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Like a Rolling Stone · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 872

I was looking at that thread about the notebook and I thought "how starnge, I get through so many notebooks why would you only want one" Surprised

, but when the person said it might cost $1500 I thought holy mama Shocked

but then realsied he was talking about a computer. So now notebook means a computer and many people know that. Some English is changing all the time. Do you know other examples? Yes - we "hang up" the phone but really don't actually hang it anywhere now. Wink

I remember my music teacher always told us she was gay, but when we all started really laughing at her she got like well angry and said she was happy and that's what she meant but we were laughing because we were kids (that used to mean "baby goats"). She thought our minds had a disease because she was very religious and thought we were damaging the English language. Can you think of other ideas? Confused

Eva Pilot · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:31 am Post subject:

The expression "Go and get stuffed."

What exactly do you have to get stuffed with, and what does it have to do with someone not wanting to talk to you?

Captain Onigiri · Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 103 Location: fly-over land

I was watching the cable channel, TVLand, the other day and the announcer told me "not to touch that dial, they'd be right back after these messages" I don't think my television has had a dial for about 20 years.
Which reminds me of this gem of a joke straight from that entertainment mecca, Branson, Missouri. The hillbilly says, "I don't need no ree-mote. When I get so lazy that I can't tell my wife to get up and change the channel, I'm just too dad-gum lazy."

If you laughed at that, you probably shouldn't tell anyone.[/i]

furiousmilksheikali · Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject:

I don't like the way some people use the word 'literally'. I'm not exaggerating when I say I have heard literally millions of people say that their apartment in Japan is "literally the size of a shoebox".

callmesim · Joined: 27 Oct 2005 Posts: 279 Location: London, UK

Comedy writer Graham Linehan (Father Ted, Big Train, Black Books) has said he has a love for the misuse of the word literally.

People who misuse 'literally' make me laugh too. It just sounds funny. "I was so scared, I literally messed myself."

Quibby84 · Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 643 Location: Japan

In the south (South USA) some people still say "Ice-box"

Like a Rolling Stone · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 872

I think there are some other interesting things about this. english and americans have diferent english. petrol/gas. car/automobile. teacher/educator. toilet/bathroom. air hostess/flight attendent. 'fanny' is completely different body part! lol. do you have any more?