Figures of speech

"essentially"
"basically"
"literally"
"at the end of the day"
"totally"

these phrases are filler phrases; they have absolutely no meaning

"at this moment in time"

Why not just say "now"?

I've noticed another word that's often used by middleclass whiteys - noticed it a lot in West London and Brighton as a form of agreement.....when people say 'Totally'!!

Fuck off....totally what??!

I have an Australian friend that uses the expression "fucking the dog" to mean not doing very much. Says it's quite common back home.

What does he say when he's fucking the dog?

This made me laugh Quite A Lot.

"at this moment in time"

Why not just say "now"?

Cos it sounds more poetic, romantic. I like it.

No.

More often than not, middleclass white girls, American girls, Aussie girls and Geordies, but Geordies put it on the end of a sentence

As if girls talk to angry hobbits...

I hate it when people said Word! I always say "...letter?"

No.

More often than not, middleclass white girls, American girls, Aussie girls and Geordies, but Geordies put it on the end of a sentence

I can assure you that, sharing a home as I do with two middle class white teenaged girls, the word "like" is used more often than at the end of the sentence. It is , like, a thinking word, interspersed throughout a sentence to allow time for vacuous thoughts to emerge and fill the rest of the, like, sentence.

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Originally Posted by Daem
I have an Australian friend that uses the expression "fucking the dog" to mean not doing very much. Says it's quite common back home.

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Originally Posted by scott not scot
What does he say when he's fucking the dog?

This made me laugh Quite A Lot.

Really?That surprises me... surely that'd just hurt the dogs feelings?

I can assure you that, sharing a home as I do with two middle class white teenaged girls, the word "like" is used more often than at the end of the sentence. It is , like, a thinking word, interspersed throughout a sentence to allow time for vacuous thoughts to energe and fill the rest of the, like, sentence.

Like, TOOOTALLY well annoying dude

"essentially"
"basically"
"literally"
"at the end of the day"
"totally"

these phrases are filler phrases; they have absolutely no meaning

These are the equivalent of the word "just" used in song lyrics or even that which purports to be real poetry. "Just" means "I needed an extra syllable to make this line scan.

the correct response is surely, "How do I fucking do what?"

HAH! genius. i also like saying "you fucking will be" if someone says sorry.

I think the 'Strine habit of turning everything into a diminutive is vaguely charming- boardies, stubbies, essentially there seems to be nothing that cannot be improved by putting "ies" on the end of it.

Also things such as wallet turned into Wallo- as in "have you seen my wallo".

They're like children playing with language.

"Get off me, get off me, this is technically rape"

It's not rape if you say 'suprise'

it's not rape if you say "please can't i not not have unsex with you" and they say 'no'.

I pick up the telephone because its ringing...
"Hello. Rupert speaking. "
"Hello Rupert Speaking its Micheal Speaking.How are you ? "

it's not rape if you say "please can't i not not have unsex with you" and they say 'no'.

haha

I'm not being funny (yeah), but 'and' as a question literally fucks me off, at the end of the day.

It's not rape if you say 'suprise'

Agreed, the word 'rape' has got such bad connotations, I prefer 'surprise sex'.

If she says no, it means no. If she says no and she's had a few, it's a legal minefield

it's not rape if you say "please can't i not not have unsex with you" and they say 'no'.

Exactly, you can get them on a technicality.

If they say 'no', they have just basically 'contracted' with you.

You would think they would teach these kinds of legal basics to kids nowadays.

they haven't taught basic grammar in schools for years.. ah, the elegance of the quadruple negative..

"Get off me, get off me, this is technically rape"

It's not rape if you say 'suprise'

Ah, suprise sex, I've not engaged in heard that since uni

they haven't taught basic grammar in schools for years.. ah, the elegance of the quadruple negative..

I blame celebrity TV, celebrity magazines, Aussies, Yanks and Blacks