What language do they speak,it aint English
Sep 19th 2008, 11:55 pm
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
Ok, a diversion......
Many years ago, as a student, I took a placement job in London (I'm Scottish). One Friday night I had the joy of sitting in Victoria Bus Station waiting for the overnight bus to Glasgow. As I tried to mind my own business and ignore the drunks around me a young man came up and spoke to me in a language I didn't understand. I shook my head, tried to look apologetic and said 'sorry' but he just repeated what he'd said before. So, I shook my head again and said 'Sorry, I only speak English' (true, I didn't even sit O Grade French
) when he repeated himself again I realised he was asking where to get the bus to Newcastle (his home town)! 
Sep 19th 2008, 11:57 pm
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Sep 20th 2008, 12:03 am
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Sep 20th 2008, 12:06 am
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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 20th 2008, 12:29 am
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Sep 20th 2008, 12:33 am
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
My favourite .....
write me.
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write me.
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Sep 20th 2008, 12:57 am
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
Secondly and more to the point - why are you putting yourself down???? Are you saying that all truck drivers are thick or something - cos let me tell you just because someone chooses to drive for a living, certainly doesn't make them uneducated. That was a stupid thing to say.
Sep 20th 2008, 1:02 am
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
Ok a couple of "issues" I have here. One pretty much the same as everyone else is why open yourself to ridicule when the subject of your post is as you stated above something you know nothing about.
Secondly and more to the point - why are you putting yourself down???? Are you saying that all truck drivers are thick or something - cos let me tell you just because someone chooses to drive for a living, certainly doesn't make them uneducated. That was a stupid thing to say.
Secondly and more to the point - why are you putting yourself down???? Are you saying that all truck drivers are thick or something - cos let me tell you just because someone chooses to drive for a living, certainly doesn't make them uneducated. That was a stupid thing to say.
Sep 20th 2008, 1:35 am
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
Swiss german, swiss french and swiss italian are dialects, not languages....in the same way that the french spoken in Quebec (well not the french spoken in Gatineau...I don't think anybody else wants to claim that) is a dialect of 'french'.
Sep 20th 2008, 5:21 am
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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
Keep up with the therapy and get back to work.
Sep 20th 2008, 6:07 am
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Re: What language do they speak,it aint English
No, I didn't get it from you, hadn't read your post when I responded. This is something that drives me nuts and is written and said by so many so-called educated Brits, so now it seems to be accepted as correct. :curse: