British vs American terms
Mudding
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RE: British vs American terms
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.
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.
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RE: British vs American terms
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. [:@]
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RE: British vs American terms
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').
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 .
Recovery Vehicle
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From: Midland, Texas, Hometown of President Bush
RE: British vs American terms
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
i hear they are hard to understand when sober, i could only imagine when they are ****faced
Mudding
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RE: British vs American terms
ORIGINAL: Randy Lover
Newcastle kicks *** and im proud to live there. (well very close)
Newcastle kicks *** and im proud to live there. (well very close)
