EEEeeek!
Aug 1st 2007, 12:15 am
#31
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Re: EEEeeek!
I find that when I'm having difficulty being understood I either go very terribly terribly proper RP BBC or for reasons that I don't fully understand go very Cock-er-ny gawd blimey, Estuarial english. (probably as a result of living in Essex for 14 years.) Neither of which makes much sense to my audience.
Here of course in Newfoundland, accents are a joy, much nicer than the faux American that most of the mainlanders (excepting quebec) seem to speak. I do cause a certain amount of amusement by using colloquial expressions in my English accent.
For example, discussing a complex problem yesterday at work I described it as a 'tangly' situation but would 'get on the go' and get it 'clewed up.' I imagine only Townie Girl and dbd33 here would have the faintest idea what that meant!
Aug 1st 2007, 12:23 am
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Re: EEEeeek!
Now I always thought 'a load of old squit' was a Norfolk expression as opposed to Suffolk. (I grew up on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.) In any event, I'm sure its suitably incomprehensible to Canadians.
I find that when I'm having difficulty being understood I either go very terribly terribly proper RP BBC or for reasons that I don't fully understand go very Cock-er-ny gawd blimey, Estuarial english. (probably as a result of living in Essex for 14 years.) Neither of which makes much sense to my audience.
Here of course in Newfoundland, accents are a joy, much nicer than the faux American that most of the mainlanders (excepting quebec) seem to speak. I do cause a certain amount of amusement by using colloquial expressions in my English accent.
For example, discussing a complex problem yesterday at work I described it as a 'tangly' situation but would 'get on the go' and get it 'clewed up.' I imagine only Townie Girl and dbd33 here would have the faintest idea what that meant!
I find that when I'm having difficulty being understood I either go very terribly terribly proper RP BBC or for reasons that I don't fully understand go very Cock-er-ny gawd blimey, Estuarial english. (probably as a result of living in Essex for 14 years.) Neither of which makes much sense to my audience.
Here of course in Newfoundland, accents are a joy, much nicer than the faux American that most of the mainlanders (excepting quebec) seem to speak. I do cause a certain amount of amusement by using colloquial expressions in my English accent.
For example, discussing a complex problem yesterday at work I described it as a 'tangly' situation but would 'get on the go' and get it 'clewed up.' I imagine only Townie Girl and dbd33 here would have the faintest idea what that meant!
Aug 1st 2007, 12:30 am
#33
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Re: EEEeeek!
Which brings us back to this thread: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...algary+scroats which was one of the funniest ever IMHO.
"Bollocks","Wanker" & "Git" are expressions that can be used without the fear of offending too many.
Aug 1st 2007, 12:39 am
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Re: EEEeeek!
Which brings us back to this thread: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...algary+scroats which was one of the funniest ever IMHO.
"Bollocks","Wanker" & "Git" are expressions that can be used without the fear of offending too many.
"Bollocks","Wanker" & "Git" are expressions that can be used without the fear of offending too many.
Aug 1st 2007, 12:40 am
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Re: EEEeeek!
Now I always thought 'a load of old squit' was a Norfolk expression as opposed to Suffolk. (I grew up on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.) In any event, I'm sure its suitably incomprehensible to Canadians.
I find that when I'm having difficulty being understood I either go very terribly terribly proper RP BBC or for reasons that I don't fully understand go very Cock-er-ny gawd blimey, Estuarial english. (probably as a result of living in Essex for 14 years.) Neither of which makes much sense to my audience.
Here of course in Newfoundland, accents are a joy, much nicer than the faux American that most of the mainlanders (excepting quebec) seem to speak. I do cause a certain amount of amusement by using colloquial expressions in my English accent.
For example, discussing a complex problem yesterday at work I described it as a 'tangly' situation but would 'get on the go' and get it 'clewed up.' I imagine only Townie Girl and dbd33 here would have the faintest idea what that meant!
I find that when I'm having difficulty being understood I either go very terribly terribly proper RP BBC or for reasons that I don't fully understand go very Cock-er-ny gawd blimey, Estuarial english. (probably as a result of living in Essex for 14 years.) Neither of which makes much sense to my audience.
Here of course in Newfoundland, accents are a joy, much nicer than the faux American that most of the mainlanders (excepting quebec) seem to speak. I do cause a certain amount of amusement by using colloquial expressions in my English accent.
For example, discussing a complex problem yesterday at work I described it as a 'tangly' situation but would 'get on the go' and get it 'clewed up.' I imagine only Townie Girl and dbd33 here would have the faintest idea what that meant!
Aug 1st 2007, 12:45 am
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Aug 1st 2007, 12:57 am
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Aug 1st 2007, 1:18 am
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Aug 1st 2007, 1:32 am
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Aug 1st 2007, 1:46 am
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