Topic: Annoying habit!

[Hyacinth]

Keep struggling, Derek.

[scotch-mist]

:o :o :o Ooooh LIshka,

you little mixer ;D

I'm going to send you a wooden spoon and a mixing bowl ;D ;D ;D

You're really going for it , off topic and rattling the Whole of the UK's cage ;D ;D ;D
(Except Brum)

What is Brum short for?    I honoustly don't Know

[Roy Bham UK]

What is Brum short for?    I honoustly don't Know

Birmigum ;D Nah! dunno really ;D This link might help ;D
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=42225&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=13150

[Hyacinth]

Brummagem, Sprottie, as below:-

On the 'Phrase Finder' page for 'Brummagem Screwdriver' it states that:
(http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/58900.html)

"'Brummagem' is a slang version of 'Birmingham', which is a version of 'Bromwicham', itself a version of 'Brimidgeham', the old name for Birmingham. The Bromwicham form persists in the name of the town to the west of Birmingham - West Bromwich. "
.....................................................

Actually, going as far back as 1086, the Domesday form of this name is 'Bermingha.', so Brimidgeham is not the older name for Birmingham.
The origins of the name are, in fact, Anglo-Saxon, ie pre-Domesday, and mean: the homestead (ham) of the people (ingas) of Beorma.
Beorma's inga's ham = Birmingham.
The form 'Brummagem' (there are actually many, many variants) evolved as a result of pronunciation. The 'r' and the vowel towards the beginning of the word have changed places, and the hard 'g' towards the end, has softened. There is a record of the spelling 'Brumingeham' in 1189, I believe.

Brummagem is not a 'slang' word for Birmingham, it is an alternative version of the name - as are the other variants mentioned. 'Brummagem' became the name used by the locals.
However, the unfortunate association between the name 'Brummagem' and some counterfeit goods produced by a few unscrupulous Brummies, resulted in the word 'brummagem' actually being given the dictionary meaning: 'counterfeit'. This led the likes of local industrialist, Matthew Boulton, to use the term 'Birmingham' for his products. The form 'Birmingham' became more socially acceptable in these circumstances.
'Brummagem' is an evolved, form of 'Birmingham'. It is neither more correct nor more incorrect than 'Birmingham'; it is not earlier than 'Birmingham'; it is not slang for Birmingham; and it may not be anything to do with 'West Bromwich'.

Is that clear enough? ;) ;D ;D ;D

[daisymay]

back on topic....

I like it when some body else confirms some ones advice and shares their experience as well, why not? this is what we are all here for isn't it - sharing our experiences..... If every post got just one complete reply it would be a Q & A board and not a discussion forum!

Is worse when some one disagrees with someones advice, then the originator is left totally baffled with conflicting advice.

[Palustris]

I like it when some body else confirms some ones advice and shares their experience as well, why not? this is what we are all here for isn't it - sharing our experiences.....


I agree, whole heartedly.

My original comment was not about people sharing experiences and adding worthwhile comments to postings, it was about posting EXACTLY the same advice and ADDING nothing new to the discussion and then being thanked for it while the original poster is ignored!

Mind it also annoys me when people hijack postings and go wandering off thread instead of starting their own discussions! ;D ;D ;D :P

[Palustris]

Believe it or not someone has just been and gone and done it again!!!! I posted a good snappy answer to a problem and 2 minutes later someone posts exactly the same as I did. WHY?

And with all due respect to Tim,  some of your responses to this are as much off topic as others.  ;D ;D ;D (just so as you don't go getting annoyed with me).

[redimp]

I think Tim must have hoovered.  I love a good spat I do.  Don't get those over the other site.  We all just get on far too well.  Have to come back here to observe the odd ding dong.  Strange really, what with all the troublemakers gone. ;)

[growmore]

At the end of the day does it matter so much .. I have been writing a thread and posted it to find that since i started writing it someone had put the very nearly same answer as me ..As long as the person asking the question gets a good answer whether in duplicate or triplicate ..That is what matters surely // Tolerance costs nowt  ..But then again I may not understand the plot as I am from OOP NORTH...     :)   where tolerance abounds ... Cheers.. Jim

[Hyacinth]

Lot of good common sense from Oop North, too, Jim.  :)

[Palustris]

I never said that it mattered, it just annoys a bit that's all. And I am from the north of England too, so there nerrrrrr! sniff!! :P
 ;D ;D ;D

[kitty]

ffs......................

[Merry Tiller]

I'm from oop north too and I have the tollerance of Grizzly Bear with toothache :-*

[growmore]

Some have noticed  ;D  ...  ..cheers Jim...

[CotswoldLass]

Don't know if there are any crossword addicts out there, but one super site is

www.answerbank.co.uk

We all get terribly miffed if people don't say thanks, which they invariably don't. i do find it very odd, its a little word and means a great deal!

CLx

[Roy Bham UK]

I think Tim must have hoovered.  I love a good spat I do.  Don't get those over the other site.  We all just get on far too well.  Have to come back here to observe the odd ding dong.  Strange really, what with all the troublemakers gone. ;)

Well not quite RC we still have you and for how long Dan can put up with it who knows? you appear to be hell bent on causing upset here and "you" being a school teacher! well, who's teaching who? you appear to me to be acting like a child. Why not go back to the "other side" and tell them how well you have disrupted the site that spanked your bottom. ;)

P.S. Sorry for going off topic...well not really ;D

[redimp]

 ;D

I think Tim must have hoovered.  I love a good spat I do.  Don't get those over the other site.  We all just get on far too well.  Have to come back here to observe the odd ding dong.  Strange really, what with all the troublemakers gone. ;)

Well not quite RC we still have you and for how long Dan can put up with it who knows? you appear to be hell bent on causing upset here and "you" being a school teacher! well, who's teaching who? you appear to me to be acting like a child. Why not go back to the "other side" and tell them how well you have disrupted the site that spanked your bottom. ;)

P.S. Sorry for going off topic...well not really ;D

[bennettsleg]

Er, I don't think I was saying that I want to control what people post,certainly that was not my intention. All I think I said was that I find it a little annoying when people get thanked for repeating that which I had already written. Otherwise I don't give a monkey's what people write.

Ah, you mean plageurism plagiorism plagieurism plagarism* attributing another's original work to oneself, intellectual theft and general villany. Shocking, brass-necked, un-gentlemany/un-ladylike, non-cricket or even non-tickety-boo behavior which also gets me riled. :(

* I'm sure one of these is correct...

[kitty]

CLANGER!!!!!!!
stand in the corner with the pointy white hat marked with a 'd' on it!
tsk!

right-anymore of this and i am going to give kofi annan a ring.

[redimp]