
| Msg # 31820 of 32022 on ZZUK4447, Monday 11-06-22, 6:05 |
| From: PANCHO |
| To: CURSITOR DOOM |
| Subj: Re: Brexit deal almost agreed! |
XPost: uk.politics.misc, uk.d-i-y, uk.radio.amateur From: Pancho.Dontmaileme@outlook.com On 14/10/2019 11:03, Cursitor Doom wrote: > On Mon, 14 Oct 2019 09:34:24 +0000, Incubus wrote: > >> The only "flaw" with the referendum is that it returned the result you >> didn't want. You wouldn't be whining about "flaws" and "lies" if the >> result had been to remain in the EU. You'd have no time for any >> arguments in favour of a second referendum or ignoring the result then. > > Yeah, just like 1975 all over again and the BIG LIE back then: it was > just a 'common market' and certainly not a step on the road to a federal > superstate; oh no, no, heaven forefend. > Forefend - I don't think I have ever seen that word before. I see the phrase "heaven forfend" is recognised as a standard phrase, but I have never heard it, always heaven forbid. I like a new word, but it doesn't really seem to have enough to offer to justify using it. Where do you come form? --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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