english or american?

[Alex_B]

dont forget bloody!!!

what does it mean in American??

 

[deanimator]

There´s an interesting effect based on the size of the country...

Small countries "look outside" a lot more than larger countries...which is logical really since there´s not a lot going on at home.

Check this out: People from New Zealand are very aware of language differences and know most Britishisms and most Americanisms, for example. People from England are relatively aware of Americaisms too. But, try testing the average American with some Britishims - he´ll be hard pressed to tell you what they mean.

This feature is of course not limited to language awareness. It´s simply a mathematical function, and there´s not much that can be done about it.

 

[jols]

im enjoying this thread

keep em coming

 

[Alex_B]

Aluminum vs. Aluminium

In German we have a saying, which translates roughly as follows:

If you are immune against a minimum of Aluminium, then you are aluminium-minimum-immune.

 

[Alex_B]

not as strong as lorry and truck ... but what about lift and elevator?

 

[deanimator]

Bloody Nora mate!

 

[Chris of Arabia]

*** = cigarette
*** = something else entirely

 

[Chris of Arabia]

I can't quite believe that got censored

 

[Alex_B]

*** = cigarette
*** = something else entirely

f a g = cigarette

f a g g o t = a bender?

 

[deanimator]

No...a ***got is a bundle of wood


Edit: Sheesh.... F A G G O T

 

[Alex_B]

this censorship is a ****ing ****** !!!

 

[TATTRAT]

Bloody hell!

 

[Hertz van Rental]

A f aggot is also a type of food. See here

English in the UK is far more plastic than people think. We play with our language and we always have.

 

[jols]

***gots are lovely like a meat and onion meatball with suet.

what do you mean plastic

 

[deanimator]

malleable