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keepcalmandcavachon Sun 02-Jul-23 21:35:09

Oh my, I thought this was thread about what our pets hated, I'm fairly sure my little cavachon boy loathes it when people ask me if she is a poodle.

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Patsy70 Sun 02-Jul-23 21:19:03

It’s TURMERIC fgs! What the …. is TUMERIC? 🙄

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LRavenscroft Sun 02-Jul-23 21:11:17

Tattooedfidelma

My pet hate is when people say “passed away/passed” instead of died. We seem terrified to say that someone is dead but passed away doesn’t mean anything. I don’t remember this term ever being used when I was young.

You wouldn't like me. I use passed away instead of died.

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welbeck Sun 02-Jul-23 17:32:58

i do remember passed away being used long ago, it seemed more polite, more gentle to the bereaved person.
passed is i think an american equivalent.

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NanaDana Sun 02-Jul-23 16:19:47

Riverwalk

mispronounciation

Glass houses? grin

gringringrin

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Tattooedfidelma Sun 02-Jul-23 15:27:38

My pet hate is when people say “passed away/passed” instead of died. We seem terrified to say that someone is dead but passed away doesn’t mean anything. I don’t remember this term ever being used when I was young.

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Riverwalk Sun 02-Jul-23 15:09:51

mispronounciation

Glass houses? grin

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Wheniwasyourage Sun 02-Jul-23 14:53:07

It's like libary and Febuary, both of which have me shouting at the TV or radio!

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MiniMoon Sun 02-Jul-23 13:07:12

I quite agree sodapop, it irritates me too.

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sodapop Sun 02-Jul-23 12:44:52

As I have said previously one of my pet hates is the mispronounciation of the word Turmeric, so often pronounced tumeric. Today was the worst one yet when on BBC radio 2 it was called chewmerrick grrrrangry

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