A bit of light relief... I didn't complain, but I could have done
Some of the posts about call-centres have reminded me:

Having a “girl’s name”, a couple of times I’ve phoned companies and hilarious mix-ups have ensued. This can be quite galling, as I’m sure you can imagine.

On one particular occasion though, I phoned O2 and was asked quite sternly “And are you authorised to speak on behalf of the account holder sir?”, to which I replied “I AM the account holder… I am Kerry”.

The reply made me laugh so much I really would have had to be a prize cunt to complain. Apologies for the ellipses - I’m trying to convey how hesitant she sounded:

“Oh I’m sorry sir. I saw ‘Kerry’ and assumed you’d be a… girl… Er, and now I’m… really hoping that you’re… not… a girl… with a really deep voice?”

:D


What is the plural of ellipsis? Thanks Juan Quar :)

(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 17:54, 11 replies)

Ellipsusisies

( seeballs Doo da da doo da da doo da da doo, da da doo da do, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 17:57, closed)

*deep voice*
Ellipses.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 17:57, closed)

Thank you!
Now edited :)
(Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 18:05, closed)

My pleasure.
Have a manly punch on the arm.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 20:31, closed)

hahaha!
as a girl with a deep voice, especially when i've just woken up, i get quite a few callers asking to speak to my wife. when i tell them that i'm the woman of the house, the sound of furious backpedalling is most amusing :)
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 18:01, closed)

Probably "ellipses"
But it's English so people will be clever and say "ellipodes" and such and others will be more modern and say "Ellipsusisses" or whatever.
Hang on, aren't there three dots? Now I wonder if the plural is "Ellipsis" and the singular "Ellipsus".
Shame I have no idea if I even speled the original correctly...
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 18:10, closed)

The would imagine the singular of elipses is called a 'full stop'.

( OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 18:36, closed)

I checked my New Little oxford...
... it's Ellipses.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:31, closed)

Aren't they the shapes that look a bit like ovals?

( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Tue 7 Sep 2010, 19:47, closed)

Ellipses
We had one of those back in 1999. It went all dark and everything.
(HarvsPenzance was tired and confused at, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 23:09, closed)

Never...
apologise for using an ellipsis!
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Mon 6 Sep 2010, 19:36, closed)

other way round....
i'm a 24 stone bald headed mountain with a goatee...

and my voice is so high I sound like the by product of Joe Pasquale and a bottle of helium!
(Lip Up Fatty Fatty Reggae still loves BBQ food on, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 21:28, closed)