Let's reintegrate some words back into the language

[Mint_Sauce]

Mega and skill plus nincompoop and errr.. Gosh?

 

[Ranek405]

RightO!

I use that a lot instead of yes! ok! or lets go!

 

[robmiller]

Indubitably. Can we also bring back "squire" as a friendly greeting and "knave" as an insult; perhaps with the latter even prefixed with "foolish" for added weight?

"cad" >>> "bounder" >>>>>>>> "knave"

 

[Akira]

How about 'Please' and 'Thank you'?

 

[Chasser]

How about 'Please' and 'Thank you'?

You Sir, took the words right out of my mouth. Well done.

 

[gillywibble]

Goodness gracious me! What a queer old thread

 

[para08]

bring back SPLENDID i say!

 

[melbourne720]

How about 'Please' and 'Thank you'?

+2

Also all of SPW suggestions, I have already been using drat for some time now.

 

[Scuzi]

I would like to revive some 18th/19th century medical terminology for no reason other than it sounds cool.

Hangover? You're experiencing a fit of delerium tremens.
Syphillis? No, you have bad blood.
Meningitis? Wrong. Brain fever.
You think you have tuberculosis? You don't, you have a dose of the consumption.
Epilepsy? You have falling sickness!

The great medical practicioners of old have given me a hankering for some Lockjaw, Hectic Fever, Brain Mania, Screws of the joints, Softening of the Brain, St. Anthony's Fire or indeed some White Leg.

 

[Mr.Clark]

Groat.

I also think it should be re-introduced into the currency.

 

[benneh]

Gasp. Never hear anyone say "Gasp".

 

[DB_SamX]

We should reintroduce should/could/would have.

 

[Chasser]

Plampff

Perhaps only the Seti crowd may welcome this.

 

[Gog]

Absolutely spiffing idea!

I aways use "Squire" when thanking a shopkeeper (or barman) anyway. I've also picked up the habit of referring to them as "footpads" when their prices are too high.

I shall now endeavour to get "golly" into a conversation at least once a day.

 

[Killa_ken]

whoopsie daises.

most. homo. saying. evar

 

[mk17]

I would like to revive some 18th/19th century medical terminology for no reason other than it sounds cool.

Hangover? You're experiencing a fit of delerium tremens.
Syphillis? No, you have bad blood.
Meningitis? Wrong. Brain fever.
You think you have tuberculosis? You don't, you have a dose of the consumption.
Epilepsy? You have falling sickness!

The great medical practicioners of old have given me a hankering for some Lockjaw, Hectic Fever, Brain Mania, Screws of the joints, Softening of the Brain, St. Anthony's Fire or indeed some White Leg.

don't forget the catch-all for pretty much all mental illness: suffering a bout of the nerves

 

[NickK]

One should throw a lawn party and invite the vicar. Every one will have a gay ol' time.

Gosh! How times have changed.

 

[semi-pro waster]

RightO!

I use that a lot instead of yes! ok! or lets go!

I already use that quite a bit now but it's a good phrase.

"cad" >>> "bounder" >>>>>>>> "knave"

Perhaps although whenever I say cad I find I automatically slip into a parody of Terry Thomas' voice and want to say things like "what an absolute shower" and "oh I say" so it would sound like thinly disguised admiration which isn't really what I'm aiming for. I also realised that it shouldn't have been "foolish", "churlish" is a much better phrase to prefix insults with.

 

[NickK]

I've been corrected too - it's not "soup'er" as that's common folks, it's "soup'aah".

 

[NickK]

I rather like this thread - it's alleviated the tedium wondrously.

Bang on - you wouldn't mind holding my hat my dear chap? Thanks awfully.