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For wanting to blow snot at these phrases??

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FreddysTash · 30/04/2019 13:18

People who say “oats” instead of porridge
People who say “house-coat” instead of dressing gown
People who say “Kellogg’s” instead of cornflakes
People who say “pikelets” instead of crumpets.

What makes you want to blow snot at people?

OP posts:
PlasmaRain · 30/04/2019 14:17

Well, aren’t you lovely sniping at the way others speak?
Blowing snot means heartbroken crying where I am (USA) so there’s that, no idea what you mean by it x either way, it’s gross.
Oats? Do you mean oatmeal? Again, where I am that’s what they call porridge, never heard it called just oats anywhere.
Never heard Kellogg’s for cornflakes, generally, people say cereal to mean cornflakes or other breakfast products.
A pikelet and a crumpet are two similar but different things but pikelet is often used for both in the North of the UK so it’s a regional thing.
Housecoat again is a regional thing, a term I heard a lot growing up but not used so much these days.

saganorenscarandcoat · 30/04/2019 14:19

People who sat blow snot Confused

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 30/04/2019 14:22

Well some of your examples are incorrect/ for example picklets are different to crumpets. A house coat is often different to a dressing gown I,e in length,

I can actually give you so many examples where a word can change the sentence completely for someone, as I used to train it to people who worked with individuals with learning disabilities. If they had been placed far from home, a simple conversation could become confusing. But it’s a regional and country difference. I’m welsh so I give a cwtch. To many people that’s a little hiddie hole to sit down. As long as it’s not offensive, what’s the big deal?

redhotchill · 30/04/2019 14:40

Blow snot? Hmm

Also "sets my teeth on edge"? What is that?

boredboredboredboredbored · 30/04/2019 14:44

I was told to "grow a pair" once by my manager. This was said as I was nearly in tears with the stress of my job the day before (nurse, horrific shift).

Grow a pair was the worst thing she could have said not only is it highly insulted but extremely patronising.

She also said I needed to "chill my beans" I swear to god I most definitely would have emptied a lifetime snot on her head at that moment.

littlemeitslyn · 30/04/2019 14:45

People who say 'blow snot'🤮

BarkandCheese · 30/04/2019 14:58

Oats are to porridge what flour is to bread, they're not the same thing. If someone told me they'd had oats for breakfast I'd assume they meant overnight oats.

A house coat is a slightly different thing to a dressing grown, and although before this thread I didn't really know what one was it seems a pikelet is a slightly different thing to a crumpet too.

Never heard anyone say Kellogg's for cornflakes, I didn't know it was a thing.

My dog clears her nose by blowing snot on me sometimes, it's not pleasant.

Marilynmansonsthermos · 30/04/2019 15:22

Eww "blow snot?" Sounds like something gross small children would do at eachother. I'm sorry but I find your turn of phrase more offensive than any of the terms listed!

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