Pet Hate

[elliemay1]

When someone comments on a TV Soap being unrealistic and some other bright spark comes up with the gem,'It's not real you know!'

[Mamyalynne]

That reminds me of a time long ago, possibly in the sixties - someone in Coronation St was expecting a baby and my Grandma started to knit bootees.

I can't recall who thought to mention to her that it wasn't real but her response was priceless.

"I'm not [bleep] senile yet you know, they send them to the local hospital for the prem babies". and carried on knitting.

[elliemay1]

Good for her!

[Peter Pedant]

yeah foo!
Films with Marie Antoinette - they dont really cut the actress's head off at the end ....
and Alien I mean it would never get made if they only wanted aliens

[andy-hughes]

People who add a variable to an absolute - 'almost unique' is the worst.

Something is either unique, or it's not, there is no 'almost' or 'virtually'.

[Peter Pedant]

and sandra bullock in gravity when she sticks out her head of the capsule
it would get torn off wouldnt it?
and how do they film in outer space ?

[Peter Pedant]

yeah at skool we made up a word - donique for a unique pair

I am not keen on almost all
well that is not all is it?

[Baldric]

Calm down Peter, it's not real you know.

[Cloverjo]

As Sandra Bullock in Gravity has been mentioned, I'll say when tears popped from her eyes in straight lines as if they'd been fired out instead of balling up on her eyeballs as they would have.

[Ken4155]

Many years ago, my friend and i were travelling on the bus to work our night shift. We were sat behind two oldish ladies and overheard the following conversation. "He's been shot, you know." "Who's been shot." "Ernie." "Ernie who?" "Emily's husband, Ernie." "Oh no, he was such a nice man." Of course we burst out laughing when we realised they were discussing the Bishops in Corrie as if they were talking about their next door neighbours.

[THECORBYLOON]

ANDY, if there are only two of something in the entire world, are they not almost unique?

[sanmac]

I've never had a pet that I hate.

[jno]

you can't be more absolute than absolute but you can be less than absolute, so I would have thought almost unique is fine

[goodgoalie]

If there are only two of something in the world, they are both almost unique. I think what andy is getting at is 'very unique' and variants.

[ladybirder]

No I don't think so Jno. Almost unique isn't unique. I was taught as Andy says, it's an absolute, and something is either unique or it's not.
It annoys the hell out of me as well. I heard somebody say on the TV today something was a"bit unique". Grrr!

[sanmac]

Actually, the word "unique" is not restricted to meaning that there is only one of a kind in existence. It also denotes something, or person, or situation that is special, distinctive, etc.

[david small]

I recall the actress who played Mrs Mangle in Neighbours was spat at in the street. She packed up doing the role.

[ladybirder]

Yes it can refer to anything sanmac.

[-Talbot-]

Fake news

And people who refuse to admit it is fake news.

[sanmac]

"Fake News." It rather sounds like a quite, and quaint, unique name for a quiet hamlet nestled snugly amid the Cotswolds:)

[jno]

Almost unique isn't unique

I know. Just as almost 20 isn't 20, but it still makes perfect sense for a 19½-year-old to say it; there's nothing illogical or ungrammatical about it.