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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I used to be a bit guilty of thisI've stopped now
there's an episode of the Simpsons that makes me laugh with regard to this however.
Homer is trying to lose weight with a subliminal tape but they have sent him Increase your vocabulary instead of Lose weight
As he stuffs himself with bacon, Lisa asks if the tapes are working, his response is
"Lamentably no, my gastronomic rapacity knows no satiety"
*chuckles*
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:57,
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I remember thatMy favourite quote is from Con Air.
Vince Larkin: We pick up Mr. Cindino in Carson City. From then until the plane hits Alabama, we've got two hours to get him to talk. We got you a seat right next to him, and he's known to be somewhat garrulous in the company of thieves.
Duncan Malloy: Garrulous? What the fuck is garrulous?
Vince Larkin: That would be loquacious, verbose, effusive. How about "chatty"?
Duncan Malloy: What's with Dictionary Boy?
Vince Larkin: "Thesaurus Boy", I think, is more appropriate.
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