It’s another chester draws thread...

[OccasionalNachos]

I have just discovered that my DP of 11 years - so far always seemed like a fairly decent adult man - says ‘Chester drawers’. Specifically, I was asking him where some paperwork was and he said ‘in the top Chester drawers in the spare room’

This has never happened before.

AIBU to leave?

Dh used to say 'that old Chester' instead of chestnut.

He's half -deaf though

See, my accent probably makes it sound like Chester DrawERS, in the same way I say bag of crisps like 'bagger crisps'

Saying AST instead of ask or asked.

Isn’t the point that most people pronounce it so it sounds a bit like ‘chester drawers’. And

my accent probably makes it sound like Chester DrawERS

Me too. It's like chest o' drawers but the O is more an "a" sound. When I say "one o'clock" it sounds like Oner clock or one a clock. I know how to spell them though.

How can you not spell with?

It's just "txt spk" most likely. People who use U and UR etc probably use wiv and more as well. It doesn't mean they don't know it is with.

Being “excited for” something. No. No no no no no! It’s “excited about” (at least it used to be before the grammar police gave up on that one).

MIL always says “them” instead of “those” e.g. “did you enjoy reading them books?”

And where did “so I was like” come from? It’s so widely used now that it’s probably in approved BBC English!

Although I shall continue to pronounce ‘turmeric’ as ‘tyoomeric’ and I don’t care how many people I offend! It sounds better!

Saying AST instead of ask or asked.

I do this when I'm tired. It's the west country accent coming out, so more like 'arst'. DD was complaining about it when I read her bedtime story last night! I wish someone would write a kids' book that you can read in an exhausted mumble.

Fair enough when you're tired! :-)

TheJellyBabyMadeMeDoIt
(BritWifeinUSA
can’t stand it when people say “I could care less”. No, no, no! You “couldn’t care less” is what you mean to say.)

This will be argued as the correct way to say it, because they are implying that they could care less but they just can't get that worked up over something so utterly unimportant.

That doesn't do as an explain-away about "It is impossible to underestimate" this or that incredibly important thing, though. What people mean when they use the phrase about something like world hunger or an earthquake on the western seaboard is that people DO underestimate it when they shouldn't. So it is not impossible at all.

'Brung' as in when you have brought something with you 😱

'ten items or less' 😲

'Alot' 😡

'textes' as in more than one text message... Or instead of the verb to text.... 🙄

Dury service 😲

I love this thread! It literally (ggrrr) tickles me 😇

Best one I ever saw was on a consumer forum where someone was posting they had received a 'Jester of goodwill'.
I couldn't remove the mental image of a jester in full medieval regalia turning up on their doorstep jingling bells and wishing them all the best.

Still makes me chuckle.

Sarah actually, not stupid. Arm hole was a common word even in medieval times apparently and everyone around me grew up saying it.

Should/would/could of.

Replacing 'th' with a f or v. Really wish I'd chosen another name for my daughter which didn't get mangled by everyone.

Also, He/She/I done it. It's did ffs!

Someone here with “several degrees” actually wrote “excited to graduate...”
(Another thread.)

Deceptively spacious is nonsense. It means pretending to be large. Why would you want house buyers to think your house is not really spacious in reality?

Haha Stupidboyman, my SIL does that all the time, wiv, 2, U, instead of writing the actual words! Makes my teeth itch when she texts me!

Arm hole is something we used to say too- brought up in the West Country.

This thread is making me want to ball my eyes out...

I came on here to see what Chester was drawing today

“Can you borrow me a pen ?”

No no no no no no and NO !

And a fave from calltakers at work

“Inf has been advised to call on 999 should the situation esculate”

Steven Pinker explained the old "I could care less" thing. It was originally intended to be said in a sarcastic tone of voice. So it means something like, "Oh AS IF I could care less".

So I don't mind that one.

DH used to ask when we would get the kitten "spaded". He meant "spayed", I feared he meant skull-caved-in-with-a-spade.

Since it 'effects' you so badly you should LTB

When people say "can I axe you a question" or "can I aahhrrssk you a question"

Personally it fucks me off when people say ridiculous fancy pronunciations of things like "yaarh" instead of "year"

@Blatherskite

Ugh, anytime someone says barf instead of bath or tuf instead of tooth.

A colleague once told me that another colleague wank at her. She meant winked.