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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Common iscommenting on the behaviour or attributes of an individual or group in a mocking or condescending manner with the aim of artificially inflating one's own sense of self worth or importance or perception of same in the eyes of one's circle of acquaintances.
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argyleblanket The man on the roof works for me, Sun 19 Oct 2008, 18:31,
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No, that's called being a snob.(
idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Sun 19 Oct 2008, 20:56,
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... which is really common..
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argyleblanket The man on the roof works for me, Sun 19 Oct 2008, 21:08,
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*makes woosh sound and motion over head*(
Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Sun 19 Oct 2008, 22:36,
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