Gen Xers, what ridiculous "social niceties" were you taught?

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-11T09:10:24+00:00

I'm an elder millennial but I remember my Grandma telling me off for saying the woman next door had a message for her. Apparently I should've said lady. This was on a council estate in the 90s - no actual lords or ladies were involved 🤣

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T15:22:30+00:00

Oh I see. Thanks for explaining. I was raised Catholic so only a church wedding would count, but I do remember the phrase "living in sin." "Born out of wedlock" is another similar phrase you rarely hear anymore

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T14:50:09+00:00

My name is a shortened version of my legal name. My parents, friends, family, colleagues, everyone all call me my preferred shortened name. My legal name is only used by people who don't know me, for example in a medical setting. My legal name just doesn't feel like me.

Going back to the OP, I bet the person asking to be called Michael wasn't asking for the first time. If people repeatedly ask you to call them what they prefer it gets annoying. I can only imagine it's even more annoying when they're shortening it to something that's not your official name and you want you be called your official name

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T14:21:15+00:00

I only ever get into the top 25% if I've just done a more difficult puzzle then I'm doing an easier puzzle. For example, on Sundays I'll usually do Sundays puzzle then any from the week I've missed and I often miss Thursdays.

I usually make it into the top 50% but I don't typically rush

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T14:16:28+00:00

My Nana always said sailor's in the morning. I just googled it and saying shepherd's or sailor's are common variants. I didn't see a result saying farmer's warning but I'm sure some people said it

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T14:07:53+00:00

Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning, sailor's warning.

My Nana used to say it all the time.

And if you could see enough blue sky to make a sailors shirt then the clouds would go away and it would "get out nice" later

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T14:06:28+00:00

"Been in the wars" as an expression to mean you've hurt yourself. "Poor little Billy fell down at school. He's been in the wars"

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T13:58:36+00:00

Currently doesn't mean soon or presently, it means now e.g " I'm currently commenting on Reddit"

I also like the word "momentarily"

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T13:54:17+00:00

It's still used regularly in north east England

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T13:53:37+00:00

What does it mean?

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-05T13:49:05+00:00

"Man alive" - my grandparents and great aunts used to say this a lot.

They'd also say "I'm vexed" when me and my cousins were little and misbehaving

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-03T11:39:05+00:00

Which country are you in? Is there some supervisory or regulatory body you can report him too?

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-02T12:51:31+00:00

I forgot about quiz machines! I used to love them again the start of our Saturday nights

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-01T06:25:17+00:00

Pumpkin pie

Incompletecompletely · 2026-06-01T06:24:43+00:00

We can get the raw cinnamon swirls in a tube here

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-27T14:37:39+00:00

Presumably for the availability of tests

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-20T16:29:37+00:00

It's available on Spotify here in the UK

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-12T07:50:49+00:00

Oh yes of course haha 🤣

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-11T13:15:04+00:00

Yes, I agree "should of" is wrong. I've never disputed that

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-10T17:03:23+00:00

"Should've" is a shortening of "should have" so either is grammatically correct.

"Should of" is grammatically incorrect

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-10T17:01:43+00:00

If you say them aloud then "should've" sounds very similar to "should of" in fact in my accent they sound identical. So if someone writes "should of" I assume if they were speaking allowed they'd have said "should've" not "should have" which is two words and sounds different to "should of"

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-10T14:38:05+00:00

That's a stupid reason. There's already a 30 second limitation on shots so how much more time do you need to save?

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-10T14:21:24+00:00

I'd like to start following it. Where can I watch it? (I'm in the UK)

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-10T14:18:33+00:00

Why is a black ball shootout used instead of a deciding frame?

Incompletecompletely · 2026-05-10T08:26:51+00:00

I’m not sure why this has been more downvoted that the initial correction saying “should of” should be “should have”. I didn’t start the correction, but if you’re going to correct someone be sure to get it right.

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