I heard about someone in court down in somerset who refered to the judge as "my lover" but as it's a common term down there, the judge didn't bat an eyelid
I'm amazed by some of the team leaders at my work, you know how most people have their "telephone voice" which is normally well spoken and clear, not these, we're on the line to IT directors of other companies and they're saying "y'know" and "sortof like" and even "mate"