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CharlieP Jul 2017 8:01am, 17 Jul 2017 828 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP I think I've already mentioned this particular gear-grinder, but I had a meeting at a Hilton hotel last week where we were invited to "break for tea and coffee". Which of course meant a selection of individually-wrapped teabags and some jugs of hot water infused with coffee (from a previous use). Result: tea that was undrinkable despite my raging thirst.
CharlieP Jul 2017 8:11am, 17 Jul 2017 829 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP Oh, and people abbreviating Nottingham as 'Notts'.
XB Jul 2017 10:20am, 17 Jul 2017 5,592 posts	Quote Pin XB [I use Nottm]
McGoohan Jul 2017 10:24am, 17 Jul 2017 30,071 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan [Not Notts but Nottm for Nottingham?]
decorum Jul 2017 3:23pm, 17 Jul 2017 2,214 posts	Quote Pin decorum [What about Notts County?] [And Nottinghamshire County Council's web address is www.nottscc.gov.uk ... ] [My remaining Aged Parent was born in Nottingham ]
George Smiley Jul 2017 3:26pm, 17 Jul 2017 54 posts	Quote Pin George Smiley I think Notts is fine for the county but not the city, but I could be wrong
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jul 2017 3:28pm, 17 Jul 2017 35,969 posts	Quote Pin Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Solicitors addressing each other in emails as 'Sirs' They are not plural and one is female with a mostly female contingent in the firm as far as I can tell. How archaic can you get?
Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Jul 2017 3:30pm, 17 Jul 2017 35,970 posts	Quote Pin Fierce and Fearless Fleecy Oh and the fact that my husband is first in all the paperwork and all the emails, despite ME having done every scrap of correspondence and me having put my details first in the paperwork...
decorum Jul 2017 3:38pm, 17 Jul 2017 2,215 posts	Quote Pin decorum [Indeed Notts for the county ... my Nan had a very sharp tongue and I learned from a very early age to not shorten Nottingham in any way, shape, or form ]
tonyp2604 Jul 2017 11:39am, 19 Jul 2017 566 posts	Quote Pin tonyp2604 BBC just released the list of top earners - Chris Evans on £2.2m FFS!