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 was thinking thisSo if I go and change my address from 84 to "Dunroamin" it somehow elevates me from the common people?
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h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Sun 19 Oct 2008, 17:23,
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oh yesIf you make it an almagation of your names it will prove to the world that you are considerably, CONSIDERABLY, rich-er than them.
What's wrong with socialising with family members? I have several cousins the same age as me, who live in the same district and like the same music, films and pubs. We naturally have a lot in common. Is it classier if I pretend not to know them?
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wait a minutemaybe they're saying living with other members of your family in a numbered house is common, give them a chance to clarify the situation
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weaver., Sun 19 Oct 2008, 18:31,
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How are people supposed to find the house if it's not numbered?THINK OF THE POSTIES.
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KersaI Missive Free Michael Shields! with Monday's Liverpool Echo, Sun 19 Oct 2008, 22:17,
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