Two better than me, then. I can’t decide whether I am turning into the Radio 1 newsreader during Emperor Rosko’s first broadcast in the 60s (“...and here is the news. In English!”) or if everyone else is turning into Siobhan Sharpe (“if we can get bandwidth on this one, guys, we’ll be eating maple syrup on our waffles from the get-go.”)
That’s an image that will be in my brain all day.
Wore chaps out I believe.
Glad to hear it.I only post bad things in this thread
Yes, I'm very decimated and devastated about it
That’s what we are supposed to think, of course. But it could equally be the policeman on duty outside the door. He’s a source, and he’s (relatively) close to the Prime Minister. I’m sure I read somewhere that French newspapers (one example) don’t allow this nod-and-wink coyness. If a politician wants to get his thoughts broadcast, it has to be with name attached.
No problem, I read in another thread this morning that if you think a law is stupid, it’s fine just to ignore it. Between you and me, that’s the line I took with decimation - no-one’s going to stop me farting.
"So" is the new "um", allowing you to get your thoughts together before getting into whatever you have to say. See also "well" and "actually".
The Irish (Bless ‘em) have been using it since time immemorial but they of course put it at the end of sentences... now with the current fad some are putting it at the beginning and the end, bunch of so and so’s!
There’s a cream for that
