoy the 'old' words. |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 00:15 - Feb 17 with 5087 views | Clapham_Junction |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 11:19 - Feb 16 by TIB |
More a derogatory phrase but..."Gaylord".
And quite rightly it should be gone...but back in the day that was rife.
"Oi Josh, you fancy coming to build a den?"
"Sorry mate, I'm just playing FIFA 94 on my Sega Mega Drive"
"Ah don't be a Gaylord". |
There was a kid in the year above me at school called Gaylord. God only knows what his parents thought they were doing when they gave him that name. Having said that he was a complete arsehole and a bully so sympathy was in somewhat short supply. Remembering this prompted me to Google him and the first hit was a news story about him being summoned to court for beating up a woman.
One word my grandparents used on a regular basis but I hardly hear any more is "yonder". |  | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 00:24 - Feb 17 with 5076 views | Darth_Koont |
Good riddance. If words can't survive on their own merits they deserve to die.
Of course they'll always be around if people want to say them, look them up or read them. Which is how it should be. |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:18 - Feb 17 with 5008 views | tiptreeblue |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 19:14 - Feb 16 by SpruceMoose |
Really? Not with the people I know. You must just knock about with some wrong 'uns.
Ah. Essex. That explains it! |
Sorry, but why do most of your replies have to be sarcastic in some way?. |  | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:43 - Feb 17 with 5000 views | Benters2 |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:18 - Feb 17 by tiptreeblue |
Sorry, but why do most of your replies have to be sarcastic in some way?. |
Becuase he thinks he is blooming hilarious? | | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:45 - Feb 17 with 4998 views | Benters2 |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 22:01 - Feb 16 by Melford |
Gordon Bennett as an exclamation. Never hear that anymore. |
I up arrowed that from my 'front room' do people still have front rooms? [Post edited 17 Feb 2018 6:46]
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:48 - Feb 17 with 4999 views | tiptreeblue |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:43 - Feb 17 by Benters2 |
Becuase he thinks he is blooming hilarious? |
Just comes across a little tedious at times. people trying trying to have a normal thread without trying to stir up a little animosity. | | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:53 - Feb 17 with 4996 views | brogansnose |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:45 - Feb 17 by Benters2 |
I up arrowed that from my 'front room' do people still have front rooms? [Post edited 17 Feb 2018 6:46]
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I've got a front room, mind you, I think its another way of saying 'best room' which before that people probably called the parlour, the room you only went in at Christmas. Its now now the dogs room.
I love that dog.
I also had a larder in my house until I knocked it out. Attics are now lofts. Rooms are now 'spaces'. |  | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 07:10 - Feb 17 with 4980 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:45 - Feb 17 by Benters2 |
I up arrowed that from my 'front room' do people still have front rooms? [Post edited 17 Feb 2018 6:46]
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I hope so,if not where would you be ? |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 08:39 - Feb 17 with 4961 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:45 - Feb 17 by Benters2 |
I up arrowed that from my 'front room' do people still have front rooms? [Post edited 17 Feb 2018 6:46]
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Yep, although mine is at the back of my house, naturally |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 08:44 - Feb 17 with 4958 views | Deano69 |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 16:07 - Feb 16 by Lord_Lucan |
Are they a bit simple?
They are different things. |
Not at all. |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 09:13 - Feb 17 with 4944 views | bahri |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 11:41 - Feb 16 by north_stand77 |
UPictures for me too although my mum used to call them 'The Flicks'. I can never bring myself to use the word 'Cinema'.
Also, somebody talking rubbish as 'Talking Tripe' |
Squit was also used for talking rubbish.
It was also used to describe things as rubbish. ' that television programme was a load of squit' [Post edited 17 Feb 2018 9:22]
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 09:17 - Feb 17 with 4937 views | TIB |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 21:07 - Feb 16 by dickie |
Sorry to be a pedant but Fifa '94 doesn't exist on the Sega Megadrive. Fifa International Soccer was released in 1993 then was followed in 1994 by Fifa '95 (featuring Ipswich on the back cover if I recall).
Gaylord. |
Phil...Dickie called me a Gaylord. |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 15:36 - Feb 17 with 4875 views | solemio |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 00:15 - Feb 17 by Clapham_Junction |
There was a kid in the year above me at school called Gaylord. God only knows what his parents thought they were doing when they gave him that name. Having said that he was a complete arsehole and a bully so sympathy was in somewhat short supply. Remembering this prompted me to Google him and the first hit was a news story about him being summoned to court for beating up a woman.
One word my grandparents used on a regular basis but I hardly hear any more is "yonder". |
When my dad was asked where he was going he had two stock replies: 'Over yonder' and 'Across the way'.
I think it would be better if the word 'unique' died out. It means the only one of its kind in the world, no other like it. Hardly anyone understands this any longer. It can't be fairly unique or very unique. We now virtually don't have a word with the real meaning of unique. It doesn't - or didn't - mean unusual.
Don't tell me this one doesn't matter; the expressive power of the English language is being weakened.
