Quote by Lucyandmike7
Yes I was bored!
I started looking back in old threads, this one I found from before my time!!
Thought us newer folk might enjoy reading it too.
Love it John
you too eh

Quote by bouncy332
mine was quite funny as i was 21 my DR said there was no chance id get it done on the nhs as i was so young but could get it done privately for 85 quid i told him id do it myself then go to A+E and they can tidy things up i got an apointment within 5 days and the op within a month i think my DR knowing me very well helped
Quote by Mrsgoggins
well after listenin to you lot of wimps i have decided i must be married to superman cause when hubby had it done 16 years ago he had no bruising no swelling and walked into town to buy me a present to cheer me up (i'd had bad news that morning)straight after op then rode home and went back to work the next day
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Quote by Resonance
At the risk of being labelled a smart arse...
It's a combination of etymology and philology. Etymology is the history of words and philology how words change from culture to culture... many English words have come to us from a variety of cultures, indeed modern English is just a cobbled together bastardised tongue of a whole host of other nations. The great thing about it though is that language is fluid and continually evolves and develops changing over time to suit the needs of those who use it and the society it is used within. Prior to Shakespeares time however, the two most common languages used in England were Latin and French, so you could say they are the mother and father of modern English. Certainly there's plenty of examples of both of these that we use every day.
There will be stories, many apocryphal, about how certain words came into being (Kangaroo is a common one) but often they are just convenient truths and not the true history of the word. Finding out exactly how some words came into being can be very tricky. Many are just invented. Good old Shakespeare invented loads of words (20,318) many of which we use everyday and he started to begin to give the written language some structure, which we'd loosely identify today as grammar, punctuation etc. Certainly many before him contributed to our language too, but perhaps none have had a bigger effect on what is generically accepted as English today.
I'm sorry, I sound anal. I do like language though. Fascinating subject. So easy to do, but so difficult to do well.
Quote by tb1882
hi is it possible for me to bring a friend she is a bi female and is not a member of sh or chams wanted to check it is ok before i ask her but she has been talking about wanting to go to clubs and is an enthusiastic lady so to speak lol - tb1882
Quote by ForestFunsters
well ya had me well n truelly confused i thought your name meant you had a cunt for fucking not you are a cunt
not meaning i think you are just meant that how i read your name i thought you was a fem till i read your profile
Quote by Mrsgoggins
well after listenin to you lot of wimps i have decided i must be married to superman cause when hubby had it done 16 years ago he had no bruising no swelling and walked into town to buy me a present to cheer me up (i'd had bad news that morning)straight after op then rode home and went back to work the next day
balls of steel my man![]()
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Quote by Mrsgoggins
well after listenin to you lot of wimps i have decided i must be married to superman cause when hubby had it done 16 years ago he had no bruising no swelling and walked into town to buy me a present to cheer me up (i'd had bad news that morning)straight after op then rode home and went back to work the next day
balls of steel my man![]()
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Quote by Sassy-Seren
thats you that is