Irrational Hatred
People who say "less" when they mean "fewer" ought to be turned into soup, the soup fed to baboons and the baboons fired into an active volcano. What has you grinding your teeth with rage, and why?
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( , Thu 31 Mar 2011, 14:36)
People who say "less" when they mean "fewer" ought to be turned into soup, the soup fed to baboons and the baboons fired into an active volcano. What has you grinding your teeth with rage, and why?
Suggested by Smash Monkey
( , Thu 31 Mar 2011, 14:36)
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Having spent some time in the army cadets I can confirm it's a military thing
If you didn't catch what someone said to you over a radio, the correct response is "Say again, over." This is (apparently) because "Repeat" is an artillery command and if you say that you might get mortared by mistake.
So yeah, I say "say again" mostly out of habit from those days, especially if I'm on the phone. Sorry, I didn't realise it was annoying.
( , Thu 31 Mar 2011, 16:04, closed)
If you didn't catch what someone said to you over a radio, the correct response is "Say again, over." This is (apparently) because "Repeat" is an artillery command and if you say that you might get mortared by mistake.
So yeah, I say "say again" mostly out of habit from those days, especially if I'm on the phone. Sorry, I didn't realise it was annoying.
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