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Is "chav" and offensive term?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13626046 The Fabian society seem to think so!...

Really annoying things people say

I'll do this here instead of on another thread that made me think of it. Does it annoy you when people use words in the wrong way or use the wrong word in a sentence? For example, my boyfriend...

youngmafbog

Is justice finally being done ?

Former Tory Peer Lord Taylor is the latest politician to be sent down for 12 months for fiddling his expenses and good riddence to him. Are they finally getting their comeuppance or will he be out in...

Bumbelz

Cadbury

Does the new Cadburys advertisement creep anybody else? Empty clothes dancing..

Coldicote

Scottish Independence

I read on the news (26.05.11) that Scotland is to have a referendum on independence. An economic adviser to Alex Salmond has warned that Scotland would 'gain little' and, although 'economically...

R1Geezer

Give these guys a rise.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13555162 and take it out of the massive workshy scum budget. Why are we cutting a few pounds from front line heroes when we pay for snout and white lightning for the...

chakka35

A question for Scottish ABers

On the Today programme this morning Alex Salmond once again spoke of ‘Scottish oil’ which, of course, does not exist; it is UK oil. If the Scots get a referendum on independence it will...

joko

gangers...?

when i say this word i say gang- gers... pronoucing the middle g very definitely, but wtaching dr who confidential, most (from the south mostly) are pronoucing it is a way that almost doesnt sound the...

Hettster

Spelling dilemma

How do I spell toing and frowing. .I hope you know what I mean? cheers...

R1Geezer

Space shuttle Endeavour....

10 out of 10 for the septics to spell Endeavour correctly on the space shuttle, anyone know why they eschewed the American spelling in this instance?

soaps

Taxi-drivers

Have you ever had a bad experience ? Did they ever rip you off by trying to overcharging you?...

Wispy68

Poor Sod/Cow

Why do we say, "Poor sod/cow/bugger" etc? Those terms are usually used in a derogatory way, so why do we use them when we're feeling sorry or bad for someone's misfortune?...

nextqueen

yawning

is it possible to yawn when we are asleep or do we only do it when awake?

gribble

Listener 4135

6a. With constant repeated interaction senseless noise replaces energy, ?NA???? 41a New massage parlour rejected destruction of heather, ??????R? 34d Whole range forgotten in note after school, ?????...

WuTang

I need a word...

...that contains four double letters in a row. Thanks

Quizmonster

Good old Boris!

Boris Johnson wrote in the Evening Standard recently about stopping (quote) “…the outrage of Scottish MPs voting on London matters when London MPs have no such say in Scotland. There are...

elephanto

Pin money

How do we come to use pin money as a term?

tamborine

fao pixi

can you tell me what full white muslim covering signifys on a young girl

smurfchops

Tolly Boy

I recently bought some Tolly Boy rice and wondered what Tolly Boy meant. So I looked it up on the web ... and it is also a trade name for chastity belts ! And I still don't know what tolly boy means....

Fezzy

B**llsh*t....

Why do we say b*llsh*t (or horsesh*t)when talking about something we think is incorrect? Where does it come from? Is a bull's excrement less honest than a dog's or human's faeces?

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