Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
General Topics => The Debating Chamber => Topic started by: Colwyn on July 14, 2013, 09:06:47 AM
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I have got used to Australian sportspeople answering any question by beginning with "Yeah,No ...." or "Aw, look ...". I have dismissed this as some form of post-colonial congenital defect. But when did British people start using "So ..." to start off their answers? I have just heard one bloke being asked which welfare benefits would be capped. He said, "So. There are a large range of benefits affected and ......". Another, asked about Australia's chance of winning at Trent Bridge, said "So. There is still quite a lot of batting to come and .....". What will the weather be like this week? "So. We expect winds to turn Westerly on Monday and .....". What's the price of Efes in Calis? "So. It depends what bar you use and .....".
Stop bloody doing it! So there.
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So. What, Innit ! : :)
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I find that people use it at the end of their sentences too so . . .
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You so 'n so.
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I'm so loving this one...
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Almost as bad as people, particularily politicians, who start every answer with "Look...."
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Look. ;) One of my pet hates is on the F1, any interview with anyone, British or otherwise alway contains the words 'for sure'.
For sure we are working hard. For sure the tyres let us down etc. So. ;)
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They like the word in Northern Ireland too, so they do.
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For sure, begorra.
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My experience of Bristolians is the end every sentence with 'look'
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I agree a very infuriating use of the language. Nearly as bad as 'you know what I mean?' added at the end of a sentence as some sort of emphasis or pre apology for even suggesting the original staement. And it is something that not just spotty herbert teenagers do either, there are plenty of adults of all ages who use or rather misuse >:( >:(
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Or, Yeah ?
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The worst one I hate is people who start a sentence with "at the end of the day" WHAT DAY??
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I had a boss who used that phrase regularly. Each time he did I said "It gets dark". After a while he got the message, so........
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Another favorite I get from one guy at work which irritates is 'we are where we are' he must say it in almost every conversation I have with him like.
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I believe Bristol people also talk about themselves in the third person. For example, Colwyn might say that he is not happy, but would say "Colwyn is not happy" rather than "I am not happy".
Well, Bomber from Auf Weidersehen Pet did, and he was from Bristol.
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"Where are you at"? Instead of "where are you"? ...... The Americanism soon to reach UK shores I expect.
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Being told "no problem" when there clearly is and the reason for the call.
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Since there ae lots of experts on Bristolianisms on CBF I guess they know that you wouldn't hear "Where are you at?" from a Bristolian. The correct phrasing is "Where's you to?".
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A bit like the experts on Londoners Colwyn thinking all Londoners are rude. People just don't know what they are talking about do they.
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People just don't know what they are talking about do they.
How rude!
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It was a statement of fact not an insult. Believing everyone in London is rude is simply ill informed preconceived nonsense. Everyone anywhere cant be anything. Then to spout such accusations can only lead to some Londoners being offended, hence the rudeness.
I am not offended by anything that is not a true observation as you would see if you could see the smile on my face, I enjoy it.
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Of to work now I'm afraid, I will come out to play again later ;)
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where's ee to then, Very common in Wiltshire :)
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Very common in Wiltshire :)
They certainly are - and not just those from Swindon!
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Very common in Wiltshire :)
They certainly are - and not just those from Swindon!
Swindon and it's marvellous residents are a joy to behold, followed very closely by their neighbours in Gloucester ;) ;D
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Today I had my hair cut and the young girl who washed it first had an obsession with the word 'obviously'. There were very many things I was clearly supposed to know whilst making small talk... "Well, obviously I work Tuesdays to Saturdays.", "Obviously my granddad lives in Spain so I can go and visit him.", "Obviously Monday is usually my day off but this week I've got Friday off.".
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I'm sure I told this story before but since when has that stopped me...
We live in Scotland, my dad was born here but we are not from Scotland. When we moved here we did struggle with some language differences. People would ask "where do you stay?". I had no idea, I hadn't even told them we were going somewhere. Ah, it means "where do you live?"!
We were astounded, when walking my mum's dog in the park, when some children came and asked if they could "clap the dog". My mum's dog is like a helium filled fox, and we use time lapse photography to check she is actually moving. Certainly not the sort of dog that you would imagine could do anything that would attract applause from strangers.
Ah right, up here it means "can we stroke your dog"....
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So. On a Friday afternoon I listen to the Kermode/Mayo programme on BBC Radio 5. I was very pleased when they read out a message complaining about language stickler Kermode beginning sentences with a superfluous "So" and giving him a good ticking off. Quite right.
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So how did he respond.? ???
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So, like at the end of the day, we are where we are, obviously no problem y'know 8) :P 8)