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 disagree!There's no "r".
You English types. Don't know your Rs from your elbow.
(AND DRAW DOES NOT = DRAWER. I see that all the time on here and want to smite people.)
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 21:11,
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It's a punBut you are right about the drawer thing.
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drawI sell furniture and deal with this particular error on a daily basis.
It makes me 'loose' my temper.
*teeth crumble from gritting too hard*
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 13:59,
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But the thing isAs my friend keeps pointing out when he says "Ford Ka" to rhyme with "car", since it sounds exactly the same so people think he means just any type of Ford car.
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A mate of mineused to work at a Ford dealer and he always refers to them as Kay Ays.
I still think he's wrong.
Shit cars anyway.
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 21:52,
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I actually* once met the designer of the Ford KaAnd he told me it is pronounced to rhyme with "Ha!"
*may not actually be really true
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They called it that......because they couldn't fit "heap of shit you wouldn't want to be seen driving in a thousand years" on the back.
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i believethe correct pronounciation is ford shit heap.
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It's a Ford...therefore it is common
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Ford Kasare common anyway. It is meant to be pronounced 'car'. The reason it was spelt 'Ka' was so they would not be prosecuted under the trade descripion act. It's not a car it's a fucking motorised rollerskate with a big arse.
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VandenPlas can't think of anything clever - no change there!, Fri 17 Oct 2008, 11:54,
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The Music Special EditionsThe Ka Rock and Ka Rap
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Or..the special KaSi edition
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As a happy little Ka driverIt's a 'Ka' to rhyme with 'car' up until you have to talk to mechanics and the like.
"What sort of car is it?"
"It's a Ford Ka."
"Yes, mate, but what sort of Ford?"
"It's a kay eh."
"Oh, a Ka."
Every time.
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