Least favourite phrases on SD

[Dalua]

I have no idea why it's "an umbrella" and "a U-boat" though.

I think it's because as a letter, 'u' is in English pronounced 'you': and so takes 'a'.
If we pronounced the 'U' like the Germans it would indeed be 'an Oo-boat' instead of 'a You-boat'.

 

[esau]

Off up North for a week "on the hinds"....

 

[Dalua]

FAC

Please - let's keep the show clean!

 

[Klenchblaize]

"Uni Degree"

Even one in “Engineering”?

K

 

[Tim.243]

Even one in “Engineering”?

K

QBE.

 

[Mr. Gain]

“an“ FAC, Nooooooooo ffs!
it’s a FAC.

Do you say "fack" or "eff-ay-see" for "FAC"?
It's "a fack" or "an eff-ay-see".

 

[Mr. Gain]

Forgot to mention rifle was a T3

For the purposes of the above exercise you misspelled "creedmore", though dropping the capital "C" was a nice touch.

 

[Mr. Gain]

Those threads that are started to vent built up intolerance of others on this site that get under someones skin because they lack the emotional maturity to deal with people in an online, moderated forum for folk with a shared interest.

There's "venting" and there's "stoking". A bit of the former is healthy enough, the latter, less so

 

[Smellydog]

Tailgating.

 

[Pellet Pinger]

Do you say "fack" or "eff-ay-see" for "FAC"?
It's "a fack" or "an eff-ay-see".

Oh fac it………

 

[Husky]

Looking for/wanted in the NW, NE, SW, SE, of where, the UK isn't just one country.

 

[VSS]

"If only you were closer I'd have had that off you".

 

[Dalua]

Oh fac it………

At least you didn't raise your voice, unlike Tim.243!

 

[User00053]

tunnelling the anus.

 

[sh1kar]

"If only you were closer I'd have had that off OF you".

Fixed it

 

[Stalker62]

Interested.

 

[VSS]

"Synthetic, stainless and threaded".

 

[sh1kar]

For sale annotation when applied to an item that sold months ago

 

[Morkai]

Where are BASC on this/What are BASC doing about this.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Any comment in the “Introductions” section.

Only joshing!

K