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falstaff wrote:I can't stand the word "Queue". It isn't commonly used in US English, but I hear it all the time when I travel in Europe. In the US we would say were were waiting in line, not in queue.
BobPatterson wrote:falstaff wrote:I can't stand the word "Queue". It isn't commonly used in US English, but I hear it all the time when I travel in Europe. In the US we would say were were waiting in line, not in queue.
Depends where in the USA you happen to be. In some areas you wait ON line, not IN line.
ER757 wrote:BobPatterson wrote:falstaff wrote:I can't stand the word "Queue". It isn't commonly used in US English, but I hear it all the time when I travel in Europe. In the US we would say were were waiting in line, not in queue.
Depends where in the USA you happen to be. In some areas you wait ON line, not IN line.
And with everyone having smart phones these days, it's quite likely people are waiting on-line while they're waiting in line
michaelg90222 wrote:Oh there are too many!
But the one that really makes me want to punch the perpetrator repeatedly in the face is "lush".
"This meal is lush"
No it is not lush. It is good, satisfactory, nice, amazing, tasty. Any adjective you can think of. But it is NOT lush.
Im not sure if this is a thing outside the UK as ive never noticed it abroad.
Like with many of our modern social stereotypes in this country, I blame The Only Way is Essex.
11725Flyer wrote:Paradigm shift
My bad
