David Surtees

just wanting to be a nice guy

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@jfwfreo @TerenceMcCart14 An IGA is also on the way in this space.

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@AustralianRaven @Colvick If they are determined to keep 6pm news then they should consider the Ten News Late product. Ratings increasing, format of short sharp updates is what want. Recognise competition is different @ 6pm but there is something we like if it is starting to outrate the 5pm news some days

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@AngelaBishop Now we just need to normalise it today’s talk….. try tomorrow 😬

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@AngelaBishop How It Compares to Modern Slang
While you might not hear it much in casual conversation today—unless you are hanging out with characters in a Victorian novel or a classic play—it paved the way for our modern scoffing sounds

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@AngelaBishop The "P" is (Mostly) Silent: While some people lightly pronounce the "p" (p\text{-}shaw), historically, the "p" was just a way for writers to represent the sudden puff of breath preceding the "shaw" sound.

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@AngelaBishop Onomatopoeic Roots: Like many expressive exclamations (such as ugh, pish, or bah), "pshaw" is imitative. It was created to mimic the actual physical sound a person makes when blowing air out of their mouth or snorting in irritation/dismissal.

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@AngelaBishop Example in a sentence:
They told me I couldn't climb the hill in these shoes, but I said, 'Pshaw!' and started walking anyway."
Origin and History
* Timeline: The word first popped up in written English around the late 16th to mid-17th century (roughly the 1600s).

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@AngelaBishop What Does "Pshaw" Mean?
Pshaw (pronounced shaw or p-shaw) is an old-school interjection used to express disbelief, impatience, irritation, or contempt.
Think of it as the 17th-century equivalent of saying:
"Oh, please!Pfft, whatever."
"Nonsense!

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@AngelaBishop What an absolute shocker

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@SydneyCityTV Does nothing to normalise relationships, immoral

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@Qantas QF629 BNE to MEL today usually food is great but has anyone road tested your 4 cheese & pesto pizza? Stuck to the cardboard, served without cutlery and burnt my fingers trying to get it out of the box. Got some cutlery to attempt to eat it but it’s all dough. Inedible ☹️

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@Colvick AI is your friend, ask for a series summary before watching 😶‍🌫️

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@Colvick Disagree this time, I think Anne Edmonds is fantastic, not always my cup of tea (think Helen Bedou) but this character is hilariously funny and very clever. Can’t wait for more episodes.

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@3AW693 @RossAndRussel Fact check. Image is Jimmy Kimmel, text refers to Fallon….. which one are you having a go at????

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@RadioTimes No….. very dull and unfunny

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@JoshHoltTEN @BOM_Qld And I am in the dark blue ☹️

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@JoshHoltTEN @BOM_Qld Pedantic I know but a pet peeve of mine, makes the image frustratingly useless

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@Colvick What about Chicago Fire? It was my covid comfort binge and enjoyed it. Particularly the crossovers

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@Qantas QF631 15/2. You might need to work on these dumplings, cold, dry, no sauce and only 4, not 6/7 like the packaging Oh and no vegetarian option…🙋‍♂️