Another one Dave, is when somebody is telling you something, how often do
they finish their sentence with? "Do you know what I mean" I feel like
saying "NO" because you are talking total crap!

Regards. Len.

"Dave Cornwell" wrote in message
. uk...
Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've recently
noticed among certain friends and family that they frequently reply with
the word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions when they agree with what I
am saying. It is becoming as annoying as the "rising intonation" at the
end of sentences which was seems to have had its heyday. Is anyone else
noticing this or is it a local thing?

Dave

"GKN" wrote in message
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Another one Dave, is when somebody is telling you something, how often do
they finish their sentence with? "Do you know what I mean" I feel like
saying "NO" because you are talking total crap!

Regards. Len.
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Unfortunately I can only dream of this many replies to one of my weather
questions ;-)

I know - exactly!

Dave

My current bête noire is with the new (but incorrect!) pronunciation of
many words:

We now get:

- cultcha for culture
- lezja for leisure
- Lancasha for Lancashire
(and similar for all other counties ending in -shire)
- pleece for police

These not only come from broadcasters but also politicians (including
one former Prime Minister!).

I'm sure there are many others but they just don't come to mind at the
moment!


--
Mike LONGWORTH, Yateley, Hampshire, UK

On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:56:31 GMT, Mike LONGWORTH
wrote:

Mike LONGWORTH, Yateley, Hampshire, UK

Hi from Eversley, 2 miles to your west!



--
Regards, Paul Herber, Sandrila Ltd.
http://www.sandrila.co.uk/ http://www.pherber.com/

On 5 Dec, 20:56, Mike LONGWORTH wrote:
My current bête noire is with the new (but incorrect!) pronunciation of
many words:

We now get:

- cultcha for culture
- lezja for leisure
- Lancasha for Lancashire
(and similar for all other counties ending in -shire)
- pleece for police

--
Mike LONGWORTH, Yateley, Hampshire, UK

And "Febrooey" for February.

Also, has anybody else noticed that a lot of younger broadcasters (and
others) now seem peculiarly to pronounce "good" as "gid"? And shorten
other "oo" sounds similarly, in fact?

Finally, one thing that really "gets up my goat" is the constant use
of "refute" instead of "deny" or "rebut", even on the BBC.

Stephen.


P.S. Hello to Brian Blair, Norman Lynagh and Will Hand (a very long
time ago, though, Will!). Nice to "see" you all again.

Stephen Davenport wrote:

On 5 Dec, 20:56, Mike LONGWORTH wrote:
My current bête noire is with the new (but incorrect!)
pronunciation of many words:

We now get:

- cultcha for culture
- lezja for leisure
- Lancasha for Lancashire
(and similar for all other counties ending in -shire)
- pleece for police

--
Mike LONGWORTH, Yateley, Hampshire, UK

And "Febrooey" for February.

Also, has anybody else noticed that a lot of younger broadcasters (and
others) now seem peculiarly to pronounce "good" as "gid"? And shorten
other "oo" sounds similarly, in fact?

Finally, one thing that really "gets up my goat" is the constant use
of "refute" instead of "deny" or "rebut", even on the BBC.

Stephen.


P.S. Hello to Brian Blair, Norman Lynagh and Will Hand (a very long
time ago, though, Will!). Nice to "see" you all again.


And hello to you, too, Steve. Nice to see an old new name on here, if
you see what I mean :-)

--
Norman Lynagh
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
85m a.s.l.
(remove "thisbit" twice to e-mail)

Mike LONGWORTH wrote in news:47570FDE.9040206
@ntlworld.com:

snip
- Lancasha for Lancashire
(and similar for all other counties ending in -shire)
snip

I've said "Woostuhshuh" all my life, and nobody's ever complained.
"Woostuhsheer" or "Woostuhshire" would sound affected in my accent.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David Buttery wrote:
Mike LONGWORTH wrote in news:47570FDE.9040206
@ntlworld.com:

snip
- Lancasha for Lancashire
(and similar for all other counties ending in -shire)
snip

I've said "Woostuhshuh" all my life, and nobody's ever complained.
"Woostuhsheer" or "Woostuhshire" would sound affected in my accent.


I say "Birmingum" for Birmingham. To spake it properly sounds strange!

--
Joe Egginton
Wolverhampton
175m asl

On Dec 5, 12:28 pm, "Dave Cornwell"
wrote:
Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've recently
noticed among certain friends and family that they frequently reply with the
word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions when they agree with what I am
saying. It is becoming as annoying as the "rising intonation" at the end of
sentences which was seems to have had its heyday. Is anyone else noticing
this or is it a local thing?

Dave

Exactly....

On 5 Dec, 12:28, "Dave Cornwell"
wrote:
Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've recently
noticed among certain friends and family that they frequently reply with the
word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions when they agree with what I am
saying. It is becoming as annoying as the "rising intonation" at the end of
sentences which was seems to have had its heyday. Is anyone else noticing
this or is it a local thing?

Dave

"Exactly" seems to have replaced the late 80s/early 90s "Absolutely",
which, I am horrified to say, I still find myself using; although in
my defence I used t use it satirically. Unfortunately, it seemed to
stick and now gets taken seriously.