Give your head a wobble (and other shoite phrases)

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:29 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:17 pm
"Can I get..." as in can I get a coffee.
Don't know if its an Americanism, but what's wrong with
"Could I have..."?

Or actually:
"Please may I have"

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:31 pm

boatshed bill wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:29 pm
Or actually:
"Please may I have"

Yes, absolutely.

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:49 am

I always wind it up the flagpole to see if anyone will salute it.

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:20 am

One I am getting tired if is 'On the grass. Ooops!!!

bfcwest · Post by **bfcwest** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:31 pm

Completely agree with opening post. The patronising phrase of 'Give your head a wobble' is puke inducing, followed closely by 'Beggars Belief'.

The other one that gets on me tits is:

"You couldn't make it Up"....

Gp8419 · Post by **Gp8419** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:00 pm

‘Dinosaur’ really winds me up you get that when we play shoite. Listened to a interview with Neil warnock the other day he said if we won I was a hero-if we didn’t I was a dinosaur.

Im_not_Robbie_Blake · Post by **Im_not_Robbie_Blake** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:29 pm

'I myself......'
Who else could 'I' be?

'Cheers' instead of 'Thank you' drives me mad. Of course, 'Cheers' if you are having a drink.

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:26 pm

bodge wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:10 pm
Aye there's some good uns up there, my fave was watching a dibble documentary in Dundee when a lashed up tankhead threatened to "blooter" the arresting pc round the cell, the aggressive accent added to my amusement no end.

dibble documentary?

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:14 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:17 pm
"Can I get..." as in can I get a coffee.
Don't know if its an Americanism, but what's wrong with
"Could I have..."?

Thank you ElectroClaret...this causes me anguish daily . Sadly I think the battle is lost though

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:16 pm

Back in the day. An expression used by people too lazy or thick to know and state when they are talking about.

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:23 pm

Can I get a coffee?
Did you forget something?
Ok can I get a coffee please?
No sorry, it’s a health and safety issue
What do you mean Health and safety
You’re not allowed or authorised to be behind the counter
I just want a cup of coffee
Do you mean you’d like a cup of coffee?
Yes
Well why didn’t you ask for one?

4:20 · Post by **4:20** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:55 pm

"yup"

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:56 pm

Stalbansclaret wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:16 pm
Back in the day. An expression used by people too lazy or thick to know and state when they are talking about.

To be fair, it wasn't an expression you ever heard back in the day.

HuncoatClaret · Post by **HuncoatClaret** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:21 pm

People who write or say literally when there's no need to.
Those who say genre instead of category, and why do so many Northerners use Cockney rhyming slang now,? I don't have a Scoobie why the do!

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:26 pm

Just one word - so - when used to begin a sentence. The first person I heard using this was Robert Peston a few years ago just as upspeak was on the wane. It now seems to have spread across the nation particularly among millennials but it’s affected other groups as well.

kaptin1 · Post by **kaptin1** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:27 pm

“The likes of…” when actually talking about that person

bodge · Post by **bodge** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:53 pm

Chobulous wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:26 pm
dibble documentary?

A police documentary Chobulous as in Officer Dibble from Top Cat.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:03 pm

What about the current American trend of removing pronouns before the word 'fun':

'That was so fun'

Good grief.

longsidetrumpet · Post by **longsidetrumpet** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:57 pm

And who says ‘hey’ instead of hello, hiya or all reet? Apart from Americans, Aussies and Brit-made TV Dramas involving suburbanites. Probably made for international sales anyway

Bop · Post by **Bop** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:21 pm

“Literally”
This word needs burying asap.

longsidetrumpet · Post by **longsidetrumpet** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:02 pm

Bop wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 15, 2022 9:21 pm
“Literally”
This word needs burying asap.

Even when it’s literally correct?

Bop · Post by **Bop** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:22 pm

Such a shame. A great word. Literally died a death now though.

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:31 pm

bodge wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:53 pm
A police documentary Chobulous as in Officer Dibble from Top Cat.

