@ViewAhead Do you actually ever say THAT word out loud or is it just in your head ? I can see your point tho Perhaps with a bit of alteration it could also refer to those of us who would like to be able to purchase a woolly hat without the inevitable fluffly bobble on top?
Yes but what goes for the gear stick even though you're driving an automatic.? Why can't you sign your name if you start in the middle of your surname? @Alan Clark2 in Liverpool
I roll my eyes when people say that if disgruntled means annoyed, why can’t you have gruntled to mean pleased? Because you don’t understand the etymology, that’s why. Dis in this instance is not a negation but an intensifier, grunt is a snort of annoyance and le is a frequentative. Thus disgruntled means an intense case of continued annoyance while gruntled would mean a mild occurrence.
OH has had an email reply to an enquiry about a new car we are interested in. The salesperson has gushed that the vehicle is a wonderful driving experience, and that ‘he would love to be a part of the journey with us’! What? Does that mean that if we buy that brand of car, we will be stuck with the salesman as an unwanted passenger? Do they actually read what they write?
Journey: another abused word. I'm sure that the received terminology has changed again by now but the learners( you mustn't call them students) at the adult education establishment where I worked embarked on a learning journey. Unfortunately, they learnt less than when they were students going to classes. But boxes got ticked and they got a certificate.
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Perhaps with a bit of alteration it could also refer to those of us who would like to be able to purchase a woolly hat without the inevitable fluffly bobble on top?
Why can't you sign your name if you start in the middle of your surname?
@Alan Clark2 in Liverpool
i know. I’m preaching. But it still annoys me.
I'm sure that the received terminology has changed again by now but the learners( you mustn't call them students) at the adult education establishment where I worked embarked on a learning journey. Unfortunately, they learnt less than when they were students going to classes. But boxes got ticked and they got a certificate.