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Usenet Posted 20 years ago
English in UK

Good riddance (to bad rubbish)

Forget about x-mas.
Gimmie some examples of the usage of this phrase.
I know its meaning. OK? What I need is some nice context, nice story, fabulous conversation in which it came up.
Cheers,
Pawe³
  

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[/nq] I wish. [/nq] Say "please", please. Nicely.

  • [/nq] I wish.
  • [/nq] Say "please", please.
  • Nicely.
  • [nq:1]I know its meaning.
  • OK?
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[nq:1]Forget about x-mas.[/nq]
I wish.
[nq:1]Gimmie some examples of the usage of this phrase.[/nq]
Say "please", please. Nicely.
[nq:1]I know its meaning. OK? What I need is some nice context, nice story, fabulous conversation in which it came up.[/nq]
1596 Shakes. Merch. V. ii. vii. 78 Portia adew.+ Por. A gentleriddance. c1613 Middleton No Wit like Woman's ii. iii, Low. They
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[nq:1]Gimmie some examples of the usage of this phrase. I know its meaning. OK? What I need is some nice context, nice story, fabulous conversation in which it came up.[/nq]
I associate it with the pushy middle-class family over the road when we were kids. The son, a total plonker, used it frequently, perhaps because it sounded posh to him.
Well, he made it to the upper levels of the middl
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Uzytkownik "Giles Todd" (Email Removed) napisal w wiadomosci

Please nicely :-)
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My sentence was rude indeed. Accept my apologies.
Could you be so kind and provide some sentences with this phrase, please? Regards,
Pawe³
U¿ytkownik "Pawe³ Piotr Stawski" (Email Removed) napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
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[nq:1]My sentence was rude indeed. Accept my apologies. Could you be so kind and provide some sentences with this phrase, please?[/nq]
I give up.
Giles
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[nq:1]Forget about x-mas. Gimmie some examples of the usage of this phrase.[/nq]
"I see that the Yellow party received a real drubbing in the election", said Michael.
"Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say", James retorted.
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Uzytkownik "Giles Todd" (Email Removed) napisal w wiadomosci
[nq:2]My sentence was rude indeed. Accept my apologies. Could you be so kind and provide some sentences with this phrase, please?[/nq]
[nq:1]I give up.[/nq]
Great, because you just waste your energy writing some smart-alec's remarks. Instead, you could help my learning and provide some examples of ...remember of what? I aske
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[nq:1]you just waste your energy writing some smart-alec's remarks. Instead, you could help my learning and provide some examples of ...remember of what? I asked for "good riddance".[/nq]
No. Bog off, you're a pest. We don't have to give you anything, and it seems you are a presumptive arsehole.
You said you were anglophile: we can do without being philed by some people.

So sod of
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[nq:1]Merry Chr...uppps...Holiday Season Greetings.. or something, Take care, Pawel[/nq]
Nope, in the UK we still wish each other Merry Christmas.
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[nq:2]I give up.[/nq]
[nq:1]Great, because you just waste your energy writing some smart-alec's remarks. Instead, you could help my learning and provide some ... care and maybe one day you'll find other way of writing than only responding to everything in a critical way.[/nq]
I'm afraid you've outstayed your welcome here. You're impolite, demanding and often downright insulting. I suggest

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