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No one under the age of (insert whatever Richard’s age is – apologies, Richard, I use you as a barometer of the minimum age for total maturity, it’s intended as a compliment) ever uses the word “literally” in its correct context.
Example –
Person Richard’s age or older: “How long will you be?”
Person younger than Richard: “I’ll be literally two seconds.”
Person Richard’s age or older: “One….two. However long you will be, it won’t be literally two seconds because you’ve literally just had two seconds and you’re not here, so how long will you actually be?”
You sure about that, Ian!
Two seconds could mean, second of January, second of February for example. (Just saying)
You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.You’re belatedly commenting upon a post that’s nearly a week old, Neil.
No one could ever accuse you of saying: “I’ll be literally two seconds.”
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Be busy, getting on with live.
You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.Sports commentators who say ‘you couldn’t write a script like this’.
Yes, you could. It really wouldn’t be hard.
Another one that really irritates me – using the phrase “my bad” to indicate you have made a mistake.
Any fairly decent horse or sportsperson (or any celeb or moderately well known thing) being described, or “hailed” as the racing press would have it, as an icon, legend or somesuch. General overhype:
Yes, it’s warm and sunny in September. I do not need to hear about how it’s an ‘Indian Summer’.
I like the expression, Richard, but only because it reminds me of that magnificent grey filly of the 80s…
Great clip, Glad. I was at Newmarket that day. Indian Skimmer was a great favourite. I missed the previous race just to ensure I got a seat by the paddock so I could see her properly.
I had almost forgotten about Percy’s Lass. She really did become a madam!
It was nice to see the old style coverage at the Rowley Mile which showed the horses pulling up. I always like seeing the horses framed against the sky, just like how Stubbs had painted them two centuries before. Now the coverage is either straight to a replay or on RTV it is straight off to show a maiden from Naas.
unique
/juːˈniːk/
adjective
being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.I didn’t write the dictionary, Rachel, and you clearly never read it.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"I read a post on Facebook earlier about a cyclist with a puncture that was given a lift back to town by a pickup driver. He offered to give the man some money but he declined and said, “pay it forward”, I presume this means do the same for someone else, but it’s a new one to me.
I've stumbled on the side of twelve misty mountains
I've walked and I crawled on six crooked highwaysYes exactly that Purwell, or at least, ‘do something nice for someone else’.
A lovely concept I think. Good to know that there are people out there who simply wish to help others out of the goodness of their hearts.
Anyone who spells St Leger “St Ledger” should be looking at a ten stretch.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"If I had a pint of Guinness for every time I heard the words ‘statement win’ before, during and after the Ireland vs South Africa rugby match, I’d be drunk for a week.
They are professional sportsmen, winning is quite literally their job. They do not do it to make a ‘statement’.
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