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What words do you shorten when talking in real life ?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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When you’re having a convo (conversation) in real life do you shorten words to save time, I do, I sometimes say spag Bol instead of spaghetti bolognese, this is to save time so I can focus on more important things like my tireless charity work or naked wrestling.
Sometimes when busting for a wee I will ask where the ‘bog’ is instead of the lavatory convenience, this is to save time so my bladder isn’t irreparable damaged.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Yo instead of hello.
Yo Dave! Looking hot today!
Thanks Loon (says Dave)
Laters Dave! I say (instead of Goodbye)"
You’ve saved at least 4 minutes there, more time to dance in the kitchen to ‘Double Dutch’ |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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"Yo instead of hello.
Yo Dave! Looking hot today!
Thanks Loon (says Dave)
Laters Dave! I say (instead of Goodbye)
You’ve saved at least 4 minutes there, more time to dance in the kitchen to ‘Double Dutch’ "
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"Alright = orite
Home = yam
There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at "
Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Alright = orite
Home = yam
There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at
Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat. "
Could you possibly say that again in a language a pheasant can understand ?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Alright = orite
Home = yam
There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at
Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat.
Could you possibly say that again in a language a pheasant can understand ? "
*bites tongue |
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"Alright = orite
Home = yam
There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at
Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat.
Could you possibly say that again in a language a pheasant can understand ?
*bites tongue "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Definitely with you on the spag Bol OP, those foreigners always seem to have long words for stuff.
I mean, mange tout, what’s that all about, they’re peas fffs. "
But mangetout ('eat it all') are not peas as such. They are very young peas still in the pod and hardly developed.
Pois is French for pea. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not sure if it’s the same some of thing, probably more of a regional accent thing but I get ribbed by colleagues for saying “t’ma’row” instead of tomorrow amongst others. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Not sure if it’s the same some of thing, probably more of a regional accent thing but I get ribbed by colleagues for saying “t’ma’row” instead of tomorrow amongst others."
T’ma’row are like big cucumbers. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I used to live with some Aussies and they would shorten Australia to Straya, this afternoon to arvo and chocolate biscuit to choccy biccy, they were the masters at cutting corners and getting shit done. |
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By *inkySeeKinkyDoWoman
over a year ago
'tween PontyCarlo & CasVegas in West Yorks |
Being a Yorkshire lassy, the time i have saved by exclaiming "Off t'shop" over a 49 year period had allowed me to have far more ladywanks than I'd have had if i had gone to THE shop instead  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Being a Yorkshire lassy, the time i have saved by exclaiming "Off t'shop" over a 49 year period had allowed me to have far more ladywanks than I'd have had if i had gone to THE shop instead "
I reckon you’ve saved months there, all that time spent better using The Wand. |
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Don't think I really shorten anything, in fact I often use way more words than is probably necessary
I do know someone who, very annoyingly, uses text speak in actual conversation all the time.. LOL, OMG, WTF etc.
K |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I never shorten words city, the same with names i always use full names.
'Television set'
'Computer system'
'Mobile telephone'
I dont know why i do but i just do   |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I never shorten words city, the same with names i always use full names.
'Television set'
'Computer system'
'Mobile telephone'
I dont know why i do but i just do "
You’re obviously a very Meticulous man! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I don't shorten words as such, but I shorten sentences a lot.
For example, when something is broken, instead of explaining in detail what is wrong with it, I will just say "It's Fucked"."
The fucking fucker is fucked! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Why do people insist on saying double you, double you, double you for www addresses. It saves so much time to say world wide web. "
There’s less vowels in World Wide Web |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Why do people insist on saying double you, double you, double you for www addresses. It saves so much time to say world wide web. "
If I said 'world wide web' instead of 'www' some people would start typing 'world wide web'. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't shorten words as such, but I shorten sentences a lot.
For example, when something is broken, instead of explaining in detail what is wrong with it, I will just say "It's Fucked"."
Omg that’s funny
I said ohhh myyyy god in my head I promise |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Being a Yorkshire lassy, the time i have saved by exclaiming "Off t'shop" over a 49 year period had allowed me to have far more ladywanks than I'd have had if i had gone to THE shop instead "
Seriously ... fab needs a LIKE button |
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By *ewfie02Couple
over a year ago
Ayrshire |
"Alright = orite
Home = yam
There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at
Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat.
