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Intrepid
Joined: 13 May 2004
Location: Yongin
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 Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:27 am Post subject: Can Americans use the word "bloke" |
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Anyone can use "guy." Can you take a North American who uses the word "bloke" seriously?
How about "brilliant" to mean "great"?
Cheers! (And how about "Cheers") |
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sadsac
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Gwangwang
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:29 am Post subject: |
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Only those who are members of the commonwealth may use the term bloke. All other are pithy impersonators.  |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:31 am Post subject: |
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| They can't say "fella" either. |
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Intrepid
Joined: 13 May 2004
Location: Yongin
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:33 am Post subject: Fella? |
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| Who can't? Fella is totally American! |
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little mixed girl
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
Location: shin hyesung's bed~
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:43 am Post subject: |
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yes.
i'm gonna start using it just to make english ppl mad, bloke. |
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Eazy_E
Joined: 30 Oct 2003
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:18 am Post subject: |
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| Canadians are part of both North America and the Commonwealth. Hence we can have our choice of slang. I say bloke, brilliant, mate, and cheers and never get a funny look. |
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Harin
Joined: 03 May 2004
Location: Garden of Eden
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:33 am Post subject: |
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Pants.....I haven't heard such rubbish for yonks! What's the point of rowing as to who can say which words or not....You blokes are such nancy boys....Go have some wacky backy and relax....
Cheerio...  |
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Kim Jong Jordan
Joined: 13 Mar 2004
Location: The Internet
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm Canadian and I just PMed an English guy using the words bloke, cheers, and mate. It felt like a cultural experience, though probably because I was half drunk. |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
Location: almost there...
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| nope bloke sounds silly from north americans. |
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Hyalucent
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: British North America
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| My hometown in Canada is pretty conspicuous. We still say, "lad". |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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Of course they can - I welcome any improvemnt in their vocabulary .. 
And, if from the right background, they can also use "chaps" and "chums". |
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trigger123
Joined: 08 Sep 2004
Location: TALKING TO STRANGERS, IN A BETTER PLACE
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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NO NO NO!
Here's an official list of words / phrases that people from North America can't use, and are strictly reserved for Aussies / Kiwi's and Brits, cos if Americans and Canadians say them they sound like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (Cor Blimey Mary Poppins!)...
Bloke, Cheers, Mate, Fella, Pint (of Beer), Going out for a beer, Cuppa (tea), Alright?, Football, Chaps, Chums, Spiffy, Jolly, Lav'ly (Lovely), Bloody (Hell), Strewth, Tinny (can of beer), Nobhead, W***er...
and i'm sure there's more beside...!
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The Evil Clown
Joined: 10 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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| trigger123 wrote: |
| ...Pint (of Beer), Going out for a beer... |
What the *beep*? Pints aren't just for Eurotrash. |
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dogbert
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: Killbox 90210
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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Partial List of Words Not to be Used by Americans:
"bloody" (unless you are describing something actually bleeding)
"mate" (unless talking about your spouse)
"pint" (unless in reference to milk)
"petrol"
"fair dinkum"
"eh"
"aboot"
"boot" (unless talking about footwear)
"blimey"
"chap" (unless talking about cowboy attire)
"chemist's" |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Kim Jong Jordan wrote: |
| I'm Canadian and I just PMed an English guy using the words bloke, cheers, and mate. It felt like a cultural experience, though probably because I was half drunk. |
Well there's proof it's OK cos I didn't even notice.
Typing stuff's one thing, but it always sounds slightly wrong to my ears when anyone other than Brits say "Cheers" to mean 'Thanks'.
Whatever though, as long as I'm allowed to say
"Are we all set? Good to go?" and
"Hot enough for yer?"
it doesn't bother me |
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