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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/01/2007 : 14:29:37
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'A Thought Grenade'= A good idea.
'Open Your Kimono'...Explain your thoughts clearly..
These are just two more 'expressions' to have recently joined the British vocabulary.
There have been many of them over the past few years.
Do you use any?...and whatd'ya think of them?..
Cxx
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/01/2007 : 18:46:15
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I think a definition might well be in order (so says confusled of West Sussex...I ask you...'A Thought Grenade', what an example to give to set the juices flowing!  ).
A cliche - A hackneyed phrase or expression (any clearer?)
Janie xx 
(If the woman is going to ascribe to me the as my smiley, I might just as well use it! ) |
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Mark
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
2703 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2007 : 19:26:19
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Not heard of the 'Kimono' and 'Grenade' sayings as yet.....but I know the most 'cliched' line in Movies/TV Dramas is "Try to get some rest/sleep now"!!
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
13245 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2007 : 19:34:05
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LOL!!..."Try and get some sleep now".....
What about when someone is having a baby? (especially in Westerns) "We'll need some hot water and towels"
What for?....
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Mark
Sweet Inspiration
United Kingdom
2703 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2007 : 19:42:43
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Absolutely Carole!
Being a mere 'man'.....I've always wondered what 'bowls of hot water' (which now seems nostalgic) have to do with Childbirth!!
Anyone care to enlighten me?
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MattMidd1
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
570 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2007 : 19:46:21
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Lynn
Wishing And Hoping
225 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2007 : 22:21:45
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to make tea with!
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead,
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Just walk beside me and be my friend. |
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TMAK
Wasn't Born To Follow
USA
5126 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2007 : 22:26:39
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..to give the father something to do to get him
out of the way!
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Janie
Administrator
United Kingdom
5973 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2007 : 22:28:21
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quote:
Originally posted by TMAK
..to give the father something to do to get him
out of the way!
T
That should have happened nine months before!
Janie xx |
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TMAK
Wasn't Born To Follow
USA
5126 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2007 : 22:38:44
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It would be "awesome" if "TomKat" "went missing"
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-12-31 16:27
CHICAGO - It would be "awesome" if "TomKat" and other combined nicknames for celebrity couples "went missing" in the New Year, a Michigan university said on Sunday in its annual list of clich¨¦s deserving banishment.
Lake Superior State University's 32nd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness featured such linguistic gems as "Gitmo" for the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; euphemisms such as "undocumented alien"; and such Internet-inflected synonyms as "pwn", as in the phrase "I pwn (own) you".
The Sault St. Marie, Michigan, university's public relations staff culled its list of 16 clich¨¦s from 4,500 submissions, many of which demanded that something be done to stop the onslaught of the word "awesome".
"Overused and meaningless," complained contributor Robert Bron, writing to the list-makers from Pattaya, Thailand. "'My mother was hit by a car.' Awesome. 'I just got my college degree.' Awesome."
The list gave short shrift to media shorthand for celebrity duos such as "TomKat", for the union of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and "Brangelina", for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
How would "Lardy" have sounded as a nickname for long-ago comedians Laurel and Hardy, or "BogCall" for Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, the list's compilers asked.
Media bashers also welcomed banishment of the phrases "gone missing" or "went missing".
"It makes 'missing' sound like a place you can visit, such as the Poconos," wrote contributor Robin Dennis of Flower Mound, Texas.
The same goes for a robbery "gone bad", which raises the question of whether a theft could go well and good, the list-makers said. Similarly, reporters covering the immigration issue should try again after coming up with "undocumented alien", which was compared to euphemistically calling a drug dealer an "undocumented pharmacist".
The list also decried the use in everyday speech of the Internet typographical error "pwn", as used when a game-player tells his defeated opponent "I pwn you", instead of own you.
"Truthiness", popularised by comedian Stephen Colbert as truth unencumbered by the facts may have been named one of the top U.S. television buzzwords of the year in August by Global Language Monitor. But on this list, it has overstayed its welcome.
The list also suggested that the partners of pregnant women might save some embarrassment by avoiding, "We're pregnant", when only one of you is, the list said.
As for those enticing real estate advertisements that "boast" of amenities, contributor Morris Conklin, writing from Portugal, noted the ads never say "'the bathroom apologises for cracked linoleum', or 'kitchen laments pathetic placement of electrical outlets'".
Finally, contributor Joy Wiltzius of Fort Collins, Colorado, wanted to correct the "sounds healthy" comment in reference to a nutritious lunch, such as a fish sandwich. "If my lunch were healthy, it would still be swimming somewhere. Grilled and nestled in salad greens, it's 'healthful.'"
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bailesandjane
Wishing And Hoping
Australia
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Posted - 12/01/2007 : 06:29:46
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I'll think of more, but for now, I, MYSELF, PERSONALLY think..........this will do for starters!
Love from jane and Bailes xx
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