Stupid little things that bug you

[mexico1970]

How diaereses have disappeared from the English language.

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Hiätus

I have seriously never noticed, interesting observation bud. Is it related to the German umlaut historically?

 

[Barcon]

More fancy words I have to google.

 

[Big Swifty]

Ah the old The Missus likes to watch it response...… right and what about Dancing on Ice ?

I forbid her to watch anything to do with dancing

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I have seriously never noticed, interesting observation bud. Is it related to the German umlaut historically?

No, the German umlaut changes the sound of the letter. “O” is an “oh” but an “Ö” is an “urr”.

Whereäs (!) the English diaeresis indicates that the vowels next to each other are separate and do not make one sound like “out”/“bait” do, for example.

I think they should make a come back!

 

[lefty goldblatt]

How diaereses have disappeared

Thank God for pharmacists

 

[mexico1970]

No, the German umlaut changes the sound of the letter. “O” is an “oh” but an “Ö” is an “urr”.

Whereäs (!) the English diaeresis indicates that the vowels next to each other are separate and do not make one sound like “out”/“bait” do, for example.

Yeah read up about it, but as I said an interesting observation.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

No, the German umlaut changes the sound of the letter. “O” is an “oh” but an “Ö” is an “urr”.

Whereäs (!) the English diaeresis indicates that the vowels next to each other are separate and do not make one sound like “out”/“bait” do, for example.

I think they should make a come back!

What. A bit like Bucks Fizz

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

My stepdaughter (18) using my disposable razors to shave her legs.

Your the best big brother ever.


Edit wrong channel Carry on

 

[BlueT]

Your the best big brother ever.


Edit wrong channel Carry on

Stay off the Stella ;-)

 

[Bill Walker]

People trying to ban songs like Rule Brittania

 

[lefty goldblatt]

What. A bit like Bucks Fizz

Or even Bücks Fizz

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

How diaereses have disappeared from the English language.

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These disappeared quite some time ago, I do hope it's not a thorn in your side!

I'm guessing that the limitations of early printing & the subsequent invention of typewriters - with their restricted character sets - led to its demise. Personally prefer the hyphen where possible. but Brontë looks cool.

 

[BrianW]

The abuse of the words "infer" and "imply".

If I call you a twat, you might infer that I don't like you.
If I say I don't rule out the possibility that you are a twat, that implies that I might not like you.

Subtle, but different meaning.

 

[mikemcfc]

When someone says something "is a poor man's" something else, in a comparison or trying to represent something shitty as something better to sell it.
No it's not, it's still something shitty.

 

[TheCentralScrutinizer]

"can i get".....absolute twats...

 

[Deleted member 77198]

These disappeared quite some time ago, I do hope it's not a thorn in your side!

I'm guessing that the limitations of early printing & the subsequent invention of typewriters - with their restricted character sets - led to its demise. Personally prefer the hyphen where possible. but Brontë looks cool.

Haha, it’s not a major issue, but suits the thread title well I think.

 

[Bill Walker]

Bottled beer that have hardly any beer in them.

 

[bluemcr]

People who get on a packed out tram wearing a backpack and they don't take it off

 

[BrianW]

People who go on about how wonderful grammar schools are.
I went to a grammar school and it was fucking shite. Like a mental asylum where the inmates were allowed to teach as a therapy.

 

[mikemcfc]

when your first two darts hit a 1, so you drop to the 19's and hit a 3.