Recently on RoyalMailChat I have seen the words "lickspittle" (Fishtank) and "peccadillo" (smelly-cat-lady).
Neither of these words are in common use unfortunately, but they are lovely words.
A rumour has reached me that a rep on the West Coast of Scotland used to have a "Word of the Week" on the CWU noticeboard but for reasons unclear to me s/he has been banned from doing this.
So does anyone know the full story?
And can the noticeboard be censored in this way?
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Word of the Week
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motherhubbard
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Word of the Week
Never let the hand you hold, hold you down.
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andy2007
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Re: Word of the Week
Sadly, we've had problems with the CWU Noticeboard being censored in the past too. In our case, it was during the disputes. But it does show that Managers can do this type of thing, if they see fit.
The way we got around this, was to put the censored articles in the window of the Union room, over which the Managers have no control. If you have a Union room with a window, you could do the same. Although I realise that not everyone has this option available.
The way we got around this, was to put the censored articles in the window of the Union room, over which the Managers have no control. If you have a Union room with a window, you could do the same. Although I realise that not everyone has this option available.
Don't knock Insanity
it's just another outlook on Reality!
it's just another outlook on Reality!
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motherhubbard
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Re: Word of the Week
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This is the word that caused the upset. Definition 1.
And the suggestion that certain managers were guilty of it.
This is the word that caused the upset. Definition 1.
And the suggestion that certain managers were guilty of it.
Never let the hand you hold, hold you down.
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clashcityrocker
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Re: Word of the Week
And what a truly wonderful word it is.
How could anyone be offended by a thing of such beauty?
How could anyone be offended by a thing of such beauty?
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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Re: Word of the Week
we regularly have eloquent (above the waistline) on our van. most recently the dandelion seeds flying around were 'abundant'
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