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Kenilworth said:
It's that Australian question intonation that really gets on my wotsits :mad: It's bloody everywhere these days.
Seemingly erudite people on the telly, interviewed. When they get to the end of a statement they make it sound like a question.
Are you asking me or telling me? Mek yer fecking mind up will yer!
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And people who say "Can I get"? when they mean "Can I have"? when asking for food or a drink. My response would be "sorry, we don't do self service" and move onto the next person in the queue. Either that or say "if you want to ask for something like a Yank, fuck off and live there you twat".:mad:
 
Bayingblade said:
And people who say "Can I get"? when they mean "Can I have"? when asking for food or a drink. My response would be "sorry, we don't do self service" and move onto the next person in the queue. Either that or say "if you want to ask for something like a Yank, fuck off and live there you twat".:mad:
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Another one that irritates me is "Can I have?"
My response would be "you probably could but if you're asking my permission then I think you'll find that it should be 'May I have?'"

You're welcome ;)
 
Kenilworth said:
Another one that irritates me is "Can I have?"
My response would be "you probably could but if you're asking my permission then I think you'll find that it should be 'May I have?'"

You're welcome ;)
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That's OK when you're at your Auntie's for tea but if it's a shop or a cafe/pub then I shouldn't have to ask permission to buy something. It's quite simple, just say what you want with 'please' on the end; 'two pints of Old Pedant please'.
 
BushBlade said:
That's OK when you're at your Auntie's for tea but if it's a shop or a cafe/pub then I shouldn't have to ask permission to buy something. It's quite simple, just say what you want with 'please' on the end; 'two pints of Old Pedant please'.
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Never quaffed that. Any robin hood?
 
The latest fad is to stretch the last word in a sentence. Amaaaaazing and oh my gohhhhhhd really fuck my brain up. I blame the telly. Fiona Bruce should be on 24hrs a day because a) she speaks properly and b) she's fucking gorgeous.
 
Kenilworth said:
Quaff = to drink, heartily
How on earth would you imbibe Ale unless quaffed?
You wouldn't sip it like a fine wine, would you?
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I don't sip owt.

I have no issue with the action of quaffing, it's the use of the word that I take offence to. I immediately think of some civil war recreationalist who refers to bar staff as 'wenches' and is desperate to talk to someone for over an hour on the correct temperature to serve mead.
 
BushBlade said:
I don't sip owt.

I have no issue with the action of quaffing, it's the use of the word that I take offence to. I immediately think of some civil war recreationalist who refers to bar staff as 'wenches' and is desperate to talk to someone for over an hour on the correct temperature to serve mead.
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Its actually very complicated!

Temperature
Keep the mead at the tight temperature for a few hours before serving: it is important to drink the mead at the right temperature, the cooler it is, the more attenuated the taste.

How to know which temperature is best? From your experience (sometimes the meadery gives indications on the bottle.) By comparison with white wines, sweeter meads can be drunk around 10 or 12°C (48 to 52°F), drier meads between 8 and 10°C (44 to 48°F.) One thing that can be done is to have the bottle in the fridge, serve it fairly chilled and taste it. Then allow it to warm up (if you served only one or two ounces, the mere contact of your hand on the glass should do it) and taste again. This way you can compare the taste at different temperatures. You should notice that this can have a dramatic effect. Note: some meads can/should be drunk warm. You may want to try this too.

But I know what your'e saying.
 



BushBlade said:
I don't sip owt.

I have no issue with the action of quaffing, it's the use of the word that I take offence to. I immediately think of some civil war recreationalist who refers to bar staff as 'wenches' and is desperate to talk to someone for over an hour on the correct temperature to serve mead.
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I'd say that was a particularly cavalier attitude if I was sure that you weren't calling me a round head :o
 
Kenilworth said:
Another one that irritates me is "Can I have?"
My response would be "you probably could but if you're asking my permission then I think you'll find that it should be 'May I have?'"

You're welcome ;)
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Correct and appreciated Kenilworth. :)
 
SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY. On holiday and becoming Stolichnaya'd

But I know what your'e saying.

"YOU'RE" is what I meant.
 
Snowman said:
Its actually very complicated!

Temperature
Keep the mead at the tight temperature for a few hours before serving: it is important to drink the mead at the right temperature, the cooler it is, the more attenuated the taste.

How to know which temperature is best? From your experience (sometimes the meadery gives indications on the bottle.) By comparison with white wines, sweeter meads can be drunk around 10 or 12°C (48 to 52°F), drier meads between 8 and 10°C (44 to 48°F.) One thing that can be done is to have the bottle in the fridge, serve it fairly chilled and taste it. Then allow it to warm up (if you served only one or two ounces, the mere contact of your hand on the glass should do it) and taste again. This way you can compare the taste at different temperatures. You should notice that this can have a dramatic effect. Note: some meads can/should be drunk warm. You may want to try this too.

But I know what your'e saying.
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By comparison with white wines, sweeter meadscan be drunk around 10 or 12°C (48 to 52°F),drier meads between 8 and 10°C (44 to 48°F)

How is that a comparison with white wine when it doesn't give the temperature for white wine?
 
Bayingblade said:
If you ask these people a question BB, they will probably start the answer with "So":mad:

Why, all of a sudden, do the good people of England, who have grown up with the most wonderful communication tool on the planet (the English language) seek to regress it with stupid fucking influences from America or Australia who still speak a version of the language from two centuries ago???:mad:
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What's weird is that the English language is full of loan words taken from across the globe but people think it's a new thing when they see an American turn of phrase appear.

Stealing stuff is how the English language became so diverse. That's why my Nan lived in a bungalow instead of just a small house.
 



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