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donna · 09-05-2008, 07:10 PM

no I like some american words but cant stand the Vertically challenged or Follicaly challenged much, that grates on my nerves.

Steve Crook · 09-05-2008, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by donna

no I like some american words but cant stand the Vertically challenged or Follicaly challenged much, that grates on my nerves.

Have you ever heard those expressions used when the people saying them weren't extracting the urine?

Steve

Dame Starry · 10-05-2008, 10:09 AM

I have absolutely no idea if it is American, but one of my very favourite expressions has to be: "cerebrally challenged".

DS x.

ShirlGirl · 10-05-2008, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Crook

It's like when someone was complaining about the use of foreign expressions in the English language. "Oh I don't know," said his friend, "they give the language a certain je ne sais quois"

Steve

Jolly bon!

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09-05-2008, 07:10 PM	#46
donna Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 696 Country: iTrader: (0)	no I like some american words but cant stand the Vertically challenged or Follicaly challenged much, that grates on my nerves.

10-05-2008, 10:09 AM	#48
Dame Starry Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Here Posts: 2,652 Country: iTrader: (0)	I have absolutely no idea if it is American, but one of my very favourite expressions has to be: "cerebrally challenged". DS x.