Rape of the English Language

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by funkyrimpler, Nov 4, 2013.

  1. It's interesting that on Apple mobile devices, the comma is found by bringing up the second keyboard. It's as if Apple aren't expecting anyone to use it. And then getting to it is a hassle, so people won't use it.

    The other reason is just people not having paid any attention in school.
     
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  2. BlackBerry has the same problem... But then they are rubbish anyway...
     
  3. My Blackberry doesn't have that,,it's Alt-N for a comma
    I've used BB last 5 years or so,still think it's a good phone,(hate touch screens).
    Not great in a battle with the floor though....when those stressful moments take their toll on inanimate objects....:eek:
     
  4. I have one for work - it's an expensive one blagged by the previous incumbent, a slide-open combination of touch-screen and keyboard - and I find it the most useless phone I've ever had. It's not intuitive in the way that my own Nokia Lumia is. Unfortunately this one IS good in a battle with the floor, otherwise I would have managed to trash it by now and get something better...
     
  5. "At the end of the day.........." AAAAAAARGH, every time I hear that expression I want to grab the person, dice them and feed them into a meat mincer piece by piece.
     
    #186 philoldsmobile, Nov 27, 2013
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  6. That favourite of daytime television presenters - especially when talking about cooking or fashion - "It's to die for"
    What a STUPID expression! Apart from the grammatical inaccuracy, no cheesecake / dress / handbag / pair of shoes is worth dying for!
    :rolleyes:
     
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  7. Brilliant!

    I think I'm going to have to get one!
     
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  8. "At this moment in time..." :eek:

    As opposed to what? "... in inertia... in mechanical equilibrium... in momentum... in force... in magnetism... in charge difference"? Yes, I know you meant in time. You twat.

    And...

    "... in any way, shape or form".

    Argh! Talk about redundancy!
     
  9. Does that read ok. fussy arse.
     
  10. Did you not understand that I wrote in the way that I did deliberately?
    It's called irony...
     
    #192 JR45, Nov 28, 2013
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  11. And - people who use the word "consistent" to mean "good"...
    Consistent means unchanging or always the same. It does not imply any particular value. Things can be consistently good or consistently bad...
     
  12. Ooo I would die for cheesecake or a radley handbag

    I would die also if my GHD straighteners gave up the ghost ;-)
     
  13. Quite the same as my reply don't you know :tongue:
     
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  14. "super"...

    thats another greatly over used superlative...the americans love to use it more than Jim Bowen....its now become a way of saying 'really', or 'very'....and is usually partnered up with our other friend, 'like'...
    example:
    "so, like, it would be super helpful if you could like, get someone who is super clever to like, help me with this problem".
     
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  15. Here's some more.

    Basically, all good, heads-up and recommend me a ...
     

  16. If only it were a superlative.
     
  17. I hate it when Americans say "We're super excited" - fucking idiots!
     
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  18. You're just raping the English language, mate.
     
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