No lust in Jazz Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1431609893' post='2773167'] It's moved beyond simile by dropping its reference to the original to the point that it makes no logical sense, but has a non-logical meaning that is widely accepted. This sort of thing is a right bugger to teach foreign students! [/quote] Happy to be corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1431610924' post='2773189'] Are you referring to Viz's showbiz correspondent Ms Fanny Batter? I think we should be told. [size=4][/quote][/size] You may think that, I couldn't possibly comment [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1431418897' post='2770979'] My pet hate is "minty", which seems to originate with [url="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Septic"]Septics[/url] that don't know why it's supposed to be "mint" and assume it's a contraction of "minty fresh". [/quote] Robinson: So, minty. Frank? Muir: Minty. [i]Minty[/i]. It's a variant on the term 'mint condition', a description originally used by numismatists when describing coins of such exceptionally unblemished quality it might seem as if said metallic units of money had just left the mint wherein they assumed their delightfully circular and sometimes milled-edge form. Not to be confused with 'minty butter', a confection oft found atop a bowl of steaming, delicious new potatoes. So: [i]minty[/i], a frequently hyperbolic term indicative of an item's contemporary proximity to its native state. [i]Minty.[/i] [i].[/i] Edited May 14, 2015 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 But is Frank's description TRUE or BLUFF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoKe Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1431608670' post='2773134'] ....It is why older people feel alienated by the younger generation as they will also define themselves by adapting and adopting idioms to their own use. [/quote] I'm from the older generation and still playing bass - I don't feel alienated or defined. I must say I do prefer to play my bass with margarine though... or with Jam and cream or is it cream then jam. Its a county thing, I think... time for a nice cup of Horlicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='ras52' timestamp='1431617313' post='2773284'] But is Frank's description TRUE or BLUFF? [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1431610975' post='2773190'] Happy to be corrected [/quote] Sorry to come across as a picky old pedant, I just sort of lost it there and reverted to English lecturer mode addressing a group of Finnish translation studies students. I've had a lie down and feel better now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 This must be what it means. http://youtu.be/IfeyUGZt8nk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 More creamy than buttery, but I'm liking the TV chef angle. http://youtu.be/RtS2Ikk7A9I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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