Irrational HatredPeople 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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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 14:36)
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The baby thing fucked me right off at antenatal classes.But then it was pointed out that using the gender-neutral 'baby' is better than accidentally referring to someone's new-born son as a 'she'.
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Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 10:12,
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"It" is also not a great option for babies, which leaves "baby".Although, "your baby" might perhaps be preferable.
What I have found very annoying is a solicitor who writes to me referring to my mother simply as "mother"; "Please have mother sign these" etc. Why? If you don't want to call her "Mrs Ugi Snr" then no problem, call her "your mother" but I don't refer to her as "mother" so why should you?
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Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Tue 5 Apr 2011, 10:43,
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