to want to clout dd because she keeps calling it 'prom' without THE in front of it

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I love our American brethren, but I do NOT want to listen to my dd endlessly witter on about 'I am really looking forward to prom' and 'everyone is tweeting about prom'

I keep on saying THE prom THE prom THE prom we do not live in Indianapolis and she s at me.

Over here (Ireland) it's 'grads' for boys schools and 'debs' for girls schools. Everyone brings a date and there's a proper meal before hand, and evening wear. Very posh.... right until people start puking in plant pots.

My school didn't have one so I bullied my best friend into inviting me to his

Apparently in some parts of America they call proms Cotillions (mind you, this information is gleaned from the OC, so may not be true).

I don't think kids are going mad with limos and extravagance round here, that is seen as a bit sad by most. DD's dress cost a fair bit but she paid for half of it, and I am getting a friend with a brand new Jag to take her and her friends to the hotel.

Adults who should know better get on my nerves when they say 'Mataland' or 'The Asda'

I have found myself saying constantly "are you done?" instead of "are you finished?" to my students.

I HATE MYSELF.

Will there be dancing around handbags?

There has to be dancing around handbags!

Do people still have handbags?

When is it getorf is she excited or plaing it cool and laid back dd was laid back until the day and she started fussing about her hair, she is usually in skinny jeans

We called ours the ball, and it was only after 6th form.
It was held in a hotel, my dress came from River Island and my Mum gave me and a few friends a lift.
All you got at the end of 5th year was a bog standard disco in the school hall.

I thought Cottilion was like debutante ball?
(Also knowledge gleaned from the OC)

It is next Thursday MrsJ. She is not one for make up, hair, heels, nails etc -- she normally lives in jeans, shirts and brogue type shoes, hair in a pony tail or just down, never ever wears make up or anything. So it will be a real shock to see her 'done up'.

She has a pair of wedges with a tiny heel - she wanted a pair of dressy shoes but I thought it would be dangerous to send her out in kitten heels, she would break her neck. She is allowing me to do her make up (shock horror).

She is getting very excited about it now!

Yes you're right re Cotillion in the OC, it was rather more a deb ball.

I bloody loved the OC. The parents all looked about 5 years older than their teenage kids. It was brilliant and crap at the same time.

It was one of my favourite programmes.
I loved Seth
Also Jim Robinson had a heart attack, which he does in every show he's in.

Haha at Jim Robinson.

I had a crush on Seth's dad and Julie Cooper

OC??
Shrieking at the Asda.

OC was a Californian TV show on telly about 8 years ago. Was like Dallas, Jim Robinson from Neighbours played a baddie in it.

I roared at a thread I started last week about the Bristolian pronunciation of Asda - the Asdals.

I want to beat both my DDs s about the head with and ENGLISH dictionary. They speak Americana at school. I have no problem with American people speaking English the way they do, but we are not American

And breath.

I hate the way the important "meat" of a meeting, or press release, or advert, or ANY dissemination of information is referred to as the "takeaway".

"My takeaway was that (insert govt dept) needs to focus more on......"

Piss off.