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  1. Louise Anne

    Is the powder room dying on it's feet.

    I do not think I bother posting on the F/L again it seams to me now be a total waist of time it seams that a attitude prevails is that the F/L is always 100% right all the time and what any one says get knocked down and no one takes any thing on board. Is the powder room dying on it's feet...
  2. Louise Anne

    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Hi Holo, Welcome here , every one starts off feeling they have nothing to add, strangle we all do have and that's part of what makes the powder room such fun.
  3. Louise Anne

    Is the powder room dying on it's feet.

    I think I said that before, every time I have posted outside the powder room I been hit on, once it was over somthing I had not said and got told off by a bartender for it until i asked them to find the ofending post which was of course not there. I just posted about what can happen in foums...
  4. Louise Anne

    Finishing / Charm School.

    I agree it was more entertainmet and poking fun, than fact and figure or how to do, You might be able to find some books on the subject, they might have to be order in at a libary, I think there some relevent post here also which I sure you will have read. The other place would be to make...
  5. Louise Anne

    Finishing / Charm School.

    There was a ITV program "Ladette to lady" (2006) it's done in Australia now plenty on You Tube, They used to wear twins sets all day, lerned to cook , how to speek posh and Walk right in heels apart from how to talk to men but not chat them up, and host a party in the correct way.
  7. Louise Anne

    Nothing but Seamed Stockings

    Very interesting , WKD like a lot of companies keep it very quiet where they buy there stock from, however I do know that one of the UK stocking makers have called in the receivers are as you might say "gone bust" The last I heard is , this company owns the brand name, workforce etc ... but...
  8. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    I not sure how many have you spotted, that's a list I pulled off the web, the main one as I see it "English language in England:" it's all English and it just modern regional variations e.g. ( Broad Yorkshire) is English
  9. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    Thank you , but did you spot the mistake Big Bertie?
  10. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    Do have a look on the internet and see what you can come up with ... pedant is right as I sure there a lot of people doing that on the web with the results you find ....
  11. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    I do not think there any thing is stopping any one from using " Old english today" and yes that english but would any one undestand you or think you mad using it ,is another matter today and there around 27/26 other ones which have gone out of use or used very little. English language in...
  13. Louise Anne

    Is the powder room dying on it's feet.

    There is not enought time to dust when there clothes to buy/ look at
  14. Louise Anne

    Is the powder room dying on it's feet.

    For what it's worth I not going to post photos of my house either as also needs some attention, it's still basically still original 1950's but with a lot of modern clutter around it. not something I want to share in public. some days i think it should look better modern then I think it's nice...
  15. Louise Anne

    Is the powder room dying on it's feet.

    If a personal says "oh look at her don't they look dreadful" ...... or whatever the changes are it's becuse they cannot wear them and look dreadful in the it the .:evil: ( the green devil) coming out in them. Miss Sis hope every thngs get sorted out, as you a great person.
  16. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    Your are talking about "Briticism" You got one from me! The English ladies were thinking along the right lines, along with two euopean members. and I feel Lizzie was not far off toward the end Definition of Briticism noun an idiom used in Britain but not in other English-speaking...
  17. Louise Anne

    Is the powder room dying on it's feet.

    Spotted!
  19. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    Yes I agree 7 pages and still no one can spot it. It's now a little like not seeing the wood for the tree becuse you all got so obsessed with in a way with the British identity or what that is defined as, I do not know what it is and do not care that much in the way you think I do. maybe in...
  20. Louise Anne

    Show us your home decor!

    A very nice home Amy Jeanne a nice mix of new practical with vintage, I especially like the brown furniture there something about real wood with is so nice.
  21. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    My Brother inlaw matches your Scandinavian description , when he was in Sweden they thought he was a Swedish man married to a British lady that's unil he spoke English of course, he says he has Scandinavian roots wishful thinking maybe he would like to be . People here think he could be...
  22. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    Imprecise might be another way of putting it, Flat Foot Floey more so with the BBC title, in general you are thinking along the right lines.
  23. Louise Anne

    Britishisms sneaking into American vernacular

    I would describe this in the real word as a typical Americaners attiutude. Just so you know Vitanola your guess scores 0 out of 100 or is completly wrong in all points, 10/10 for trying. I still am going to keep the cat and mouse game up as you seam to think it is. also I think I worked out...

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