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Even though we both speak the same language, it's amazing how there are some subtle differences between American-English and proper English:

They say "sidewalk" we say "pavement"

They say "pants" we say "trousers"
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They say "buried at sea" we say "naked and chained to a metal bed frame with a car battery connected to his bollocks whilst being beaten for answers"

:eek:

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Sounds like an Englishman's idea of a quiet night in :ohmy: :sneaky: :lol:

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TMI thanks R :sneaky:

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I'm still quite startled by this one. I'm still wearing flip-flops - wouldn't be seen dead in thongs:p.

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If I have to listen to Julia Gillard drone on about "kaaarbun" for very much longer, I'll "chain her naked to a metal bed frame with a car battery connected to her bollocks".

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Calm down, dear.

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I miss the 80's words like Grouse and Moll... I reckon the colour is going out of the Aus Language. Hmmm they probably still say it in Bendigo.

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do you know something we don't? :rofl:

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'Tis a scary place across the bridge, that's for sure :thumbup:

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elevators

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Jocks - to us tight fisted blue skinned race - in Oz, undies
Bark - skin
Frame - fish skeleton
Goonbag - cheap wine udder
Pushie - bike
Australian white wine - vinegar with a dash of perfume
Overseas - the 195 countries in the world not Australia
She'll be right - 'there's a massive cyclone coming our way'
Body corporate - **** knows
Fly buys - **** knows

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:rofl: great minds think alike

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Apparently American English is closer to proper Olde English than English is. Modern English is a French bastardised version of it.

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An interesting thought that. In the states, taking Spanish, Italian and Hebrew transfers out of equation, you will find substantial differences even within 200 miles radius. In New York you go to the beach. In New Jersey you go to the shore. Jersey Shore has no Rs in it btw :). A diner is a NJ phenomenon, there are more of them in jersey than in the rest of the US combined. Contrary to it's name, you don't actually dine there, it is a 24/7 roadside breakfast venue. Then there are fizzy drinks - in NJ it's a soda. In Pennsylvania it is soda pronounced with an R at the end. A wee bit to the east and it is a pop. In Georgia, deffo in Atlanta it is a coke. What kind of coke would you like?

Try guessing what this is. Clop - clop - clop - clop - clop - clop - BANG - clop - clop -clop




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Amish drive-by shooting. :eek:

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Yes, apparently the theory is that the original US settlers took the Olde English language with them and it hasn't had 400 years of French influence unlike Anglo English. Obviously American English has had 400 years to develop in it's own way with it's local influences.

American spelling especially is more similar Olde English.