Suella Ember

Venus Petrov wrote: @Suella, one of the most amusing expressions I picked up from UK colleagues used 'hoover' as in eating voraciously. Still makes me laugh thinking about it. Ha! That's fairly common too. I hoover down cheese like a vacuum cleaner!

Melita Magic wrote: Vacuum cleaner. Only time I've heard someone use Hoover as a verb - well I overheard some guys saying some not so nice things about a girl in the dorms. Over here in the UK it's quite common to use 'hoover', which often causes people on the (non-commercial) BBC to break out in a sweat when someone refers to their vaccum cleaner as a hoover. A desperate attempt to point out that other vaccum cleaner brands are also available usually follows!

Kylie Jaxxon wrote: I think most use the words "coke" and "cola" as the same meaning, which is incorrect...People should ask for a "cola" and then they get whichever brand the place carries. Indeed. Care is particularly needed when the waiter looks like he might be a drug dealer! Kylie Jaxxon wrote: ETA: We do the same thing with tissues, calling all of them kleenex Hoover or vaccum cleaner?

Storm Clarence wrote: Cheese? Yes please. I could eat cheese ad infinitum. Actually, come to think of it, I could probably eat it ad nauseam!

Storm Clarence wrote: Mayalily wrote: ...ad infant naseum. ad infant nauseam :matte-motes-bored: Why are you two wishing sickness on a child? :smileyindifferent:

mmmmmmm .... cheeseburger

I've not been around for weeks and looks like I missed this party Glad you found some cool freckles though Extemporaneous (that's a rather marvellous name by the way!) I've always been a little annoyed at the lack of freckly skins in SL too, but it's got a lot better now, particularly with the wonders of tattoo layes. Yay for crazy, freckle faced redheads (who likw cheese!)

Did I fall into a wormhole and get transported 12 months into the past?! :smileysurprised:

Depressing, sentimental claptrap that I detest. Except I like it. Why do I like it?! WHYYYYY?! :matte-motes-crying:

Pop, but them I'm English. I always though pop was what we Brits say and soda was what American's say. According to that map though 'coke' as a generic term is in quite common usage across the states which, as Jessica aluded to, is a bit random! "Hello! What would you like to drink?" "Coke please" "What type of coke would you like?" "Ummm ... coke type?!" "Yes, but what type of coke?" "Coke!!" "Yes ok! But what coke would you like?" "COKE! I WANT A BLOODY COKE!" :smileyvery-happy: P.S. First time I've been on the forums in weeks and can I just say I was delighted to find this important philosophical debate rather than the usual tired, old debates about SL! :smileytongue: ETA: Actually, am I right in thinking that in America you'd generally ask for either "Coca Cola" or "Pepsi" if you wanted a coke? Interestingly, over here we generally just ask for "coke" and get whichever brand the place happens to be selling!

Ahhh Lucille. Queen of the redheads "Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead." - Lucille Ball

It's also worth noting that (i think) the bonus only applies if you are a brand new premium member. In other words, if you have been a premium member before, but downgraded to basic at some point and are now going premium again, you won't get the bonus (but you will still get the weekly stipend).

Quinn Morani wrote: Suella Ember wrote: You'll be telling me "you could care less" next! :smileytongue:  /me swoons ♥♥♥ Suella, you are my new forum hero! This business about "I could care less" has long been one of my pet peeves. Thank you for sharing this very crucial information! Feel free to send me fan mail! :smileyvery-happy: In all honestly, i'm not one to complain about different uses and language and fully accept that its just a natural progression for others to use the English language differently. I don't take great issue with 'Americanisms' despite having some fun banter with people who 'get' that it's just fun banter, like the lovely Janelle. However, 'i could care less' is one of the few examples that really does get under my skin a little, simply because it makes no logical sense as a means of expressing how much one couldn't care! :smileyhappy: Having made quite a few American friends over the years, I've gotten more used to it though. When I first heard it, it made me want to scream and I went on a rant about how illogical it was! Now I get by with just a sigh and a shake of the head! :smileytongue: ETA: Having said that, I am quite fascinated by the use of language and do enjoy a wee debate about it. It's not always an easy subject to debate on places like the forums though as people can be both easily offended and\or choose to use it as an excuse to directly attack other people's language and grammar.

