AT you are a wordsmith and understand the meaning of words even in the " vernacular...." I'll f...ing kill you " said generically is very different to the specifically said " I will kill you if you leave me".
Cultural differences jazzy and also dependent on the tone and circumstances of delivery. I can’t really comment fully on blue’s mate as I don’t have any substantive background but on the face of it yes it possibly could be seen as a threat. My tuppence into the chat was specifically around how the threat to kill is really not taken as read here as we say it all the time in vernacular. Perfect example, I agreed last night to guide someone to a good parking spot for today’s final. As we parted ways he told me ‘if you leave me standing in the morning I’ll F’ing kill you’. He of course means it as a joke and I took it as such because it’s how it’s understood here (largely).
Context is everything.
Do you think we’ll see Alcaraz get another start? If he does, and he should, it’s a good indication he will be signed.
I am most surely going to use that line down the pub.
I’ll shout it at Iwobi if he gets close enough this afternoon.
Agreed.Cultural differences jazzy and also dependent on the tone and circumstances of delivery. I can’t really comment fully on blue’s mate as I don’t have any substantive background but on the face of it yes it possibly could be seen as a threat. My tuppence into the chat was specifically around how the threat to kill is really not taken as read here as we say it all the time in vernacular. Perfect example, I agreed last night to guide someone to a good parking spot for today’s final. As we parted ways he told me ‘if you leave me standing in the morning I’ll F’ing kill you’. He of course means it as a joke and I took it as such because it’s how it’s understood here (largely).
For the boring legal bit, if there is no intent to cause fear then there won’t be an offence. Mere use of the word ‘kill’ won’t meet the threshold even if there is a condition attached to it i.e. ‘if you leave me’. If this wasn’t the case, every Irish Mother would have served time as they all threaten death on their children to ensure they are home in time for their tea
I hope we do if he is a contender otherwise what is the point , DD does worry me tho', for sure every manager has favourites that are not the best players but ones they can depend on thro' thick and thin ,my greivance is that they must also be our future and from what has been muted by him age is a prime factor in the decisions to be made .All I ask is that he shows that today and the remaining games ,he can't play some but the rest should be looking to the future and Alcaraz is the prime example as opposed to Keano for instance .
Wonder if this is what happened to Paper-lungs Geri at school?
Great story this week in local media regarding how to fool the bots. They are programmed to scan for the word ‘ticket’ and then all the scummy scammers target people looking to get their hands on one. For the final I’m at today, the main fan site advised anyone looking sorted to use the Irish word ‘ticéad’ rather than the English word ticket. So simple but it worked a treat in fooling the bot software.
I’d say even Moyes’ favourite Doucs has let himself down with the public wage comments and now won’t be a part of our future.
I hope you recover in time for the cricket ,I must say I see your point over the "kill" comment ,my last word on it is that the lad was a really nice bloke who was truly devestated by the insertion in the divorce papers , that is the memory which has lingered .
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