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Sashadroogie
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| Full of beans. Doesn't mean the same thing to all people... |
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johnslat
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Dear Another Joe,
"Are you supposed to interrupt and answer each question? Is it rhetorical? Do you take notes? It's especially tiring when coming from someone who drones on and on without really saying anything, y'know?"
Yes, it is, innit?
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cartago
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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An American can say - "Sit your little fanny down and I'll be back in a minute," or, "now you be quiet or I'll spank your little fanny"
Of course it would sound very different to British or Australians. |
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sheikh radlinrol
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| eurobound wrote: |
Not sure about strange Americanisms that annoy me, but I'm English and I know a couple of Americans who find it most amusing when I say things like 'Can I bum a fag?' (translation, 'May I have a cigarette from you?')
I mean, the first time sure, let's have a joke about that. But it's not THAT funny.
Anyway, I like Americans. I think they're a fine bunch. |
I like them, too. Your story about bumming fags made me laugh out loud. According to a friend from Tennessee, the request would be met positively in California, where they�re ��all *beep* and just want your ��pecker��. |
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eurobound
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| Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| sheikh radlinrol wrote: |
| eurobound wrote: |
Not sure about strange Americanisms that annoy me, but I'm English and I know a couple of Americans who find it most amusing when I say things like 'Can I bum a fag?' (translation, 'May I have a cigarette from you?')
I mean, the first time sure, let's have a joke about that. But it's not THAT funny.
Anyway, I like Americans. I think they're a fine bunch. |
I like them, too. Your story about bumming fags made me laugh out loud. According to a friend from Tennessee, the request would be met positively in California, where they�re ��all *beep* and just want your ��pecker��. |
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steki47
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:27 am Post subject: |
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| spiral78 wrote: |
he shouted across the cafeteria to ask if his friend had a rubber he could borrow  |
The smoking hot Swedish exchange student in my high school in the US once asked me for a rubber. Being 16, I turned red and giggled. And, no, I didn't give her one (in either sense). |
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ancient_dweller
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| Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe the women in Russia know this joke - because they insist on calling rubbers 'erasers' - which is wrong. |
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isabel
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| I dislike the random inclusion of 'like' in every second sentence. I think this originated in USA. |
No, it originated in L.A..
Jeesh! |
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isabel
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:56 am Post subject: |
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| johnslat wrote: |
Dear Phil_K,
Yes, I'm afraid I have to admit that "get over it" is American slang (of the 90s.)
The Americanism that I currently can't get over is "man cave." Lord, I HATE that phrase.
Regards,
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Funnily enough (a Britishism that I am adjusting to) the first time I actually heard anyone use "mancave" in a sentence was just yesterday, by my very British boss who was describing his apartment. Not very inviting sounding. |
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isabel
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:01 am Post subject: |
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My Brit friends die when someone says 'fannie pack".
But how about "taking the piss", or "being pissed", or, best, "sinking the piss"? |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| 'Sinking the piss'? You sure your Brit friends weren't taking the piss with that one? |
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isabel
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:37 am Post subject: |
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| Sashadroogie wrote: |
| 'Sinking the piss'? You sure your Brit friends weren't taking the piss with that one? |
Actually, caught that one from an Aussie. Must of lost the plot. Or jumped the shark (one that Americans have really taken to).
I think the problems with a lot of Americanisms is that colorful expressions get beaten to death and become cliches in no time. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:18 am Post subject: |
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| Ah, that explains it. |
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steki47
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| Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| isabel wrote: |
| Or jumped the shark (one that Americans have really taken to). |
Taken to? We invented it. Comes from the 70s TV show "Happy Days". |
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isabel
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Really? Thanks. Learned something. I swear, I personally heard it first from an Aussie.
Whatever does it really mean? |
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