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Lucylastic -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:10:33 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze Oh people here still take the Mickey... Mickey used to be my grandads nickname for me, so in my innocence, I thought takin the mickey meant I was going somewhere fun... yeah I sooon stopped using it as a nickname

LadyConstanze -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:12:58 PM)
I'm a bit pissed (as in pissed off and having had a shandy)

OsideGirl -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:16:47 PM)
You started this thread about the differences between Britain and the US, but the reality is that you don't have to go that far. I'm from rural Massachusetts and Connecticut living in California.....and will still say things that people here don't understand.

Politesub53 -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:29:04 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lucylastic custard goes on the spotted dick, it is a thick pudding that is steamed with raisins/currants/sultanas in it, Spoken like a true dick expert......... [8D]

Lucylastic -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:39:19 PM)
:) I yam what I yam:)

Politesub53 -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:42:11 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PeonForHer Thing about cockney rhyming slang is that it's not very old, apparently. I guess it can't be, when you consider terms like 'dog' (dog and bone) for phone and 'gregory' (gregory peck) for neck. An even more modern one - Gary, for the anus, is derived from Gary Glitter = shitter. Fairly obvious why that new bit of CRS caught on so quickly, given Mr Glitter's fall from grace. Corrupted into "mockney" by Jamie Oliver and co.......... Arse is Khyber, as in Khyber Pass. Drunk is also Brahms, as in Brahms and Liszt = pissed. Spotted Dick is said to have come from the word Puddick which was the old word for pudding...... Spotted being the dried fruit. It takes a while to prepare and cook but tastes great. http://britishfood.about.com/od/regionalenglishrecipes/r/Pudding.htm

jlf1961 -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:42:20 PM)
Words Y’all – used in place of you all or you guys ALWAYS Howdy – common greeting among Texans meaning “how do you do?” Ain’t – are not Uh huh – Yes Over yonder – used in place of over there Tuckered out – used instead of exhausted Right quick – used in place of quickly Conniption fit – to get upset and and raise a ruckus. Example – “My momma is fixin’ tuh have a conniption fit if you don’t do them dishes right quick.” Supper – dinner Looker – an attractive woman Yankee – Anyone who lives outside of Texas. Tank – pond Sure’nuff (one word) – sure enough – usually used to express agreement. Example – “Dang that girl’s a looker.” “Yep, she sure’nuff is.” Coke – any type of soda Verbs Fixin’ tuh – used in place of about to. Example – “I’m fixin’ tuh knock you silly Jethro.” All worked up or all riled up – arousal of some sort. Example – “Dangit, now you got Bubba all worked up for nothin’.” Ah’ mo – I’m going to. Example – “Ah’ mo get back to work” Ain’tchya (one word) – aren’t you? Eat up – to be consumed/overtaken by. Example – “We got eat up by them skeeters (mosquitos).” Example 2. When I would do something dumb around my grandpa, he would say “Tyler Cole, you’re just all eat up with the dumbass ain’tchya?” Phrases Ain’t my first rodeo – not your first time doing something Whole nuther thang – something else entirely Big hat, no cattle – all talk and no action

LadyConstanze -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:44:10 PM)
Despite being stranded on this island for quite a while, I make a point of not eating cake that sounds like an STD...

Politesub53 -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:46:14 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze Despite being stranded on this island for quite a while, I make a point of not eating cake that sounds like an STD... No sense of adventure huh.........[;)]

Lucylastic -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:47:54 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Politesub53 Spotted Dick is said to have come from the word Puddick which was the old word for pudding...... Spotted being the dried fruit. pud puller extraordinaire Ivor Biggun

LadyConstanze -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:49:52 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Politesub53 quote: ORIGINAL: LadyConstanze Despite being stranded on this island for quite a while, I make a point of not eating cake that sounds like an STD... No sense of adventure huh.........[;)] Delicate tummy, not a sweet tooth and my figure thanks me for it ;)

Politesub53 -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 5:51:03 PM)
I cant argue with that Lady C.

PeonForHer -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 6:11:06 PM)
quote: Spotted Dick is said to have come from the word Puddick which was the old word for pudding...... Spotted being the dried fruit. It takes a while to prepare and cook but tastes great. Oh yes, i remember it from school. Hit the spot, especially in cold weather. That and golden syrup pudding.

Lucylastic -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 6:12:20 PM)
good old stodge:)

PeonForHer -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 6:17:56 PM)
By god yes. Pure fuel against the cold, dark and wet!

PeonForHer -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 6:21:35 PM)
Y'all [Etc] . . . See, I know all those. We get a lot of American stuff on TV over here. Barring the word 'conniption', though: I had to look that up when (oddly) an Aussie poster used the word recently.

shallowdeep -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 9:40:29 PM)
The difference in typical usage of Asian was a bit confusing at one point, the difference in pants amusing. Some teacher in high school had this poster up on the wall, and it had a visceral effect – a feeling a grammatical wrongness creeping down my spine – every time I looked at it. Partly pronunciation, but on the topic of regional differences within the US, The New York Times’ Dialect Quiz is kind of fun: How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk

LadyPact -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/14/2014 9:55:05 PM)
Under the weather - Not feeling well. ETA - quote: ORIGINAL: AlexisANew Restroom. Why would you call a toilet somewhere to rest? One of the very few things that I remember from high school French class was, if a person should ever visit, do not ask for directions to the bathroom. If you do, that is exactly what you will get. The room where the bathtub is, but not necessarily a toilet. Instead, you have to ask for the water closet. It may not necessarily be true, but My high school french teacher told the story with such vigor that I've never forgotten it.

AlexisANew -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/15/2014 2:39:13 AM)
A few more for Lucy yave a bonny bairn = you have a pretty baby. Twas just larkin = was only joking. Init = isn't it. and one my grandpa was always saying, ''Af past ten and ee anna cum aready. Wunna cum afor elem now sure to. = its half past ten and he's not here yet. He won't come before eleven now for sure. He also used to advise, 'an if eva tha dos owt fa nowt las doit fa thi self = If you ever do anything for nothing girl, do it for yourself. You will often here Yorkshire people calling out 'Eh up'. Its a form of 'hello' to people they are familiar with.

Kirata -> RE: Fortnight regional language (3/15/2014 8:14:21 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: PeonForHer egg cream - No idea. Egg Cream History and Recipe K.

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