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Offline usedbustickets

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« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2013, 16:34:33 PM »
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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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2013, 16:44:01 PM »
Or, Yeah ?

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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2013, 18:38:04 PM »
The worst one I hate is people who start a sentence with "at the end of the day"  WHAT DAY??

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« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2013, 18:47:14 PM »
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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« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2013, 20:47:39 PM »
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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« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2013, 21:29:03 PM »
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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« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2013, 08:06:09 AM »
"Where are you at"? Instead of "where are you"? ...... The Americanism soon to reach UK shores I expect.

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« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2013, 08:24:24 AM »
Being told "no problem" when there clearly is and the reason for the call.

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« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2013, 09:06:34 AM »
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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« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2013, 09:16:42 AM »
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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