Now I know I'm slightly obsessed by The Guardian, but in this piece, the author

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

Perhaps you could be placed in some sort of camp to keep you from spreading your foul sedition, p.

I'm afraid we're definitely going to have to castrate you, though. We can't have your sort reproducing

To be frank c, I can forgive him his most absurd krypto-marxist perversions but what he should be neutered for is his habit of crow-barring the word narrative into his posts. This revolting affectation has spread like a cancer through the pretentious chatterati of the left and must be ruthlessly eradicated ( I'll bet he uptalks too ).

[Peter]

To be frank c, I can forgive him his most absurd krypto-marxist perversions but what he should be neutered for is his habit of crow-barring the word narrative into his posts. This revolting affectation has spread like a cancer through the pretentious chatterati of the left and must be ruthlessly eradicated ( I'll bet he uptalks too ).

He is ****ing here, you know. You bunch of ****s.

And I shall use whatever words I ****ing like thank you very much, Mr ****ing Language Police.

Uptalks.....this is just ****s language for rising intonation and if you ever accuse me of such a thing I shall seek damages, and NOT through the courts.

You have been warned?

[Sir C]

He is ****ing here, you know. You bunch of ****s.

And I shall use whatever words I ****ing like thank you very much, Mr ****ing Language Police.

Uptalks.....this is just ****s language for rising intonation and if you ever accuse me of such a thing I shall seek damages, and NOT through the courts.

You have been warned?

To be honest, all linguistic bets are off as far as I am concerned since b used the phrase 'it speaks to' without shame.

I thought he was one of the good guys.

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

To be honest, all linguistic bets are off as far as I am concerned since b used the phrase 'it speaks to' without shame.

I thought he was one of the good guys.

And actually called p a poltroon revealing he had entirely misunderstood the meaning of that word

[Burney]

And actually called p a poltroon revealing he had entirely misunderstood the meaning of that word

It was WES, actually, and in the sense of 'a mean-spirited wretch', it was entirely apt.

[Herbert Augustus Chapman]

It was WES, actually, and in the sense of 'a mean-spirited wretch', it was entirely apt.

Begging your pardon b. My feeble grasp of language had led me to believe a poltroon was a coward.

( I am employing socratic irony here incidentally )

[Peter]

To be honest, all linguistic bets are off as far as I am concerned since b used the phrase 'it speaks to' without shame.

I thought he was one of the good guys.

I dont like 'one of the good guys'.....a ghastly americanism that speaks to their natural tendency to view history as black and white/good and evil/goodies and baddies.

You shouldn't encourage them.

[Burney]

To be honest, all linguistic bets are off as far as I am concerned since b used the phrase 'it speaks to' without shame.

I thought he was one of the good guys.

I used it in the poetic context of a thing 'speaking to' something within the soul of man. Such a usage is timeworn and acceptable.

Had I used the phrase in the sense of 'It speaks to a wider corporate culture' or similar, I would indeed be the Charlie Uniform you describe.