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 think this is only part of itYou describe quite clearly how memories and associations shape the way we think and perceive our world around us. However, a specific term, such as 'common' probably brings to mind any associations with 'people we think are less sophisticated than us'.
'Following the crowd' is my main reason for thinking someone is common, be it wearing the same clothes (such as chav Burberry), writing the same non-standard way (text speak) or just talking like you hear others.
Individuality is by definition not common, and it seems that speaking properly, having morals and not lowering your IQ are all traits becomming less common all the time.
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