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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currently on the library ( - shelf below the window)is
The Daily Show presents America (useful for quick quips in urgent times).
Simon Singh - The Code Book
Stephen Hawking - God created the Integers
Ben Goldacre - Bad Science.
Though other titles do appear from time to time, and some of the above are frequently "lent out" to other parts of the house. I find that I can sometimes "forget the purpose of my visit" and be found in the peace and quiet of the small study.
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masakatsu best of all the burger meats, Tue 21 Oct 2008, 11:18,
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