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astonbuilder wrote:
People who say “off of”......
Now we're talking.
People who use a double negative like "I haven't done nothing" when they really mean they haven't done anything. If you haven't done nothing then you have done something.
People who put brought instead of bought is another that we've had before too.
Also, people who have no concept of when to use the word "too" so randomly use it all the time hoping to get at least one right.
Mistakes with There, They're and Their are now so common, I don't let this one get under my skin any more.
Scrolling Audi indicators..................I quite like them, maybe I'm on my own.
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25th Feb 2018 11:08 am
Batfink
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I'm with you Narpy. I like the scrolling indicators. Might just be me but they grab your attention more than standard ones on some cars. Plus being on Audi's it is a novelty to see them working 2006 TdV6 HSE.
25th Feb 2018 11:13 am
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When I ran a BM 5 series few years ago I always indicated. Confused peeps no end!!
25th Feb 2018 11:16 am
Geoff at Drym
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Adding to Narpy's comments, why do people and advertisers keep saying 'for free'? Something is either 'free' or 'for nothing'.
I agree with everyone regarding the prats who put their rear fog lights on in the rain at night while travelling at 70mph+!!!!
Also I can't stand these over bright LED running lights that are compulsory on all modern cars. They are far too bright to the point of dazzle. And yes, the idiots that think they are suitable for use in poor conditions but don't use their rear lights!!
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25th Feb 2018 11:38 am
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I'm happy being grumpy.
I've earned the right to moan so damn well will do. Mods:
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25th Feb 2018 11:43 am
Geoff at Drym
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Ha. Ha. Me too. 2007 Disco3 2.7 tdv6 SE
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25th Feb 2018 11:52 am
gstuart
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plus 1 what everyone else has said
also
people on their mobile phones
drink drivers
sitting in the middle lane of the motorway
in a car park where people think it’s funny parking right next to ur door
when they say it’s going to snow and end up with None
endless free charity bags shoved through the letterbox
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25th Feb 2018 12:00 pm
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people who answer a question with an answer that is either pure guesswork or googled and they don't have the knowledge to quantify the answer.==================================
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25th Feb 2018 1:00 pm
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All of the above plus people who end sentences with “going forward”. 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
25th Feb 2018 1:11 pm
Narpy
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Another one ( that I hadn't picked up on until somebody else pointed it out): People who start a sentence or post with the word "So" Mods:
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25th Feb 2018 1:19 pm
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People who moan about the change in usage of words, grammer and spelling, English (and other languages) are evolving living things, they are constantly changing, Chaucer and Shakespeare would struggle with even aledgedly correct modern English.==================================
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25th Feb 2018 1:25 pm
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The "So" thing tees me off too. Its becoming increasingly common across all strands of society including on the BBC of all places. It is a word that adds no value. So, why? Oh damn.
Audi indicator lights - infuriating. They catch your eye and you end up watching them. Distracting. Pretty maybe. Different maybe, but, when you're not sure you've seen an indicator then you look back etc. Any value other than being pretty? No - if its on the right then it's turning right, left then left. What else is there to do. Technology for technologies sake.Current : Discovery 4 HSE (2012 spec)
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25th Feb 2018 1:44 pm
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Narpy wrote:
Another one ( that I hadn't picked up on until somebody else pointed it out): People who start a sentence or post with the word "So"
Aaarrrrgh!
Yeah, that’s an Americanism that’s become really common, first noticed it with people being interviewed on Radio 4. Drive’s me effin’ nuts.
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25th Feb 2018 1:47 pm
Batfink
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Anyone using the words fleak, bae or fam to describe something. Makes me want to slap the stupid out of them.
Also anyone wanting to swap the stereo in a D3 when they have the HK system 2006 TdV6 HSE.
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25th Feb 2018 1:49 pm
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