Stevo985 Posted July 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2017 6 minutes ago, BOF said: I never spotted the oddity, because I'm used to that phrasing I thought it was fairly obvious how your man used it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 1 minute ago, BOF said: I never spotted the oddity, because I'm used to that phrasing I presumed that was the case. As an Irishman who grew up in England who then moved back for University at UCD and with a gf from Waterford, i am very used to it as well and often will use alot of the terms which probably sound very wrong with my English accent. your one and you know yourself probably being the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted July 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2017 36 minutes ago, mjmooney said: It pisses me off that when something happens in the world of Aston Villa (e.g. Terry signing), everybody decamps over to on-topic, and Off Topic dies on its arse. Welcome JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 "I need this information and I need it yesterday" Jog on pal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Getting pissed of peeling an orange, googling to see if there's an easier way and getting distracted over whether the flesh or inner peel is the mesocarp. Stop reading and eat your damn fruit. You could say it takes the pith... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted July 4, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Xela said: "I need this information and I need it yesterday" Jog on pal. Tell him you'll do it last week, and then just stare at him blankly. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2017 Blokes who wear bright blue suits. I get a really irrational anger upon me when I see them. Because they seem popular they have replaced Pin Striped suits as the focus of my hatred. My first post in OT for a while........ Feels gooood! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 4, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 4, 2017 On 03/07/2017 at 21:34, PompeyVillan said: "Yous two" I may have mentioned this before but when my son was at Nursery the girls who worked there were the salt of the earth types. One day he came to talk to my wife and I and said. Oi, youz two. Man it stopped me in my tracks, had to tell him not to speak like that. Call me a snob, I don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I moved into my flat back in December, it got me off Erdington High Street and all the noise and trouble that came with it. Only problem is that there is some sort of crack den over the road and there is always **** trouble out there, 8 kids rowing from 4:30am till 6:30am, I wouldn't mind if they just had a scrap and sorted it out but they ponce about bouncing around like rubbish football hooligans and do nothing. Just have a **** straightener and let me get back to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 8 hours ago, sidcow said: I may have mentioned this before but when my son was at Nursery the girls who worked there were the salt of the earth types. One day he came to talk to my wife and I and said. Oi, youz two. Man it stopped me in my tracks, had to tell him not to speak like that. Call me a snob, I don't care. Snob! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 5, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 5, 2017 11 hours ago, sidcow said: I may have mentioned this before but when my son was at Nursery the girls who worked there were the salt of the earth types. One day he came to talk to my wife and I and said. Oi, youz two. Man it stopped me in my tracks, had to tell him not to speak like that. Call me a snob, I don't care. It's the "Oi" I'd have more of a problem with there tbh. Even "Hey yous two" wouldn't be nearly as confrontational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 5, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5, 2017 There is no way that a native English speaker would use "oi" in anything other than a rude way. it's like verbally grabbing someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Stevo985 said: There is no way that a native English speaker would use "oi" in anything other than a rude way. it's like verbally grabbing someone. unless you say it twice... as in "oi oi" in a cheeky way. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I worked with a bloke before who didn't like being called pal, especially by people he didn't know. I also know another bloke who don't like it when people say 'alright mate'.weird if you ask me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 5, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Rugeley Villa said: I worked with a bloke before who didn't like being called pal, especially by people he didn't know. I don't like it, either. Same with the lad that used to work in our local corner shop, who always called me 'matey'. I think he was not long over from India, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt for thinking he was using a friendly colloquialism. Edited July 5, 2017 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I don't like it, either. Same with the lad that used to work in our local corner shop, who always called me 'matey'. I think he was not long over from India, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt for thinking he was using a friendly colloquialism. Must be an old fashioned thing then because the blokes in question are both around the 60 mark. Call me what you want, but don't call me late for my dinner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 5, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 5, 2017 On 2017-7-3 at 21:34, PompeyVillan said: "Yous two" Pure Scouse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 20 minutes ago, bickster said: Pure Scouse I disagree, Belfast is the source of that I am 100 % sure. Even if you try and say it normally in Belfast accent it automatically changes it to "Yous two". Try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 5, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 5, 2017 Just now, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: I disagree, Belfast is the source of that I am 100 % sure. Even if you try and say it normally in Belfast accent it automatically changes it to "Yous two". Try it. I wasn't saying it was the origin as Scouse is a complete mongrel of a dialect, amalgamating many popular illererate trends from Ireland, Wales, Lancashire and beyond 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: I don't like it, either. Same with the lad that used to work in our local corner shop, who always called me 'matey'. I think he was not long over from India, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt for thinking he was using a friendly colloquialism. Matey is a friendly colloquialism, isn't it? I use various greetings, for blokes I don't know or don't know the names of. 'sir', 'dude', 'mate', 'matey', 'fella', 'squire'. All meant to be friendly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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