Could you possibly say that again in a language a pheasant can understand ? "
Are you a pheasant? Or a peasant? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Fave = favourite
Probs (no probs) = no problem
Lush = luscious "
Mayo = mayonnaise
Reckon I’ve saved over 3 months saying Mayo instead of mayonnaise, freeing me up to follow my dreams. |
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Having moved to the Lancashire borders (or Lancs) I now say T' instead of "the".
When I'm laying/lying on my death bed I will smile smuggly to myself, thinking of all the hours I saved by saying T' instead of the.
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By *arex2Couple
over a year ago
Bradford |
"When you’re having a convo (conversation) in real life do you shorten words to save time, I do, I sometimes say spag Bol instead of spaghetti bolognese, this is to save time so I can focus on more important things like my tireless charity work or naked wrestling.
Sometimes when busting for a wee I will ask where the ‘bog’ is instead of the lavatory convenience, this is to save time so my bladder isn’t irreparable damaged.
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Big Blox instead of unfeasibly large testicles... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Having moved to the Lancashire borders (or Lancs) I now say T' instead of "the".
When I'm laying/lying on my death bed I will smile smuggly to myself, thinking of all the hours I saved by saying T' instead of the.
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Freeing more time up to google kazoos |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"When you’re having a convo (conversation) in real life do you shorten words to save time, I do, I sometimes say spag Bol instead of spaghetti bolognese, this is to save time so I can focus on more important things like my tireless charity work or naked wrestling.
Sometimes when busting for a wee I will ask where the ‘bog’ is instead of the lavatory convenience, this is to save time so my bladder isn’t irreparable damaged.
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Prett muc al o hem |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fave = favourite
Probs (no probs) = no problem
Lush = luscious
Mayo = mayonnaise
Reckon I’ve saved over 3 months saying Mayo instead of mayonnaise, freeing me up to follow my dreams. "
Coz* you're so right their  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fave = favourite
Probs (no probs) = no problem
Lush = luscious
Mayo = mayonnaise
Reckon I’ve saved over 3 months saying Mayo instead of mayonnaise, freeing me up to follow my dreams.
Coz* you're so right their "
Ffs there* sorry up t'pub |
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"Having moved to the Lancashire borders (or Lancs) I now say T' instead of "the".
When I'm laying/lying on my death bed I will smile smuggly to myself, thinking of all the hours I saved by saying T' instead of the.
Freeing more time up to google kazoos "
I'm carving my own from a peach pitt as we speak |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The time I saved saying tru dat instead of true that, I’ve wasted on saying fo shizzle instead of for sure.
What about bae? "
Bae has saved me over 7 months in my lifetime, time I’ve spent wisely getting rejected by women. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I never shorten words city, the same with names i always use full names.
'Television set'
'Computer system'
'Mobile telephone'
I dont know why i do but i just do "
It gets called a mobile cellular telecommunication device in our house. No idea why.
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"I never shorten words city, the same with names i always use full names.
'Television set'
'Computer system'
'Mobile telephone'
I dont know why i do but i just do
It gets called a mobile cellular telecommunication device in our house. No idea why.
Mr"
As I read about them before they were ever on the UK market, I've always called them cellular phones.
I hate the name 'mowbah'. Mowbah what? |
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Depends on who I am conversing with.
If the person I am talking to uses colloquial language, I will mirror with the same. This establishes a basic foundation of communication.
If they are more loquacious, I'll adapt my speech accordingly.
If they use slang, I'll do the same.
Essentially, I'll use the same manner and method of speech as the other party.
I even did this growing up. So with my Dad, it would be more slang/colloquial but with my Mother it was always formal.
Both my parents came from different social classes, and they retained these throughout their lives. Which meant having to be able to adapt on the fly to whichever parent you were speaking to.
Don't even get me started on how I managed when they were in the same room, which for my sake, was rarely if ever.
(Yes, I don't think they really liked each other, and their divorce seemed to indicate that). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I say "innit" but that's more through irony and in jest rather than actually wanting to say it. Still, it's short for "that is rather the case, isn't it"."
Just isn’t it |
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