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Never say "Never"



marlowe

Well-known member
Dec 13, 2015
3,898
Does it annoy you when people use the word "never" in reference to your behaviour when the factually correct word to use would be "rarely". The same can be said of the word "always" when factually accuracy would dictate the use of the word "often" or even "sometimes".
Examples are: You never do the washing up" or "You always leave a wet towel on the bed".
Why do people ALWAYS exaggerate?
What are you always accused of never or slways doing which really gets on your nerves?
 






Publius Ovidius

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
45,919
at home
This surely could have gone in any of the other various 'things that annoy me' threads that we have going on at the moment, no?

Never answer a question with another question!
 


pearl

Well-known member
May 3, 2016
12,712
Behind My Eyes
Does it annoy you when people use the word "never" in reference to your behaviour when the factually correct word to use would be "rarely". The same can be said of the word "always" when factually accuracy would dictate the use of the word "often" or even "sometimes".
Examples are: You never do the washing up" or "You always leave a wet towel on the bed".
Why do people ALWAYS exaggerate?
What are you always accused of never or slways doing which really gets on your nerves?

you never answer your bl**dy 'phone!
 




Tricky Dicky

New member
Jul 27, 2004
13,558
Sunny Shoreham
Does it annoy you when people use the word "never" in reference to your behaviour when the factually correct word to use would be "rarely". The same can be said of the word "always" when factually accuracy would dictate the use of the word "often" or even "sometimes".
Examples are: You never do the washing up" or "You always leave a wet towel on the bed".
Why do people ALWAYS exaggerate?
What are you always accused of never or slways doing which really gets on your nerves?

In a similar vein, it annoys me when a commentator says something like "that score will NEVER be beaten" .. . how do you know ? Never is a very long time
 












Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
49,331
Faversham
"You'll never walk alone."

Yes you ****ing will - to the gents, for starters!
 












Goldstone1976

We Got Calde in!!
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Apr 30, 2013
13,763
Herts
We shall fight them on the beaches.... we will probably not surrender.
 















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