[Misc] Mental gymnastics of former…latter

[Bodian]

Mate used to think it was hilarious walking past traffic wardens or police making a walkie talkie/radio noise uttering Charlie uniform November Tango
Very immature!

Did I know you? Sure I did this, or something similar! By 'walkie talkie noise' I'm assuming you mean a sort of 'crrkk' type thing in your throat imitating static?

In early mobile phone days, when they were great bricks and only used by people like stock exchange folk - whenever we saw one we'd start shouting 'Sell Sell' or something else inane.

But not really immature for us - we were immature at the time!

 

[tedebear]

Former isn't the same as first.

It was just a suggestion as to how to remember it?

 

[maffew]

Did I know you? Sure I did this, or something similar! By 'walkie talkie noise' I'm assuming you mean a sort of 'crrkk' type thing in your throat imitating static?

In early mobile phone days, when they were great bricks and only used by people like stock exchange folk - whenever we saw one we'd start shouting 'Sell Sell' or something else inane.

But not really immature for us - we were immature at the time!

Yeah that's the walkie noise! na, you don't know me, must have just not been the only one.
Tbh whilst it's probably a bit immature looking back, it was pretty funny at the time.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

What about elder vs eldest?
Joe is the elder of my two sons but Jo is the eldest of my 3 daughters.

Also, x got less votes than y.
Wrong (apparently) it's x got fewer votes than y.

Just propper English, init.