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Freddy 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?
( , Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:06)
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is not only common, but makes me want to ring Social Services.
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I consider it child abuse.
Children should be allowed to grow up before they make decisions on whether to mutilate their body or not.
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Totally agree, although I would raise the age where pierced ears become acceptable to about 16 for a girl and infinity for a chap.
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There is clinical evidence that ear piercing over the age of 11 is more likely to lead to infection. On babies though I abhor it.
( , Wed 22 Oct 2008, 19:37, closed)
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