The British call a tv set a telly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The terrestrial box we call telly, that is as there is no way I am wasting money on cable or satellite. From Wordnik.com. [British TV Christmas Preview 2009 | miscellani.org] Reference
Saturday night telly is pretty dire at the moment. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Families « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog] Reference
Staying at home watching telly is worse than jail?. From Wordnik.com. [Welcome ‘Times’ Readers « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Pamer: I see that we share the same high standards in telly-viewing. From Wordnik.com. [Sphincterine] Reference
Ah, se, Diego, I work in telly and agree that tv can do drama very well. From Wordnik.com. [Attention TV Professionals - :: gia’s blog ::] Reference
It takes quite a lot of time to change things in telly and it takes viewers a lot of time to notice. From Wordnik.com. [Daybreak still watched by fewer viewers than its predecessor GMTV] Reference
I thought it was some kind of sign of moral superiority, but have since come to realise its cos swiss telly is so utterly dire!!!. From Wordnik.com. [travelogue 1.0] Reference
First of all, I am not what you would call a telly addict. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Mail news round-up] Reference
Keeping one eye on the Twitter news feed and one on the telly is a good way to cope. From Wordnik.com. [The Age News Headlines] Reference
"She's been openly criticising him on live telly, which is definitely not a good idea," she added. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
That aside, Sunday evening on the telly was a miserable one of middle England, middle-class mediocrity. From Wordnik.com. [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference
I'd have to disagree with the idea of telly being a passive activity, at least in comparison with books. From Wordnik.com. [Neth Space] Reference
One of the things they don't show on the telly are the mistakes, the difficult bits and the bits that go seriously wrong. From Wordnik.com. [CaroLINES] Reference
Such minor inconvenience and all-too-frequent footage of carnage nightly on the telly were the only grim reminders of the hostilities. From Wordnik.com. [Politics :: The Atlantic] Reference
What's more reporting news off the telly is a lot cheaper than paying reporters to get out there and report the campaign on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
The telly is thus framed, and a mirror. From Wordnik.com. [Hotel review | The Hoxton, London] Reference
"Well, we've got a big-name telly personality as our chairman. From Wordnik.com. [Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk] Reference
I always thought: 'One day I'll be on t'telly', Dunbar smiled, wryly. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
I’m busier with this whole blogging lark than I ever am working in telly. From Wordnik.com. [A Day In The Life - :: gia’s blog ::] Reference
Four years ago John Hathaway was watching something exciting on the 'telly'. From Wordnik.com. [Fightnews - Boxing News Updated 24/7] Reference
I think it's just "off time" for our world's leaders to have a formal party on the "telly". From Wordnik.com. [Cafferty File] Reference
Watch telly, that is. '. From Wordnik.com. [With No One as Witness]
And she said to me, "You're Lawrence of the telly.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2005] Reference
THOMAS: Yes, watch it on the telly, don't go in person. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2009] Reference
I hope Atherton gets him on the telly, but I'm not sure he's there. From Wordnik.com. [England v Pakistan - day four as it happened] Reference
His Horsepower (ITV1) was one of the best things on telly this week. From Wordnik.com. [Rewind TV: Big Brother; The X Factor; Dispatches] Reference
He could play basketball with that chap on the telly with the dreads. From Wordnik.com. [Chelsea 1-3 Manchester United – as it happened] Reference
I actually recognise some of them, they've been on the telly so often. From Wordnik.com. [TV review: Mountain Gorilla and Martin Clunes: Horsepower] Reference
And it's the only programme on telly where the haemorrhoid's the star. From Wordnik.com. [Why Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies is in rude health] Reference
He switched the telly off at the wall, and sauntered into the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [Tomatoes] Reference
It's ain't hard to tell the conditions are drastic, Just turn on the telly. From Wordnik.com. [The Roots: Rising Up with 'Rising Down'] Reference
On Saturday nights we will dine on jam tarts and nod off in front of the telly. From Wordnik.com. [Bone Dust Disco] Reference
It's just -- we'd rather be at home watching the telly with our little baby, you know. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 3, 2006] Reference
These days, a lot more people know about Discworld because they've seen it on the telly. From Wordnik.com. [Why I'm going to the Discworld convention] Reference
Her laugh falls into a slightly sad, slightly awkward smile and she looks towards the telly. From Wordnik.com. [The Grief Benches] Reference
I see my face on the telly, fat, hungry belly, flies in my eyes, head to big for my own size. From Wordnik.com. [A Rapper Out of Sudan's Civil War] Reference
On Saturday night, Spanish telly interrupted Real Sociedad versus Real Madrid to cut to an advert. From Wordnik.com. [Atlético's great expectations grounded by brilliance of Barcelona] Reference
Yet, judging by the amount of telly time they get, we love them, almost to the point of obsession. From Wordnik.com. [TV review: Mountain Gorilla and Martin Clunes: Horsepower] Reference
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