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Phrases that drive you up the wall

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mart

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11-04-2019, 04:59 PM

Re: Phrases that drive you up the wall

Silver Tabby

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11-04-2019, 05:01 PM

Re: Phrases that drive you up the wall

It's a no brainer

OldFogey

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11-04-2019, 05:11 PM

Re: Phrases that drive you up the wall

The current craze for starting sentences with "So . . . . "

Don't start a sentence with a conjunction!

Aaaarghhh!!!

Baz46

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11-04-2019, 05:12 PM

Re: Phrases that drive you up the wall

Originally Posted by ruthio ->

I always thought eejit was Irish.
(That's because I used to read Maive Binchy and she uses the word a lot in her books...)

It would appear it's one of those words claimed by both the Scots and Irish. I tend to use the Oxford English dictionary regularly, although in some cases text I am reading / checking requires a Scottish dictionary to check Scottish-English words and phrases. I am sure there must be members from Scotland and Ireland on here, perhaps they can confirm or deny the origination of this word?

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/eejit

Floydy

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11-04-2019, 05:20 PM

Re: Phrases that drive you up the wall

Originally Posted by OldFogey ->

The current craze for starting sentences with "So . . . . "

Don't start a sentence with a conjunction!

Aaaarghhh!!!

I do this a lot. Guilty as charged.
Same with 'and' or 'but'. Sometimes it's quite acceptable.

Silver Tabby

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11-04-2019, 05:23 PM

Re: Phrases that drive you up the wall

Baz46 - Eejit is used a lot in Ireland.

Longdogs

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11-04-2019, 06:21 PM

Re: Phrases that drive you up the wall

Originally Posted by Floydy ->

I do this a lot. Guilty as charged.
Same with 'and' or 'but'. Sometimes it's quite acceptable.

Well stop it Floydy. It's not rocket science.

Baz46

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11-04-2019, 07:39 PM

Re: Phrases that drive you up the wall

Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->

Baz46 - Eejit is used a lot in Ireland.

Thanks for that information. Never having been to either Ireland or Scotland that's something I have no knowledge of. Checking the phrase out in at least half a dozen dictionaries and reference books online it seems Ireland has claimed it as their's but Scotland also makes a claim to it.

I was hoping someone with definitive knowledge about this could give their opinion, although I do have a feeling it would possibly be the same as given in reference books I have checked out.