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05LandRover -> RE: British vs American terms (7/7/2005 8:25:38 PM)

where do you live? 200,000 is twice midland's size.

  
Benhamtroll -> RE: British vs American terms (7/11/2005 1:43:36 PM)

Some of my favorite Brit-speak is the rhyming slang. I've always found it truly bizzare that you can get things like:

china=friend/pal

If I recall correctly, it runs something like this: mate>plate>china.

I also remember studying dialects in college for theater. Listening to the tape of the Yorkshireman was pretty mind-numbing.

Patrick -> RE: British vs American terms (7/11/2005 1:55:18 PM)

i dont think that a class about british slang coud be that bad..i played hockey with a kid from GB...he had an accident, and said things from time to time that seemed unusual...but i had a roommate who took a class on ebonics...and he used it all the time...THAT was annoying. [:@]

Randy Lover -> RE: British vs American terms (8/3/2005 6:37:15 AM)

what about....
pop - soda
chips - fries
path - sidewalk
pund - dollar, obviously
telle - tv.set
mobile - cellphone

scrappyike -> RE: British vs American terms (11/4/2005 1:43:17 PM)

The Queen's english tends to be more accurately descriptive than American.

Sticky tape / Scotch tape
Car Park / Parking lot
queue / line

cheers![:)]

1150adv -> RE: British vs American terms (12/3/2005 7:54:38 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: HAMROVER

I can't believe you lot don't have roundabouts!

I've never heard anyone call a sump a 'bottom sump' either, its just a sump.

Only in Northern England do they call a girl a lass, you'd be surprised at how many accents and language dialects are in the UK.

I'd be mightily impressed with any American who could hold a conversation with a Georgie (pronounced 'jor-di').




Righty oh bonnie lad .

Randy Lover -> RE: British vs American terms (12/4/2005 6:17:20 AM)

Newcastle kicks ass and im proud to live there. (well very close)

05LandRover -> RE: British vs American terms (12/4/2005 3:19:04 PM)

i just wanna meet a drunk scotsman someday

i hear they are hard to understand when sober, i could only imagine when they are ****faced

Benhamtroll -> RE: British vs American terms (12/4/2005 11:56:27 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Randy Lover

Newcastle kicks ass and im proud to live there. (well very close)


If you are referring to Newcastle Brown, then I heartily agree. Couldn't really comment on the rest of it . . .

JTravis -> RE: British vs American terms (1/3/2006 10:05:30 PM)

Bait,
By "Lighting", are you referring to that switch marked "OFF-DIM-FLICKER"??? [:D]

  

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