What language do they speak,it aint English
Sep 19th 2008, 8:58 pm
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What language do they speak,it aint English
Been here a year now and am still amaized and sometimes confused at some of the terms and expretions i hear..have you heard some strange things ???
And as to the grammer they use
Kitty corner
my boss said that to me whilst giving dirrections.. " its kitty corner the parking lot " 
It means diagonaly across from some where.
You will never hear a North American say " Susan and i went shopping"
it will allways be "Me and Susan "
this from the President and Prime Minister down...the uncouth yobs
And as to the grammer they use
Kitty corner
my boss said that to me whilst giving dirrections.. " its kitty corner the parking lot " It means diagonaly across from some where.
You will never hear a North American say " Susan and i went shopping"
it will allways be "Me and Susan "
this from the President and Prime Minister down...the uncouth yobs
Sep 19th 2008, 9:00 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
Been here a year now and am still amaized and sometimes confused at some of the terms and expretions i hear..have you heard some strange things???
And as to the grammer they use
Kitty corner my boss said that to me whilst giving dirrections.. " its kitty corner the parking lot "
It means diagonaly across from some where.
You will never hear a North American say " Susan and i went shopping"
it will allways be "Me and Susan " this from the President and Prime Minister down...the uncouth yobs
And as to the grammer they use
Kitty corner
my boss said that to me whilst giving dirrections.. " its kitty corner the parking lot " It means diagonaly across from some where.
You will never hear a North American say " Susan and i went shopping"
it will allways be "Me and Susan "
this from the President and Prime Minister down...the uncouth yobs
Pot kettle black, I've highlighted some of your own mistakes, uncouth yob.
Last edited by Steve_P; Sep 19th 2008 at 9:07 pm.
Sep 19th 2008, 9:04 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
I'm not really a nasty old bitch but I am terrible and I cannot ignore a post about English when the English in the post itself is not correct.
I won't say anything more as I know we all type very quickly and with mistakes, especially when we are annoyed - but at the risk of sounding condescending I agree with what you say and personally hate a lot of mistakes that now seem to be the norm.
My personal pet hate is ...... I would of - I could of ..... instead of HAVE !!!!
I won't say anything more as I know we all type very quickly and with mistakes, especially when we are annoyed - but at the risk of sounding condescending I agree with what you say and personally hate a lot of mistakes that now seem to be the norm.
My personal pet hate is ...... I would of - I could of ..... instead of HAVE !!!!
Sep 19th 2008, 9:07 pm
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No one Steve.. i just find how the Kanuks and Yanks use our langauge quite amusing some times and very misleading... i spent 30 mins driving arround the tiny town of Emerson trying to find Kitty Corner:curse: the Tom Tom didnt help either
Sep 19th 2008, 9:09 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
Been here a year now and am still amaized and sometimes confused at some of the terms and expretions i hear..have you heard some strange things ???
And as to the grammer they use
Kitty corner my boss said that to me whilst giving dirrections.. " its kitty corner the parking lot "
It means diagonaly across from some where.
You will never hear a North American say " Susan and i went shopping"
it will allways be "Me and Susan " this from the President and Prime Minister down...the uncouth yobs
And as to the grammer they use
Kitty corner
my boss said that to me whilst giving dirrections.. " its kitty corner the parking lot " It means diagonaly across from some where.
You will never hear a North American say " Susan and i went shopping"
it will allways be "Me and Susan "
this from the President and Prime Minister down...the uncouth yobs
Sep 19th 2008, 9:10 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
Berk.
Sep 19th 2008, 9:15 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
I'm not really a nasty old bitch but I am terrible and I cannot ignore a post about English when the English in the post itself is not correct.
I won't say anything more as I know we all type very quickly and with mistakes, especially when we are annoyed - but at the risk of sounding condescending I agree with what you say and personally hate a lot of mistakes that now seem to be the norm.
My personal pet hate is ...... I would of - I could of ..... instead of HAVE !!!!
I won't say anything more as I know we all type very quickly and with mistakes, especially when we are annoyed - but at the risk of sounding condescending I agree with what you say and personally hate a lot of mistakes that now seem to be the norm.
My personal pet hate is ...... I would of - I could of ..... instead of HAVE !!!!
So do you have any examples of North American English ???
Sep 19th 2008, 9:16 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
Try moving to Newfoundland - that'll open your eyes (or ears?!?)
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Sep 19th 2008, 9:21 pm
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Sep 19th 2008, 9:23 pm
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(sorry I know it's in really bad taste but it still made me laugh)
Sep 19th 2008, 9:27 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
I have no problems with typos ....... I do loads of them, but I have noticed a huge amount of "too" instead of 'to' and as I said before - "of" annoys me instead of 'have'.
I know it sounds that way when we are speaking but it's not correct to write that way.
I know it sounds that way when we are speaking but it's not correct to write that way.
Sep 19th 2008, 9:30 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
One time I was in the launderette doing washing and an older guy (70's) came to speak to me. I think I got about 1 word in 10 - did a lot of smiling and nodding my head!
The Newfoundland accent generally sounds a lot more Irish than Canadian, and has a whole pile of words and sayings that I am slowly picking up.
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The Newfoundland accent generally sounds a lot more Irish than Canadian, and has a whole pile of words and sayings that I am slowly picking up.
touch of the AIDS!
Elaine - hows life back over the pond?
Sep 19th 2008, 9:35 pm
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One time I was in the launderette doing washing and an older guy (70's) came to speak to me. I think I got about 1 word in 10 - did a lot of smiling and nodding my head!
The Newfoundland accent generally sounds a lot more Irish than Canadian, and has a whole pile of words and sayings that I am slowly picking up.
touch of the AIDS!
Elaine - hows life back over the pond?
The Newfoundland accent generally sounds a lot more Irish than Canadian, and has a whole pile of words and sayings that I am slowly picking up.
touch of the AIDS!
Elaine - hows life back over the pond?
Although I guess my accent is a little screwed up I've had a few people ask me where I'm from and this is the town I grew up in
Sep 19th 2008, 9:40 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
heard this on a radio advert for car sales..
"payments can be made bi-weekly " this to a north American means once every two weeks
"payments can be made bi-weekly "
this to a north American means once every two weeks
