What or Pardon-Neither!!!!

You are quite right Elegran...just feeling my way! I'm new to all this. Perhaps first line was a bit heavy handed...my serious discussions tend to be a bit light weight! Ps. Can fart with the best of them

Does it matter that it doesn't matter? There are many important things being discussed on here, some of them quite vehemently. A few inconsequential subjects are a welcome diversion. Not every real-life conversation is about weighty matters either, but it doesn't stop us talking to friends (and having a laugh about such things as farting )

Surely there are many other more important issues rather than discussion of what/pardon!! I was brought up to say scent not perfume: loo not toilet: sitting room not lounge! But really at the end of the day what does it matter. My darling gchildren say toilet and think I'm odd to say loo and I wouldn't think any lthe less of my lovely d in law if she said pardon. I have a dear friend whose posh partner actually reprimanded her use of pardon...sad! My dear pa always said the sign of a gentleman is to be able to talk to anyone at any time at any level. Life's odd ain't it !,!

I remember an episode of Sharpe ( Sean Bean looking sexy) when he meets the King, and says " eh?" To him. the king says to everyone in a loud voice
" Sharpe says eh?!" Then he laughs and so does all the court and Sharpe relaxes.

I bumped into a woman in the shops the other day and we both said sorry!
only the British eh? yer what? I can't hear you.

What!!! Nigel throwing a strop, shouting, jumping up and down but never babbling.

If you'd seen him during his stint on I'm a Celebrity Get me Out of Here you wouldn't be of the same opinion, Gemmag. Babble, sulk, throw a strop - he did them all!

I bet Nigel Havers doesn't babble,. A lot of babbling on Gransnet this week

And it goes down with a gurgling chuckle mc-chuckle.

Though sometimes the stream does go down the drain.

It is the stream of consciousness, alea

I must say that Nigel Havers is one of the bits of posh totty on TV (or used to be, I don't think I've seen him in anything lately. Is he getting past it?)

Exactly Elegran and when "havering" leads to Nigel Havers, which I always thought more of a statement than a proper name . . . .

Good bit of 'averin'....

See! I told you! They're takin' over.

Good bit o' 'averin' never did nobody no 'arm.

Oh 'eck! Apostrophes are taking over.

You mean when everyone starts havering, alea?

You know when threads get quite surreal?

Actually, I suspect he would say any of those if it were in his script.

Oh, him. Just googled. Shrug.

Who is Nigel Havers?

Forget to add that Nigel Havers would NEVER say 'pardon' or 'what' did you say or 'pardon'!!!!.

Don't you mean Nigel Havers?, didn't know he was Scottish. He doesn't speak with a Scottish accent, sounds quite post really

Havers (pronounced hayvers; Scottish for 'nonsense'!)

Pardon???

Pardon is an absolute no no for all occasions, pardon me is even worse.
What kind of person say's 'what', this is very vulgar.
Class system is alive and kicking, I'm afraid!.
Poor Roxannediane, teacher not so grammatically correct after all but 'loo' is fine.