Words I Have Never Used

[bainbrig]

Just pondering what ‘modern’ words I never use, and never would.

1) Hi.
Hello, I’ll say, or good morning, good day, pleased to meet you, etc, but never “Hi”.

2) Poo (or Poop)
I might have used the word when I was in Primary School, but not since. I’ll use the ‘old’ terms, and if talking to a medic might say faeces or defecate, but never, ever Poo.

3) Wow.
No, I did use it once when the alternative might have needed asterisks, but it’s not part of my everyday speech.

4) Oh My God (or OMG, or Oh My Days, or any other soft non-religious euphemism).
Among friends, I might use some Anglo-Saxon term instead.

5) Awesome.
No further comment necessary.

I imagine you can add many to my list.

BB

[Peter Pedant]

yeah - crucifix has a the body of christ somewhere

I did point out the symbolism was a bit Roman ( heavens for the Times) and a senior sub ed did write back ( and er assure me it wasnt)

[Peter Pedant]

// I agree about Crimbo, and 'besty' for best friend does me in as well, //

but char-leeng ( a cross between cherie and darling )
you cant have BF for besty ( best friend ) as that is already taken by
bloody fool

[AuntLydia]

'butty' gosh I hate that word and I live oop north. 'bun' when used to describe a small cake - no!
I love modern words the kids use, it shows the language as a living changing thing. If language had not changed over the years we would still be talking like Shakespeare.

[hereIam]

I had a ham and tomato butty for my lunch and very nice it was too.

[Mamyalynne]

You can't have a Chip Sandwich, it's a Butty - the World's gone mad I tell you.

[hereIam]

Or a jam sandwich, that's definitely a butty … !

[AuntLydia]

'fingers in ears' ;-D

chip sandwich... chip sandwich.... chip sandwich....

[Mamyalynne]

Sometimes only a butty will do, a sandwich doesn't suffice.

[Mamyalynne]

Faux North? ;-)

[maggiebee]

Antidisestablishmentarianism is a word I have never used until now.

[237SJ]

Yes, I guess it would have to be a chip butty as chip sandwich doesn't sound right. I`ve never tried one. I imagine it would just be stodge. I ate fish fingers for the first time in my life last summer (at a friend's house who couldn't be bothered to cook). I quite fancy trying fish finger sandwich (butty) just to see what it's like.

[Peter Pedant]

have we had sarndwich?
cucumber ssaaarndwiches on the lorrrn

inappropriate is a really bad word
if you are employed and hear it in the work place you are in real danger of being fired

I told an admin leddy that her response was inappropriate and contrary to English Law - and I thought I would have to get a fire extinguisher to put her out .....
( inappropriate is something I and my pals do and NOT her)

[kvalidir]

Glorious northerness- love it.

'Oooo, I'll just have a bacon butty and a brew love, ta.'

[Peter Pedant]

If you say that a church in a country should not be state supported
henceforth ( from then on in ) then you are doing disestablishment

Church of Wales was disestablished in 1906 I think
all the anglican vicars in Wales squawked as they wondered
what would happen to their .... stipends

came up a few years ago - in Northern Ireland and abortion I think

[Mamyalynne]

When one of my Grandson's was small (3 or so) - I took him to the Library and they were doing a reading session for the little ones.

Lady showed him a book and asked what was happening in the picture - " The boy is having a brew" he said in the broadest of tones.

[douglas9401]

"Super", super excited etc.
"So" tacked on to the front of avery second sentence in an affected rush to be on trend.
"On trend", there's another one.
"You're right Spathy". :-)

[Mamyalynne]

Apostrophe horror - Grandsons

[Peter Pedant]

yeah sausage butty
oh may I hev a sausage sarndwich - it dont sound proper innit ?

[mallyh]

237sj you aint never had a fishfinger butty they are mega x

[pastafreak]

I have no trouble with "pooh". Both my daughter, and my brother's two sons were referred to as "a little bag of pooh". Always with affection.
Panties is awful, as is pants. Uurrggh.