Things you refuse to call by their new name

[Blue Mist]

Ceylon

Burma.

 

[CTID1988]

Chicken Kyiv

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

The dole

A tramp

 

[Sir peace frog]

Benders

in what context , i used that word in two different meanings, back in the day of course

 

[m7mcfc]

It's good that youngsters like you are coming onto Bluemoon.
You are of course referring the Central Station.

When it ceased being a railway station it ceased being Central Station. If you want it that way I from I will start calling the Printworks Withy Grove Printing House.

 

[Resurrection Joe...]

Why do commentators now call Milan....Mee-lan?....while i'm at it...when did macaroons become mac-a-rons?..when?

 

[m7mcfc]

Histo

No no no, Park Hospital was the very first NHS hospital in the UK. It looked after me many times as kid when I split my head open.
It's now Trafford General Hospital. Talk about forgetting your history and heritage.

History & Heritage? I have none regarding the borough of Trafford.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

When it ceased being a railway station it ceased being Central Station. If you want it that way I from I will start calling the Printworks Withy Grove Printing House.

Maxwell house??

 

[Lavinda Past]

Perhaps she was posh or just younger than me.

I was born in Urmston Cottage Hospital. I've just googled it. It was a flamin' house !

The clue is very clearly in the name Misty.

 

[give it to gordon]

Calling a group of singers a band. They arent a band, a band play instruments !

 

[fallowfield]

Not a new name thing, but I refuse to say skinny when ordering a coffee with skimmed milk.
Just being petty I suppose.
I say "skimmed milk latte please", they say "skinny latte yeah" and I say "yeah skimmed milk latte mate"

 

[denislawsbackheel]

New Islington
The MEN Arena

 

[denislawsbackheel]

If British people use the Americanism, bathroom, when they they actually mean toilet, I feel murderous!

I need to get out more.

I thought Yanks called them rest rooms

 

[Kippaxpete]

I thought Yanks called them rest rooms

Grrr... That as well!

 

[Kinkybyname]

Uncle Ben's (puts on hard hat)

 

[CTID1988]

Not a new name thing, but I refuse to say skinny when ordering a coffee with skimmed milk.
Just being petty I suppose.
I say "skimmed milk latte please", they say "skinny latte yeah" and I say "yeah skimmed milk latte mate"

I wouldn't even entertain that. Latte means milk in Italian, so there's no way I'm asking for a skimmed milk milk.
Ask for a milky coffee, if they get arsey just smash up the place

 

[yeseye]

The Boleyn ground.
I always knew it as Upton Park.

 

[CTID1988]

Uncle Ben's (puts on hard hat)

What?! Its not called Uncle Bens anymore?!

 

[citydad]

Season Ticket.

 

[mexico1970]

50p is still a ten bob bit.