Solemio, National President of the National Pedants Society | | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 15:54 - Feb 17 with 4868 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 15:36 - Feb 17 by solemio |
When my dad was asked where he was going he had two stock replies: 'Over yonder' and 'Across the way'.
I think it would be better if the word 'unique' died out. It means the only one of its kind in the world, no other like it. Hardly anyone understands this any longer. It can't be fairly unique or very unique. We now virtually don't have a word with the real meaning of unique. It doesn't - or didn't - mean unusual.
Don't tell me this one doesn't matter; the expressive power of the English language is being weakened.
Solemio, National President of the National Pedants Society |
Talking pedantry it really annoys me when for example you are in a cafe and there is a sign saying "Best Breakfast £5.99" and another sign saying "The Big one £7.99" thus indicating that the best breakfast isn't actually their best breakfast at all.
Drives me mad. |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 17:30 - Feb 17 with 4814 views | Benters2 |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:53 - Feb 17 by brogansnose |
I've got a front room, mind you, I think its another way of saying 'best room' which before that people probably called the parlour, the room you only went in at Christmas. Its now now the dogs room.
I love that dog.
I also had a larder in my house until I knocked it out. Attics are now lofts. Rooms are now 'spaces'. |
My first house had a pantry.
Also a outside sh1thouse. | | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 17:44 - Feb 17 with 4808 views | fabian_illness |
When I was a toddler, my nan used to take me everywhere in a 'tripper' which is now called a pushchair.
We used to sit and watch the 'box' which is of course the TV.
We used to have things called 'lights' on our bikes for when it was dark, they seem to have disappeared.
We used to walk on the 'pavement'.
Anyone caught without 'lights' on their bike at night was given a stern telling off by a tall scary man called a 'policeman', you don't see those anymore.
Anyone caught riding their bike on the 'pavement' was given a stern telling off by the same 'policeman'.
Anyone caught riding their bike at night with no 'lights' on the 'pavement' was in real trouble. |  | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 17:51 - Feb 17 with 4800 views | J2BLUE |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 00:24 - Feb 17 by Darth_Koont |
Good riddance. If words can't survive on their own merits they deserve to die.
Of course they'll always be around if people want to say them, look them up or read them. Which is how it should be. |
If that is true then eventually we'll all be talking like someone from Love Island as the relentless dumbing down of society continues. |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 17:54 - Feb 17 with 4796 views | brogansnose |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 17:30 - Feb 17 by Benters2 |
My first house had a pantry.
Also a outside sh1thouse. |
I've still got an outside toilet. I did put one inside when I did the house up. I always think its quite healthy to have the toilet outside. I don't like the idea of an en-suite, its virtually going to the toilet in your bathroom.
Ooooohhh, a pantry. There's posh. | | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 21:15 - Feb 17 with 4728 views | north_stand77 |
You never hear people talking about having a 'Beat up old banger'.
Everyone seems to drive around in smart new shiny things now. |  | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 21:53 - Feb 17 with 4693 views | BluedanW |
I still like to call the 4 stands north, churchmans, pioneer and cobbold stand..i don't like change.
Not sure if it's old words or just that I had an Irish dad, but scallions instead of spring onions.
Smidgen is a word I ain't heard for a while too | | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 22:20 - Feb 17 with 4683 views | jontysnut |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:53 - Feb 17 by brogansnose |
I've got a front room, mind you, I think its another way of saying 'best room' which before that people probably called the parlour, the room you only went in at Christmas. Its now now the dogs room.
I love that dog.
I also had a larder in my house until I knocked it out. Attics are now lofts. Rooms are now 'spaces'. |
We had a settee rather than sofa in our front room. And a pelmet. |  | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 23:28 - Feb 17 with 4647 views | SpruceMoose |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 06:43 - Feb 17 by Benters2 |
Becuase he thinks he is blooming hilarious? |
Benters! I thought we made a friendship pact!? How could you betray me so quickly?! |  |
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| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 04:16 - Feb 18 with 4584 views | Benters2 |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 17:54 - Feb 17 by brogansnose |
I've still got an outside toilet. I did put one inside when I did the house up. I always think its quite healthy to have the toilet outside. I don't like the idea of an en-suite, its virtually going to the toilet in your bathroom.
Ooooohhh, a pantry. There's posh. |
I have three toilets in our house now.
But sometines i get caught out at work and you cant beat a good clear out outside.
Proped up under a tree sitting on a bucket .
Smashing. | | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 04:25 - Feb 18 with 4577 views | Benters2 |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 23:28 - Feb 17 by SpruceMoose |
Benters! I thought we made a friendship pact!? How could you betray me so quickly?! |
Its one sided you fool! | | | |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 04:37 - Feb 18 with 4574 views | SpruceMoose |
| Words that have died out/are dying out... on 04:25 - Feb 18 by Benters2 |
Its one sided you fool! |
Oh well. Can't say I didn't try. Enjoy your trip to Norwich. | |
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