Right. I was brought up in the 60s so of course I know about “Officer Dibble” but to the best of my knowledge Dibble has never been a slang word for police in Burnley, or indeed any part of East Lancs so imagine my surprise when it appeared on a thread specifically designed to highlight some people’s affectations. So unless you were brought up on a sink estate in Manchester it seems a bit ironic

bodge · Post by **bodge** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:34 pm

Grew up in Yorkshire and now live in the worst area of Manchester.

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:43 pm

Remember your roots

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:28 am

'Despite Brexit'. haha to ruffle a few feathers.

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:18 pm

I hate it when people ommit the "I" at the start of a sentence, it just appears lazy and there are numerous examples of it on this very thread

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:24 pm

Years of age is another one. The person isn't going to be years of potatoes or years of paint

Years old and leave it at that

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:26 pm

Staycation does not mean going on holiday in this country, because guess what, you are still going on holiday.

A staycation is a where you spend your evening at your home address after traveling out somewhere for the day

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:05 pm

Prompted by seeing someone using the phrase online today can I offer "Love you to the moon and back" .
What the hell does this mean ? Since when was distance a measurement unit of affection ? Huge cringe every time I see this.

longsidetrumpet · Post by **longsidetrumpet** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:06 pm

She’s 82 years young…
Witherspoons - er, no
Lacksadaiscal - er, no it’s lackadaisical

claret2018 · Post by **claret2018** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:08 pm

The blood pressure of some here must be through the roof.

I can’t say I’ve ever been offended or annoyed by any turn of phrase.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 1:44 pm

I hate all cliches [no acute on my keyboard]. There are too many to mention, but they are all annoying. ''Give your head a wobble'' is one of the worst, though.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 4:05 pm

At the Alpine Skiing this Olympics. Fed up of hearing somebody is “on point”.
No they are not they are on skis.

Gunfury · Post by **Gunfury** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:27 pm

People who say/type “…just saying” when they have already said/typed what they were saying

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:48 pm

On a par with "give your head a wobble" is "wind yer neck in'" - it's probably technically possible to give your head a wobble but how do you wind your neck in?

Another annoying Americanism that seems to be on the rise is the use of the word 'super' in place of 'very' or extremely e.g. "this coin is super rare" or "this recipe is "super quick"

RMutt · Post by **RMutt** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:52 pm

Woke. When used in it’s appropriated by the right sort of way.

PhiladelphiaChris · Post by **PhiladelphiaChris** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:54 pm

One that drives me crazy that has recently got popular over here is Winningest. Like New York Yankees are the most winningest team of all time. I would imagine it will soon be over on your shores.

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:34 pm

PhiladelphiaChris wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:54 pm
One that drives me crazy that has recently got popular over here is Winningest. Like New York Yankees are the most winningest team of all time. I would imagine it will soon be over on your shores.

Heard that the other day, may have been the Superbowl coverage come to think of it, I thought the guy was taking the mick...

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:35 pm

How about the old 'I logged on just to like that' post. Well, you didn't log on just to like it did you.

PhiladelphiaChris · Post by **PhiladelphiaChris** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:46 pm

Rileybobs wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:34 pm
Heard that the other day, may have been the Superbowl coverage come to think of it, I thought the guy was taking the mick...

Yes i heard it a few times in the super bowl. You here it all over, normally on sports coverage. Several times last night on the Olympics as well.

longsidetrumpet · Post by **longsidetrumpet** » Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:12 pm

I quite like ‘spitting feathers’ when it’s used correctly to mean you’re thirsty
But not when people use it to mean when they’re angry

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 2:38 am

Vintage Claret wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:48 pm
On a par with "give your head a wobble" is "wind yer neck in'" - it's probably technically possible to give your head a wobble but how do you wind your neck in?

Another annoying Americanism that seems to be on the rise is the use of the word 'super' in place of 'very' or extremely e.g. "this coin is super rare" or "this recipe is "super quick"

''Super'' is one that winds me up more than most.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:16 am

I use the phrase give your head a wobble loads. it's a cracking phrase especially for those that need to dive said bonce a wobble

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:08 am

I am just going for a pint me
Why the extra personal mention
Common to Burnley and heard lots of times last week.But for me My Bad as used in the ad with De Niro has to be the most stupid one

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:17 am

'I'm not being funny, but'

(I'm also in the camp that get slightly wound up when I hear 'can I get')