Common
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)
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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Fascinators
Only ever been to the races once and only learned about fascinators as one was being worn by someone near by. I think in her case it would be better described as a "distractor" as she'd managed to dress herself in a way that even the most style challenged (e.g. me) could see was just plain wrong (short tight skirt, book tube, bolero jacket and long white gloves).
( , Sun 19 Oct 2008, 15:23, Reply)
Only ever been to the races once and only learned about fascinators as one was being worn by someone near by. I think in her case it would be better described as a "distractor" as she'd managed to dress herself in a way that even the most style challenged (e.g. me) could see was just plain wrong (short tight skirt, book tube, bolero jacket and long white gloves).
( , Sun 19 Oct 2008, 15:23, Reply)
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