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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