Trivial Things That You Appreciate

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  1. TLC

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    On the subject of M&S breaded chicken, their Gastropub Chicken Kiev is pretty damned epic :thumb
    other things that make M&S worthwhile
    - their fresh bakery shortbread with the chocolate pieces in that quite literally melts on your tongue is lush :)
    I have however not yet forgiven them for discontinuing their 'Posh Cheese on Toast' which was basically a slab of Welsh rarebit that you could just slice onto toast and pop under the grill
     
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    Scone rhymes with gone, now stop this nonsense..
     
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    Uh, it's pronounced sco-nay. It's fancy
     
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    It really really isn't. Rhymes with gone, a scone
     
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    Oh yes. I'm a "Senf" (Mustard) Addict :D

    Looks lovely. Is it "mild" or "sharp" (Scharf in German)?

    For the sharp ones I use the original "Düsseldorfer Löwen-Senf" It moves "right into the brain" and is good against "dry eyes" :laugh:

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    I pronounce it "Tee-Gebäck" :D

    btw:

    "Sit down. Have a scone, Make yourself at home. You klutz!" ( © "The life of Brian" ) ;)
     
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    Agree with you.

    Only posh lardy dah Tories and King Charles call it a scone ( stone ).
     
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    You're both wrong Scone as is Stone is the correct pronunciation :)
     
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    it's pronounced sar-kay-zim
     
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    Taffy C'mon you reds.

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    Obviously you are not King Charles so you must be one of them.
     
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    Not sure which ''one of them' you mean - perhaps you would clarify?

    - The half Canadian one?
    - The born in Bolton one?
    - The grew up in County Durham one?
    - The also grew up in Southend one? (yes I was an Essex girl named Tracy for a while)
    - The also grew up in the midlands one? (it was Solihull mind you so 'the nice part of the midlands')
    - The lives down south now because that's where all the well paid jobs in IT are one?
    - The speaks English without an accent - like someone who learnt English as a 2nd language one?

    :party
     
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    I've always pronounced it rhyming with stone, and I believe the late QEII also pronounced it thus.
     
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    Me too :)
    the proper way
     
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    I was being a sarcy git.

    Not really bovvered how anyway says scone. Each to their own.:party
     
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    There's a bloke on R5 Live on Saturdays that runs the match reports and scores as they come in, he pronounces the word 'one' as 'won', which can be a tad annoying as the live scores come in.
     
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    funnily enough, i stumbled upon this today at the grocery store and remembered your post. anything in particular you recommend for it?
     
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    jar of honey, bag of brown suager and make a glaze for ham.
     
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    Brush a thin layer of it over a nice big fat steak before BBQ'ing - delish :)
     
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    Steak, sausages, burgers all benefit from a dollop of Colman's, but don't expect it to be like the much milder French mustard type dressings, it has a bit of a kick.
     
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