'tis merely a flesh wound!

Marigold Devin wrote: I love David Mitchell. Now I will be lost in youtube for several hours! Arse Fanny Pants Vo.oV  When you say "fanny" do you mean "fanny" or "arse"?! And when you say "pants" do you mean "pants" or "trousers"?! :smileytongue:

Kolby Nissondorf wrote: Ahh! So it is spelled. I knew it I was just having a bit of ironic fun, of course. As my signature says "never take anything I say too seriously!" :smileytongue: 'Spelt' is the traditional English, "spelled" is common parlance in the U.S. There's no real right or wrong and arguments over the use of language usually serve little purpose ... except when it makes absolutely no sense ... "i could care less!" ... mutter, mutter *shakes head* :smileymad:

Janelle Darkstone wrote: Touché. :smileywink: P.S. My fort is an inflatable hover fort. So there. Cool! Hold it down until I can get there to come play! :smileyvery-happy:

Janelle Darkstone wrote: Suella Ember wrote: spelt :smileyindifferent: "Spelled". ...oh, and it's "color", "labor" and aluminum is pronounced 'a-LUM-in-um', not 'alleu-MIN-e-MUM' like you crazy British people do. You'll be telling me "you could care less" next! :smileytongue: 

Kolby Nissondorf wrote: If someone were to post, "Ohz, im alwayz having problemz" then a troll would be like "Its spelled Oh..and always..and problems. Learn how to spell" etc etc spelt :smileyindifferent:

Delilah!

I always get a strange sense of deja vu every time an "Is SL dead" thread pos up! :smileyindifferent:

I'd like to complain in the strongest possible terms that there was a big pile of cheese in this thread and no-one bothered to inform me. I will be writing to my local MP about this travesty forthwith! Yours angrily, Suella Ember P.S. On a much less important note i'd also like to complain about the fact that the sky is falling, SL ate my baby, LL stole my soul etc etc :smileyindifferent:

Janelle Darkstone wrote: @Suella -- Preparations for the Invasion are proceeding; the inhabitants seem more preoccupied arguing about fiction and the asteroid belt than to be paying attention to our devious plans. Please inform High Commander Zorkon that we are on schedule. However... we might have a slight problem. Although most of the future breeding stock and sides of bacon seem to have accepted their fates, there might be a few who choose to... resist. I have to admit I have never seen this before: Lanas Criss wrote: Karate Kickaroni (!!!) Should we be concerned? Excellent work agent Darkstone. The breeding stock are so obsessed with us it's quite easy to hide our true plans from them. I am aware of a few who are likely to resist. However, High Commander Zorkon is drawing up plans to deal with them as we speak. We have been made aware of something called 'Second Life' that they seem to be somewhat obsessed with. It appears to be an alternate reality where they spend their time locked away from the real work. We plan to keep the resistance preoccupied with this virtual world where they will be so busy arguing about land pricing, griefing and such things that they will be oblivious to our interbreeding with the rest of the docile stock. I do have one misson for you to carry out though. We have also been made aware of a group called 'The Lindens'. Intelligence suggests that even the resistance fear these evil overlords accusing them of all sorts of unspeakable deeds. I need you to investigate these claims and assess whether these 'Lindens' could pose a serious threat to our plans. Remember our motto agent Darkstone - the carpet matches the drapes, always.

Void Singer wrote: I wish someone had told at least two of my exes about that legend.... they seemed more focused on the violent and crazy legends. hmmm would you believe that it just occurred to me that my attraction to red heads (or at least those two) might be a symptom of some of my past relationship failures? Well yes, unfortunately the 'violent, crazy throwing plates at your head' legend seems to have become quite prominent too. To our species, we're not really violent and crazy though - it's just natural for us. We like it a bit rough! :smileyindifferent: Your attraction to redheads is perfectly understandable though. We use a pheromone specifically engineered to attract you to us. It makes the whole interbreeding process that much simpler!

I'm not here. I'm a figment of your imagination!