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decorum Apr 2018 10:37am, 6 Apr 2018 2,924 posts	Quote Pin decorum [I should have pointed out that, personally, I don't like that women are 'expected' to take on their husband's surname. I find it an outdated method of demonstrating the taking 'ownership' of a person. I am often and incorrectly, referred to by my otherhalf's surname ~ we're not married; it's not someone elses fault that they don't know. But it does work me when people get a strop on that my psychic licence has expired and I don't actually automatically know the ins and outs of their life choices ]
ERM Apr 2018 11:26am, 6 Apr 2018 410 posts	Quote Pin ERM ...without "sports nutrition" I would never have discovered the stroopwafel. Hmmm stroopwafel.....!
McGoohan Apr 2018 11:30am, 6 Apr 2018 33,634 posts	Quote 2 pins McGoohan The American pronunciation of the word 'herb' as 'urb'. It's like they think they're being French or something. All the way through the Black Panther movie they talk about the 'heart-shaped urb'. FFS, look at the H at the front of that word. HERB HERB HERB. It's a Herb you tossers.
ERM Apr 2018 11:40am, 6 Apr 2018 412 posts	Quote Pin ERM +1 McG. I used to listen to a podcast by Ben Greenfield for his 'life hacks,' and he'd be "urbing" all over the place. To begin with, I wasn't sure if he had a speech impediment or something. "Life hacks" - why not call them 'top-tips?'
CharlieP Apr 2018 12:08pm, 6 Apr 2018 1,070 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP On a similar note, Americans calling blue cheese 'bleu cheese', yet pronouncing it as 'blue'. And calling a fillet steak a 'filet'.
MH Apr 2018 12:24pm, 6 Apr 2018 542 posts	Quote 1 pin MH +1 for 'erb! (and don't get me started on 'momentarily')
Fitz Apr 2018 1:08pm, 6 Apr 2018 1,824 posts	Quote Pin Fitz American pronunciation of 'erb always reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPrEXcug4o
iRicey Apr 2018 1:14pm, 6 Apr 2018 177 posts	Quote Pin iRicey Yet A coupe is a coop and Notre Dame, well...
Carpathius Apr 2018 2:09pm, 6 Apr 2018 14,070 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius Another one for 'erb. It's so damn irritating!
Jono. Apr 2018 4:45pm, 6 Apr 2018 5,931 posts	Quote Pin Jono. for a minute I thought people were harking back to the 1970's and members of the West Indian community - black country based - referring to cannabis.