To think that chester draws isn't as bad as

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'chester freezer'

I'm not defending chester draws, but at least I can understand how it happened.

I've just seen someone talk about their 'chester freezer' on Facebook. There's no excuse.

My DH has just told me about a job application he received which stated that the applicant was presently employed by the quarp.

I stayed in a hotel in Vietnam with a sign on the door saying “no bulging assets permitted in this hotel”. I still have no idea what they meant.

Expresso used to drive me insane when I worked in a coffee shop.

[quote IHaveBrilloHair]@youngatheart00
Dd called him Barackle Barma, tbf she was 6 at the time[/quote]
My DD at a similar age thought Alistair Campbell was Alice the Camel 😁

@barcodescanner that’s so funny 😂

One I see a lot is "oh that situation is so cringe!" or "that was really cringe"
do they mean cringey? or ar ethey correct? I see it so often I now think I am the one who is wrong.

@mnahmnah

I can confirm that here in Chester we have all the drawers. We are now also branching out into freezers.

I properly belly laughed at that!!

while I was trying to say, "How do you spell it?" (Comment ça s'épelle ?), the person I was talking to was hearing, "What is it called?" (Comment ça s'appelle ?)

'Comment ça sécrit ?' might have worked better!

Argh! My apostrophe disappeared! 's'écrit'!

@SchrodingersImmigrant

I always wonder if these people ever go to Chester and wonder where they make all the drawers. And now freezers.

Somebody somewhere probably does.

@MenaiMna

Wondering for wandering Otterman, pooffy, foot stall for ottoman, pouffe, footstool Bone apple teeth for bon appetit Lack toast into lent for lactose intolerant In suit for en suite Soffa for sofa Dinning for dining And additionally: ect for etc. !!!

It is pouffe, isn’t it?

I’m quite pedantic, but came across something I’d been getting wrong for years the other day Can’t remember what the bloody thing was now, but I’ll post it when I remember.

I do remember confusing stationery with stationary in my first job, and having someone pull me to one side and gently explain it. I was grateful but mortified!

People referring to the the ground as 'the floor'.

I'm not so sure about this one. The OED says that in British English, 'ground' can mean the floor of a building. And you can definitely refer to the ocean floor or the floor of a cave. And I think it's pretty common to use phrases with 'floor' which could mean indoors or outdoors 'roll on the floor laughing' etc.

I recently saw a council notice asking town residents to stop doing something, it finished with "thank you for your appreciation," I'm sure it should have said cooperation.

I was writing some educational material at work and had included the phrase "bear in mind"; my boss was reading over my shoulder and tried to insist it needed to be changed to "bare in mind". It wasn't easy to persuade her she was wrong.

Oh and my dad, BirNingham, every single time.

Friend did a big rant on Facebook yesterday about something and at the end ‘Comprenday’ Did make me laugh a bit.

That will learn them instead of teach them. Makes me shudder!

I love these 🤣

Two from the same person I know, both said aloud:

“I’m not the most subtitle person” (subtle)

“It turns out it was a hoe-axe” (hoax)

I used to work with some who didn’t batter an eyelash when her computer gave up the goat.

But "hold down the fort" is right?

No it isn’t. It’s used lots in American things but it’s wrong. You hold the fort, like holding it during a siege. It doesn’t need tethering down in case it blows away.

definition of hold the fort

I saw someone post on FB about their baby's 'jew date'.

I've just seen balleriner on Facebook Marketplace !

What about faff/pfaff?

A few times recently I've seen posts on here saying something is a pfaff. I always thought it was faff but could be wrong?

And if someone asks you a question and the answer is negative then you say no? I don't mean if the answer is just yes or no but I've seen a lot of "yes I didn't finish it" type sentences recently. Surely it should be "no i didn't finish it"
Yes I couldn't/ wouldn't/ shouldn't doesn't sound right to me.

I actually saw "on route" used in a professional context the other day. A government document FFS!

Can I add councillor / counsellor?
They are two very different things!
There was a recent post where someone claimed to a councillor when she meant counsellor, and all I could think was “if you’re going to lie at least get the spelling right!”.

My friend constantly uses 'his' instead of 'he's'.

For example:

'His going to nursery tomorrow'

It drives me nuts! I've tried to correct her when she's said it in front of me but she looks at me like I'm weird 🤷🏼‍♀️ it annoys me more when she's written it in a message.
She also says other similar things.
I need to get new friends 😂