Bluewolf 7,161 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Apparently there are a lot of old English sayings that are now destined for the scrapyard... So take a look at the list and see if you have ever used them in your lifetime.. Us older ones on here have probably used well over 60% of these sayings at one time or another... and @CaaC (John) has probably used them all.. People who pepper their speech with traditional phrases may find they are casting their pearls before swine, after new research found that dozens of sayings are at risk of dying out. Phrases such as “nail your colours to the mast” and “know your onions” were among those barely used by modern speakers, according to the survey of 2,000 adults aged between 18 and 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,349 Posted January 26, 2022 Administrator Share Posted January 26, 2022 Still hear several of those quite a lot. Safely say I've never heard of the 'pearls before swine' one. Definitely one for the older folk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...Dan 758 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I know almost every one of them but I don't use any of them. I've heard some weird ones over the years from my parents that I've had to Google to see if it actually exists or if they've made it up The one I remember is "you're not as green as you're cabbage looking". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber CaaC (John)+ 5,358 Posted January 26, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted January 26, 2022 21. Could not organise a piss up in a brewery. That saying has to be associated with Boris at the moment, he does not even know whar a Birthday Party looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber JoshBRFC+ 1,388 Posted January 27, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted January 27, 2022 I see cunt isn't on there. I wouldn't want to endanger most people on this forum tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted 1,776 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 12:21, Stan said: Still hear several of those quite a lot. Safely say I've never heard of the 'pearls before swine' one. Definitely one for the older folk... I know the phrase from the bible. It’s a pretty famous line, I’m pretty sure Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount. But I wasn’t aware it was or has ever been a common expression. I guess there’s a few things like that from the bible, that are still famous in literary use but less so in everyday use. Like “ know them by their fruits” or “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,282 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 On 27/01/2022 at 17:20, JoshBRFC said: I see cunt isn't on there. I wouldn't want to endanger most people on this forum tbf. That's because you're a cunt. Pardon my French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber JoshBRFC+ 1,388 Posted February 6, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted February 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, Bluebird Hewitt said: That's because you're a cunt. Pardon my French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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