rassclot said:oh dear. oh dear oh fucking dear. no offence but this is another creeping americanism that really gets on my tits. in british english period means a passage of time or a menstrual cycle. it does not mean full stop. so just say full stop.
Damocles said:rassclot said:oh dear. oh dear oh fucking dear. no offence but this is another creeping americanism that really gets on my tits. in british english period means a passage of time or a menstrual cycle. it does not mean full stop. so just say full stop.
If you want to get technical, period is the correct word for it and full stop is a bastardisation.
In fact, if you want to get really technical, then SkyBlueFlux was also incorrect to call them 'commas instead of periods', when he actually means 'commas instead of ellipsis'
SkyBlueFlux said:Damocles said:rassclot said:oh dear. oh dear oh fucking dear. no offence but this is another creeping americanism that really gets on my tits. in british english period means a passage of time or a menstrual cycle. it does not mean full stop. so just say full stop.
If you want to get technical, period is the correct word for it and full stop is a bastardisation.
In fact, if you want to get really technical, then SkyBlueFlux was also incorrect to call them 'commas instead of periods', when he actually means 'commas instead of ellipsis'
Haha, well that just answered my post before yours. Thanks for clearing that up. I knew it had a different name.
Agree, childish in the extreme.Sausage97 said:"I'd smash her backdoors in" I really hate this comment and am appalled at how many times it's used on BM.
Poo to you with knobs on.DortmundDummy said:Agree, childish in the extreme.Sausage97 said:"I'd smash her backdoors in" I really hate this comment and am appalled at how many times it's used on BM.
DortmundDummy said:Agree, childish in the extreme.Sausage97 said:"I'd smash her backdoors in" I really hate this comment and am appalled at how many times it's used on BM.
gaudinho's stolen car said:DortmundDummy said:Agree, childish in the extreme.Sausage97 said:"I'd smash her backdoors in" I really hate this comment and am appalled at how many times it's used on BM.
Your mums quite like it.
bwfcchick said:Agree with another poster about "epic". Hate it. Also hate "major fail."
One of my mates says "standard" ALL the time. Hate that too.
Completely hate "gash" e.g. "Robinson is gash". It's just irritating.