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raccoon

(31,105 posts) Fri Oct 3, 2014, 12:58 PM Oct 2014

UK citizens, riddle me this. Does anyone in RL

say "telly" any more?

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UK citizens, riddle me this. Does anyone in RL (Original Post) raccoon Oct 2014 OP

Yes. T_i_B Oct 2014 #1

I thought it was a thing of the past. Now that everyone grows up in a media-saturated culture, raccoon Oct 2014 #2

we still use television.... T_i_B Oct 2014 #3

I'm glad to hear that. Aristus Oct 2014 #4

Possibly the wrong word.... T_i_B Oct 2014 #5

T_i_B

(14,736 posts)

1. Yes.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 01:09 PM

Oct 2014

And often.

Why wouldn't we?

raccoon

(31,105 posts)

2. I thought it was a thing of the past. Now that everyone grows up in a media-saturated culture,

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 01:30 PM

Oct 2014

I thought it would just be older people who said it. because regional words/phrases would tend to
be replaced by whatever was said in the media.

T_i_B

(14,736 posts)

3. we still use television....

Reply to raccoon (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 03:43 PM

Oct 2014

And if we use television then we still say telly!

Aristus

(66,294 posts)

4. I'm glad to hear that.

Reply to T_i_B (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 04:53 PM

Oct 2014

I'd hate for regional differences in spoken English to be completely homogenized by international mass media. It's the differences that keep things interesting.

T_i_B

(14,736 posts)

5. Possibly the wrong word....

Reply to Aristus (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 05:41 PM

Oct 2014

....to be used in this instance to try & highlight this point.

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