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Nigel Moors 2
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Jeff - AQI. You're dead right, first heard Stephen Fry come up with that on room 101. It is an example of how we've been overrun by the Aussie and Yank verbals.
Mel/Ron - agree with you both about the mate bit. Most of the phrases/buzz word/text speak that irritates all the above posters I agree with to some extent. But Mel's 'mate' reference is something I'm disturbed to say I do as my wife only pointed out to me yesterday. Ron's response was right too about our elite club status enables you to feel we are mates sharing in the angling community. Outside of that, unless you're an open gullible fool most people would have to earn the right to be called mate.
Mel - just realised that in a recent e-mail to you I used the 'mate' ref. Sorry!
Nick - "I actually think that the AUSTRALIAN tonal variation that turns a "statement" into a "question" is a good thing....It promotes conversation by beckoning the listener to comment on the statement being made?" I get what you mean but if that's what you intend to do, then why not word it that way with good old English? I think this is why so many of us fall into that trap of saying something like 'mate' as I admit I do. Just trying to be polite and keep the communication line open. I will be trying to change this in myself now. I'll put tw*t or something like that at the end of evrything I say to strangers....
Ron - glad your US company association works for you. On the whole (there's another one!) a lot of US comapnies and their greed causes a lot of destabilisation around the globe. They aren't all sweetness and light. Having said that I work for a Canadian ex-English owned electronics outfit and we are run by the hire and fire, rule by fear management style. Most of the culprits though are the existing carryover from the Brit days.
Mel/Ron - agree with you both about the mate bit. Most of the phrases/buzz word/text speak that irritates all the above posters I agree with to some extent. But Mel's 'mate' reference is something I'm disturbed to say I do as my wife only pointed out to me yesterday. Ron's response was right too about our elite club status enables you to feel we are mates sharing in the angling community. Outside of that, unless you're an open gullible fool most people would have to earn the right to be called mate.
Mel - just realised that in a recent e-mail to you I used the 'mate' ref. Sorry!
Nick - "I actually think that the AUSTRALIAN tonal variation that turns a "statement" into a "question" is a good thing....It promotes conversation by beckoning the listener to comment on the statement being made?" I get what you mean but if that's what you intend to do, then why not word it that way with good old English? I think this is why so many of us fall into that trap of saying something like 'mate' as I admit I do. Just trying to be polite and keep the communication line open. I will be trying to change this in myself now. I'll put tw*t or something like that at the end of evrything I say to strangers....
Ron - glad your US company association works for you. On the whole (there's another one!) a lot of US comapnies and their greed causes a lot of destabilisation around the globe. They aren't all sweetness and light. Having said that I work for a Canadian ex-English owned electronics outfit and we are run by the hire and fire, rule by fear management style. Most of the culprits though are the existing carryover from the Brit days.