Children's Vocabulary
Aug 1st 2010, 12:09 am
#16
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Re: Children's Vocabulary
Lush......
Talking of which, has anyone seen Gavin & Stacey on TV1?
Thats where it comes from I'm sure.
*Choice
*Chur Bro
*Sweet As
*Arks - instead of ask
*All good
*Soccer - football (this one in particular does my bleedin' head in)
The one word I hear all day long is Kapai.....and I love it!!
Nici
Talking of which, has anyone seen Gavin & Stacey on TV1?
Thats where it comes from I'm sure.
*Choice
*Chur Bro
*Sweet As
*Arks - instead of ask
*All good
*Soccer - football (this one in particular does my bleedin' head in)
The one word I hear all day long is Kapai.....and I love it!!
Nici
Aug 2nd 2010, 2:02 am
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Re: Children's Vocabulary
I was just thinking last night how much my children's vocabulary has changed in the last 3 years and thought I'd give some examples. Perhaps others could add to it?
UK Flip Flops NZ Jandals
UK OK NZ Sweet or Sweet As
UK Great NZ Cool
UK Big School NZ College
UK Jumper NZ Jersey
UK Vest NZ Singlet
UK Crisps NZ Chips
UK Sweets NZ Lollies
UK Marmite NZ Vegemite
UK Nursery NZ Kindy
UK Mobile NZ Cellphone or Cell
UK Football NZ Footie
Just a few to get you started!
UK Flip Flops NZ Jandals
UK OK NZ Sweet or Sweet As
UK Great NZ Cool
UK Big School NZ College
UK Jumper NZ Jersey
UK Vest NZ Singlet
UK Crisps NZ Chips
UK Sweets NZ Lollies
UK Marmite NZ Vegemite
UK Nursery NZ Kindy
UK Mobile NZ Cellphone or Cell
UK Football NZ Footie
Just a few to get you started!
UK - bodywarmer - NZ skivvy
Also my 12 1/2 year old has started speaking in questions...... everything he says has a little lift/exclamation at the end like he is speaking in small questions rather than statements of fact, similar to
i was at school this morning .....
and this boy......
asked what we were doing and........
i said i dint know .......
cos i wasnt paying attention ......
and it was soo funny!!!!
AAAHHHHH
Anyone who has seen american pie...... its just like that 'one time at band camp'
Driving me quite crazy..... anyone elses does this or just mine???
Aug 2nd 2010, 7:46 am
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Location: Rotorua, NZ
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Re: Children's Vocabulary
Nope mine too I'm afraid.
Great though really. Better than the Essex boy/girl chat we used to have.
Nici
