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RE: Pedant's Corner - Duncan Grimmond - 01-12-2021
I was asked for my bank card by a hotel receptionist so that she could pre-scan it. I asked how this was to be achieved and she explained that she would scan it. We had a chat and she promised never to say it again, probably just to get rid of me.
I think we should elect Victor Meldrew as honorary president of this thread but he’d probably refuse the spurious honour.
RE: Pedant's Corner - Erich - 01-12-2021
Duncan, when I worked for a television magazine show in the 1980s, one of the hosts would often say, "I just re-remembered...". I always choked and tried to explain that she was already "re-remembering" by using the word, "remember". It doesn't build.
Erich in Mukilteo
RE: Pedant's Corner - Ruairidh Dunford - 01-12-2021
“Pacifically”.
Makes my toes curl, that is all.
RE: Pedant's Corner - Ian Dunford - 01-12-2021
Is there anyfink else Ruairidh?
RE: Pedant's Corner - Duncan Grimmond - 01-12-2021
Don't you mean "anyfing kelse"?
RE: Pedant's Corner - Bob Culver - 01-12-2021
Hi Rogerfrench
Decades ago I did some work on an island off our coast. There was one general store. I had taken a clip board, pencils etc but forgot some items. I enquired if the shop sold rubbers. The American shopkeeper thought it funny. As there was not much else to do there, I suspect he sold many. (Incidentally the w.o.f requirements were not enforced so the cars on the island, including a couple of rentals, and with no sealed roads, were interesting....)
RE: Pedant's Corner - Bob Olive - 01-12-2021
One of my favourite rants is, when giving personal details to ‘the person’ behind the counter I am asked the question (sorry, that’s tautologous…) - I am asked ‘Thank you, and what was your name?.’ I reply ‘Well, it was Olive, and funnily enough, it still is?’ This provokes a blank look which I would love to video just to show them.
Another is, when registering a complaint, ‘the person’ will acknowledge with a cheery ‘No problem’ and then look confused when I remonstrate with ‘But that is why I am here, because there IS a problem.’
On the Victor Meldrew point, if I do approach either ‘the person’ or the telephone, in search of a solution to a problem my wife always instructs me ‘Now, don’t do a Victor Meldrew, you’ll get nowhere…’
There are hundreds more but I shall exit stage left, and continue to enjoy this amusing thread
RE: Pedant's Corner - David Stepney - 01-12-2021
I am reminded that Richard Wilson, the actor who played Victor Meldrew, was, in fact, a Scotsman.
RE: Pedant's Corner - Steve kay - 01-12-2021
Is the exit stage left pursued by a bear, or just because a member of stage management are gesturing vigorously.
RE: Pedant's Corner - Steve Jones - 01-12-2021
(01-12-2021, 08:06 PM)Bob Olive Wrote: On the Victor Meldrew point, if I do approach either ‘the person’ or the telephone, in search of a solution to a problem my wife always instructs me ‘Now, don’t do a Victor Meldrew, you’ll get nowhere…’
Oh dear!! It seems you and I are on the same wavelength as are your wife and my wife
Watching the news this evening we were told 'All adults in England are to be offered a booster jab'. I suggested that even though we'd both already had a booster jab that means we were to be offered a second meaning four jabs in total. Mrs. J replied that as we'd both already had our booster we wouldn't be included in that. If that was to be the case, I replied, they'd have said 'All adults in England who hadn't yet had a booster jab were to be offfered one'.
End of conversation - and it wasn't me who rolled my eyes
Steve