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  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066
    Preloved drives me mad. It’s secondhand and why do football pundits insist on saying ‘he’s won a penalty’.  You are awarded a penalty, you don’t win one. Grrrr
    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Yviestevie said:
    Preloved drives me mad. It’s secondhand and why do football pundits insist on saying ‘he’s won a penalty’.  You are awarded a penalty, you don’t win one. Grrrr
    Must admit I've not come across Preloved before .  Used or 2ndhand makes sense but preloved ????
     
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It poses the question - Why did the love die?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    Odious as it is, at least pre in pre-loved has a function. That’s more than can be said for pre-book and pre-order. 
    Rutland, England
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    " Levelling up " - courtesy of a UK govt spokesperson.

    "Intimately well "    from a US war correspondent.

    "I've been..." followed by presenter's name.



     
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    philippasmith2 said:



    "I've been..." followed by presenter's name.



     
    How does that work Philippa, as in I’ve been Lyn for many years😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    “Have you lived here all your life?”
    ”Not yet.”
    Rutland, England
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Have we done up ticking?
    Saw  it on BBC news and something was super something too😖
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Lyn said:
    philippasmith2 said:



    "I've been..." followed by presenter's name.



     
    How does that work Philippa, as in I’ve been Lyn for many years😀
    That's my reaction too Lyn  :D

    Some presenters end their prog. by saying "I am Joe Blogs and this has been such and such a prog".
    More often than not, they say " I have been Joe Blogs and this..............." which must surely mean that they have only been Joe Blogs for the length of that prog. and once off air, they will become someone entirely different ?  

    I suppose I could finish this post by saying "I've been Moaning Minnie and this has been @B3 's thread" and then revert to being Philippa for the forseeable future ;)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    What about " a near miss"? which should really be " a near hit"?
    I'd say a "near miss" is actually a collision.
    Devon.
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