CommonFreddy Woo writes, "My wife thinks calling the front room a lounge is common. Worse, a friend of hers recently admonished her daughter for calling a toilet, a toilet. Lavatory darling. It's lavatory."
My own mother refused to let me use the word 'oblong' instead of 'rectangle'. Which is just odd, to be honest.
What stuff do you think is common?
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chthonic, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:06)
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And another!That wire that has no insulation on it, and is connected to the ground?
That's common by definition.
(/engineering geek humor)
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:37,
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You should be groundedfor comments like that :-)
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Common?Well, it's down to earth at least.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:44,
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WellI'm shocked.
Zap!
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