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delena *aka, The Grammar Queen
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Date Posted: 17:09:25 05/07/01 Mon
In reply to:
storm
's message, "rolling on floor, unable to get up! haha! ohh dear...me!" on 13:55:06 05/07/01 Mon
well, over here "fanny" is a woman's arse. well, anyone's arse, but it's mainly used to refer to women.
"wanker" over here means an f'er (or could be referred to when a man....*ahem!*.....relieves certain needs with his hand, vasoline, and a sock. lmao
we don't say "oi" we say "hey" (it's even in the oxford unabridged dictionary, go ahead and verify it yourself!)
"pissed" means someone that's not completely drunk off their arse, but someone who's so angry they're just about seeing red. (adj. to be "pissed off", v. to "piss off [someone]")
"bob" is short for robert, but it's also a haircut. comes from back in the 40's and 50's
and it's diaper! not 'dyaiper!' and it's the swaddling you cover a baby's bum with so he doesn't mess all over the place!
and "fawcet" is just fara's first name one 't' too few. as in fara fawcett. a faucet is a tap! only old-fahioned people call it a tap! unless, of course, you're referring to beer. then it's 'on tap' if it's served in a chilled glass.
sure, there are "trunks" to put clothes in. only grandmas use those anymore! everyone else uses suitcases!
but "trunk" refers to where you store all your stuff in the back of a car.
and "jeez" is actually short for "jesus" for those that don't want to use the lord's name in vain. it just grew and became it's own slang term
"blinker"....yeah, well, it blinks! so it's a blinker! thhhbt
what's wrong with "sidewalk?" it's a paved path on the side of the road that pedestrians walk on, so it's a sidewalk! paths are those trampled dirt things in the forest!
"yarn" the stuff you knit with! why, what do you call it?
"gas" is just short for gasoline! so we americans are lazy and find shortcuts to speed up our communication just the way we do our entire lifestyles! and you'd be pretty wierd if you're walking around saying "i have to go put petrol/fuel in my car." you can, however, say that "my car takes diesel," and no one will think you're strange.
man, those brits! all that funny talk.....
(j/k, storm, you know i love ya!)
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defending the all-american stupid vocabulary!