SO IT'S COME TO THIS.

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Tue, 2010-08-31 19:34

styx

SO IT'S COME TO THIS.

Heard today: a BBC correspondent saying wiv for with and uvver for other. Hangs head and weeps silently.

Tue, 2010-08-31 19:50

Highhat

Oh no the (BBC) world is coming to an end ;)elocution please!

Tue, 2010-08-31 20:34

styx

It's just the shtreet man and as we know the shtreet is full of shit.

Tue, 2010-08-31 20:44

Highhat

Bottoms Before Competence, Bollocks Bellowing Cows, Behind Barbedwire Compound, Buy Bob's Company, Better Be Cautious, Butterflies Better Come, Buttered Be Crumpets, Buts Be Comforting and so on.

Wed, 2010-09-01 08:16

styx

The Beeb Beeb Ceeb as Peter Sellers used to say in an upper crust strangulated voice.

Wed, 2010-09-01 16:24

andrea

Alice cames from Bristol, they all talk like thet thar. Look et James May. http://www.ukauthors.com http://www.ukapress.com

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Wed, 2010-09-01 18:54

Margharita

I gave up on the Beeb the day Evan Davies admitted he tweets WHILE PRESENTING THE TODAY PROGRAMME. That's like doing something unmentionable in church. Only worse. Pass me my smelling salts, Mabel.

Thu, 2010-09-02 08:40

styx

The latest W.H. Smiths advert says 'you do the math.' My brother in the States wrote 'why do you write maths?' I replied that 'it's short for mathematics math would be short for mathematic.' Even the American spellchecker on this site doesn't like that word. I lurve technomology!

Thu, 2010-09-02 18:42

styx

Seen on a machine in my doctor's surgery today. This was not a temporary written sign but engraved into the machine. 'Measurement results is displayed onscreen.'

Thu, 2010-09-02 19:33

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Highhat

this were very funny styx- a bit disheartening maybe- we all weep. I wonder whether the technics worked as well as the literacy?

Thu, 2010-09-02 21:57

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styx

I dunno what it did but you 'ad to stik ur whole arm in it. I'da been a bit frit of losing me arm.

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