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This will blow your mind
« on: January 15, 2019, 09:33:25 PM »

Today I found out that the British say Pernikity instead of Persnikity! 
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2019, 09:38:10 PM »
Quote from: jimbocz on January 15, 2019, 09:33:25 PM
Today I found out that the British say Pernikity instead of Persnikity!
What weirdos.

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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2019, 08:41:17 AM »
Ew, really?  It sounds weird without the S.  At least, it does when I say it without the S.
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2019, 08:43:03 AM »
I'm trying to figure out if this word was ever in my vocabulary to know a difference.  I'm not sure now.  Confused.com.  ???
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2019, 09:37:56 AM »
 Jim's right, they say it without the s in the UK and with the s in the US. I've noticed that.  :)
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2019, 11:56:12 AM »
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2019, 12:38:31 PM »
Quote from: phatbeetle on January 16, 2019, 08:43:03 AM
I'm trying to figure out if this word was ever in my vocabulary to know a difference.  I'm not sure now. 

Yeah, same for me.
I don't think I ever heard the word before I came here, so for me it's always been pernickety.
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2019, 12:56:31 PM »
Quote from: phatbeetle on January 16, 2019, 08:43:03 AM
I'm trying to figure out if this word was ever in my vocabulary to know a difference.  I'm not sure now.  Confused.com.  ???

I can help you with that!  ;)
I put persnickety into the advanced search function, just to see how much it's been used here (a fair amount) and it turns out that it was, albeit back in 2012!    :)

https://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=75234.msg1031363#msg1031363
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2019, 01:06:56 PM »
We need to revive that meme question thread!!!
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2019, 02:29:52 PM »
Wow, apparently it was my favourite word in 2012..... And now I don't even remember using it. HAHAHA.    [smiley=end.gif] [smiley=oops.gif] [smiley=behead.gif] [smiley=huh2.gif] [smiley=shy.gif] [smiley=smash.gif] [smiley=dunce.gif]
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2019, 03:33:32 PM »
So not only did I not realise that persnickety was my favourite word in 2012 , but I  just replied to an email that was exactly a year old and I didn't even realise it was a year old.
Don't do drugs, kids.
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2019, 03:36:24 PM »
Quote from: phatbeetle on January 18, 2019, 03:33:32 PM
So not only did I not realise that persnickety was my favourite word in 2012 , but I  just replied to an email that was exactly a year old and I didn't even realise it was a year old.
Don't do drugs, kids.

Thank you for being you, and making me feel less bad about being me.   ;)
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Re: This will blow your mind
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2019, 05:16:53 PM »
Quote from: phatbeetle on January 18, 2019, 03:33:32 PM
So not only did I not realise that persnickety was my favourite word in 2012 , but I  just replied to an email that was exactly a year old and I didn't even realise it was a year old.
Don't do drugs, kids.

Hey, I bet they were happy to hear from you after all this time!  ;)
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