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[Misc] Silly Sayings
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el punal
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Live on stage - well, whoever it is is hardly likely to be dead.
Pre-order your tickets/club shirt/new phone etc. etc. - how on earth can you pre-order anything? If you want it, you order it or book it. You can make a reservation or make an advance booking or leave a deposit. Those actions indicate that you have ordered the item or service. The expression “pre-order” is meaningless gobbledygook.
Pre-order your tickets/club shirt/new phone etc. etc. - how on earth can you pre-order anything? If you want it, you order it or book it. You can make a reservation or make an advance booking or leave a deposit. Those actions indicate that you have ordered the item or service. The expression “pre-order” is meaningless gobbledygook.
You can order something that's available now but pre-order something that's not available yet.
el punal
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Um, you are still ordering it though, aren’t you? Back in the day it used to be called making a reservation, or an advanced booking.
Postman Pat
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Cheap at half the price as an indication it is cheap at the current price.
Would make more sense if it was cheap at twice the price.
Would make more sense if it was cheap at twice the price.
Not sure if this should be in the office bell cheese thread, but we've got a consultant in at work who uses the phrase: "That feature's now dropped".
Apparently that means "That feature has now been released" rather than "that feature has now been removed".
WTF?
Apparently that means "That feature has now been released" rather than "that feature has now been removed".
WTF?
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,290
but in what other sense would i want to have a cake?
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
- 6,284
" Early doors "......used regularly by footballers but I have never heard it used by anyone outside a footballing context.
Where does it come from?...." We went behind early doors "....." We went behind early on/ early in the game etc " ....I get.....but " early doors?
Where does it come from?...." We went behind early doors "....." We went behind early on/ early in the game etc " ....I get.....but " early doors?
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
I am reaching out to you
Nope, you have a question for me or something you want to tell me. The last thing I want you to do is reach out for me, that’s just fecking weird. You can almost certainly feck off if you are reaching out too as you won’t get a reply from me.
And no I don’t have a window in my day, only in my house/office (I’m one of the lucky ones who does have windows in his office)
Nope, you have a question for me or something you want to tell me. The last thing I want you to do is reach out for me, that’s just fecking weird. You can almost certainly feck off if you are reaching out too as you won’t get a reply from me.
And no I don’t have a window in my day, only in my house/office (I’m one of the lucky ones who does have windows in his office)
schmunk
"Members"
To be able to eat at a future time, or to share with a friend or trusted relative.
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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If we're talking about football guff 'the final third' does my head in (that's probably another one for some people).
In general use, when TV or radio presenters say 'see you tomorrow' at the end of a show seems like wishful thinking, while 'quite unique' or 'very unique' is just lazy.
In general use, when TV or radio presenters say 'see you tomorrow' at the end of a show seems like wishful thinking, while 'quite unique' or 'very unique' is just lazy.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,290
apparently its a term from getting in the pub just after opening.
schmunk
"Members"
"Top bins" when THERE ARE NO BINS.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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Isn't is something to do with matinees at the theatre, or have I just made that up?
Greg Bobkin
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- May 22, 2012
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RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
You can't eat your cake and have it too.
“One of the first”
You’re either the first or you’re not. In most cases.
You’re either the first or you’re not. In most cases.