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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Sasha,
Yet another British/American difference:
"Utilize a more classy vocabulary of words. Replace "common" or unrefined words with a more tasteful alternative, such as using the word . . . "dame" instead of woman "
In "Merca", "dame" would be "slangy" - "AMERICAN INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED a woman. It is sometimes used in a humorous way, but many women find it offensive."
"There is nothing like a dame" from the musical "South Pacific:
"There is nothing like a dame. Nothing in the world. There is nothing you can name that is anything like a dame. There are no drinks like a dame.and nothing thinks like a dame. there are no books like a dame. And nothing looks like a dame. And nothing acts like a dame. Or attracts like a dame. There ain't a thing that's wrong with any man here that can't be cured by putting him near A girly female womanly feminine dame.
http://www.metrolyrics.com/there-is-nothing-like-a-dame-lyrics-south-pacific.html#ixzz1qnsYJTe3
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John |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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I always wondered if US servicemen didn't bring home the 'dame' from the Netherlands (and possibly Germany) after WWII. All of our staff meetings begin with 'Dames und Herren'....I still occasionally get a smile out of it. |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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Probably from German. That's where the Russians got 'Дамы и господа!', I think... |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Spiral, are you mixing Dutch with German there? |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Yup, both Great Dames and Great Danes come fro Germany .
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John |
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Sashadroogie
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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They travel to and fro... |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Sasha,
MMMMMMMM, forgot something, didn't I?
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John |
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Sashadroogie
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Johnslat
They seek M here, they seek M there, they seek M everywhere!
Scarlet Pimpernelovich Sasha |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Spiral, are you mixing Dutch with German there? |
I've been borderline for years. It's only a short bike ride to Germany |
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hippocampus
Joined: 27 Feb 2012 Posts: 126 Location: Bikini Bottom
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:32 am Post subject: |
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Reminds me of the song in the musical South Pacific:
'There is nothing you can name that is anything like a dame'
So true, so true... |
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