to think that perhaps I am far to common for Mumsnet?

[teameric]

I live in a council flat, am as cockney as they come, swear like an old docker, and like a good row, just think that I'm a bit of a fish out of water on here sometimes.

me?
am double hard, also skilled with a sabre

I am common but live somewhere posh

Well don't rattle it at me or I shall send in the Guards and they will make short work of you. Then we shall put your head on a pikestaff to forewarn any other upstarts.

May I shed some light on the teenspeak confusion?

As I understand it, 'bare' is used a prefix to indicate 'very'. For example:

"That detention was bare tight"

"Stacey Solomon is bare nang*.

I've always thought it's amusingly close to the way very posh people pronounce 'very' ("vare")

'Sick' means 'good'. Used in much the same context as I used 'wicked' and 'skill' in the eighties.

*'nang' also means good.

Ah, that's interesting notanumber cos I read it as verr verr, as in posh talk on that first post and then realised I'd got it wrong.

I am 'posh' apparently.

Those who actually know me though think I am common as muck

lol!@notanumber.

The current teen slang is really funny. Are you familiar with 'par'? That's my current favourite. People get 'parred' on MN all the time, especially in AIBU.

My DS thought it was "bear" too, he's obviously not as cool and "street" as he thought he was bless him

i think your too fucking common to be on here. sling yer hook

Don't you mean 'ook? You are faux common.

you're right i am deffo not common.

I'm the American version of common, I sez.

Kids here don't say "bare" but they do say sick. All...the...effin...TIME. "Yeah that's sick," "it's sick man," "she's so hot it's sick," etc. Makes me sick, actually.

You are definitely common, Cheerful. You like nasty common food...

Graham crackers...good! Marshmallows...good! Chocolate...good! I fail to see how there's a problem here.

are Twinkies common CheerfulYank?, I tasted one when I was in the states, (always wanted to try one after watching Grease) must say I was most disappointed.

I always wanted to try a Twinkie after Grease too!! They are minging aren't they!!

Chav is my middle name

Nah, you fit in just fine. But God forbid you should have money to spend and kids in private school. Thats when you'll feel the wrath of Mnetters.

CheerfulYank I just choked on my coke there. That was too funny.

YANBU!

I say as a single mum renting a tiny house swiging special brew and inhaling silk cuts.

I jest about the drink and fags btw.

I obviously don't mix with young people, or cool people! as in the phrase 'bare nang' i don't understand bare and i don't understand nang.

hmmmm

i feel disconnected today. Generally. i have a new phone and i can't work it. it has no buttons fgs.

Common's fine. Just don't put any apostrophes in the wrong place.

should fit in nicely here all the potty mouth irascible mums.that's what makes it fun you know

clam Shouldn't it be Mum's Net. Or possible Mums' Net ?

I am a Southerner with various middle class accoutrements. I cannot, with honesty, admit to being common. I am Very Hard Indeed though.