Figures of speech

I really hate it when people say ALLOW THAT, or ALLOW, as in "no way fuck that."

C'est rein

You mean "de rien" ou "y a pas de quoi" both are colloquial. "Je vous en prie" is more appropriate.

'Awesome' - fucks me right off.

You mean "de rien" ou "y a pas de quoi" is colloquial. "Je vous en prie" is more appropriate.

Blimey, this forum is wonderful. Come on here for a few idle moments while I am struggling to get my head around an erudite article that I am writing and that is soon to be overdue and I learn all sorts of colloquial French.

C'est manifique. Merci.

It's *magnifique *I think you'll find Clive.

Can't stand people saying, "you're a star".

+1, I also hate when people shorten words for no apparent reason, like 'sched' instead of 'schedule', but maybe that's just an American thing.

Blimey, this forum is wonderful. Come on here for a few idle moments while I am struggling to get my head around an erudite article that I am writing and that is soon to be overdue and I learn all sorts of colloquial French.

C'est magnifique. Merci.

Je t'en prie Clive. Le plaisir est pour moi.

I'm not going to get involved this time.

If you want me, I'll be chewing the fatty cud with David Crystal.

Awesome.

I hate people that say 'ta'

Really? Why? It's a brilliant word. And in no way fashionable or new.

Like,

Like, absolutely.

Jeez, these hipsters are butchering the English language. Everyone knows its vocabulary, phrases and figures of speech were supposed to stay EXACTLY THE SAME from when they were created the day you were born, not be subject to influence from vomits Other Cultures.

Yeah its a bit of a lame position to try and limit a limitless language like English.

Welsh, on the other hand ... apparently they add a word or two every year to the official list of Welsh words (umm dictionary? lexicon?). One year recenlty they added a phrase that sounds like (I don;t know how to spell it) 'Pop de ping' which means 'oven that goes "ping"', as they had no word for microwave. Bless.

'Awesome' - fucks me right off.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/dec/31/features.review1

I'm not going to get involved this time.

If you want me, I'll be chewing the fatty cud with David Crystal.

This time? THIS time? You mean, we've started repeating topics now?

I may have to back away from this thread else I get myself into trouble.

'In my opinion'

Well, who elses f*cking opition would it be.

Incorrect use of our and are, there and their etc also pisses me off.

'Pisses me off'

And when people end a sentence (spoken) with 'So....'

So, what you stupid c*nt? Finish your sentence properly

Oh and that brings me on to your and you're

Its not complicated people, its just english

[Rant over :-) Not having the best day at work ]

I say "no sweat homes" a lot

Really? Why? It's a brilliant word. And in no way fashionable or new.

Like, absolutely.

Yeah its a bit of a lame position to try and limit a limitless language like English.

Welsh, on the other hand ... apparently they add a word or two every year to the official list of Welsh words (umm dictionary? lexicon?). One year recenlty they added a phrase that sounds like (I don;t know how to spell it) 'Pop de ping' which means 'oven that goes "ping"', as they had no word for microwave. Bless.

It's actually Pobty ping. And hardly any Welsh people use it, they just call it microwave.

People using "deck" to mean "powerpoint presentation" (as in, "I will distribute the deck after this meeting").

Cunt off.

^ the correct term for a Powerpoint presentation is "pile of wank"

Some importations I welcome. Some I despise.
I quite like this modern trend of responding to thanks, though I prefer the Australian "no worries" to the American "you're welcome"
I cannot stand the Australian Interrogative Intonation. People? who? you know? intonate everything as though it is a question?
I dislike hearing people who should know better pronouce the C in the word 'schedule', or pronounce 'secretary' as 'seckatry'

when people say 'can't be asked' instead of 'can't be arsed' I've never been too sure which is right, the second makes more sence?

Most French people understand "can't be asked", I was shocked when I realised (after 10 years!) that it was "can't be arsed". One of my friend sang at a Karaoke night "SALLY HAS A ROCK!" instead of "Solid as as rock". Another one arrived at his Australian girlfriend's place with champagne and flowers "I'M ENGAGED!!!" she slapped him. He had done a direct translation of "I have been offered a job".

my old boss had a couple of crackers. he used to mix up "wary" and "weary" all the time. he was always "turning around and saying" as well. that used to crack me up.

the boss i had before him used to say "that was a fraudulent slip!". which is so gloriously meta-wrong i still use it all the time.

"awesome" gets on my tits as well. but only because i still overuse it. especially in email.

at the end of the day

fuck. right. off

pratini's gon a luv dis thread.
he's in for a real treat when he finishes his marking and logs on.

My old boss (may he suffer an incurable boil somewhere painful) would use "I'm thinking in my mind that" in every sentence that he uttered.

As opposed, presumably, to thinking in his arse, which was where I suspected the majority of his cogitation happened.

"innit" and "is-it"

^wha'eveerrr