Agreed with Robin - I for the subject, me for the object of the sentence. I also use Rshdunlop's easy method of checking for the correct 'I' or 'me' usage. Do they still teach this stuff in schools today?

More annoying is the use of 'myself' instead of 'me'. Surely that's far more pretentious and self-important. How typical of a politician!

The received pronunciation of 'centenary' seems for some reason to be changing from 'sen -TEEN- ary' to 'sen -TENN- ary.' Two instances noticed on Radio 4 recently.

To continue this interesting conversation with myself, perhaps, as the OED suggests, the new pronunciation is based on an analogy with 'centennium', 'millennium', 'millennial'. Their etymology is in fact different from that of 'centenary' - hence the double ns, which automatically shorten the preceding vowel.

From http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php...0#pid55040

What is a DS

DS = darling son, as used on Mumsnet and the like. There's a whole raft of exciting abbreviations out there. We need more of them on here.

Mumsnet list

Why do we need those abbreviations on here? I find them a bit grating and fey, myself. 'Darling Son'. Eew. By the time you've hit the shift key to type DS, you may as well just type 'son'. Keep 'em on Mumsnet, I say.

No no - not those ones - that was just an example of where they've been listed. There's obviously scope for abbreviations that cover regular topics: Sainsburys in, er, HOP; Southern trains; empty shops; dog poo. I don't know. I wasn't being entirely serious (which has got me in trouble with the admins before).

Well, phew, because those Mumsnet ones are vomit-inducing.

ROFLMAO - some of those Mumsnet abbreviations are really, how shall I put it, special. Thanks for sharing ringingcod.

Pleasure.

DS could be used for canine excrement.

I thought DS was a term of endearment based on the games device the child was addicted to. "Xbox 360 is in the living-room; DS is in her bedroom and Ipod Touch has locked herself in the bathroom again."

*Why* would you ever need to tell anyone you were "nursing at keyboard"?

One for STFU Parents, I reckon. (There's an acronym to savour.)

As for the DS, I had a little groan when I saw it; I'm familiar with it from elsewhere.

Had a particular chuckle at DTD. Document Type Definitions will never be quite so dull again.

Another possible explanation is perhaps that there seems to be a general trend in the pronunciation of words which come from (or sound as if they come from) Latin as if they were still in Latin, rather than having become English. Three further examples noted today on Radio 4: 'supervizzary','eviskerate' and 'Lithooaynia'. (At least it's not 'Lithooahnia').

Not sure about the Latin explanation. What would be the correct pronunciation in Latin? No definitive answer IMO.

I think sen-TENN-ary is more in line with the US mode. Who to say which is right as both sides of the pond would probably agree on centennial.

Three separate posts here with the (American) 'driver's licence' (but at least it's 'licence' rather than 'license') rather than the (British) 'driving licence'. Interesting.

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Thats the one, Caucasian and a bit 'chavvy' looking.

Did we really need 'chavvy' in the description?

Yep, it's actually very descriptive.

Not descriptive at all - what does it add to 'Caucasian, blue/grey tracksuit and long greasy hair'? - but insulting and cruel.