Colloquialisms & expressions
Dec 8th 2006, 7:58 pm
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Colloquialisms & expressions
What are some of the commonly-used phrases in NZ? Do they say "G'day" and "streuth" like the Aussies?
Dec 8th 2006, 8:15 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Maz
What are some of the commonly-used phrases in NZ? Do they say "G'day" and "streuth" like the Aussies?
Dec 8th 2006, 8:48 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Maz
What are some of the commonly-used phrases in NZ? Do they say "G'day" and "streuth" like the Aussies?
Dec 8th 2006, 9:16 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Perdana
Apparently the language can be a lot more colourful, does anyone who lives there concur with that?
I concur. I'm also guilty of it. And as for my husband.. :scared:
Dec 8th 2006, 9:19 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Definately more colourful, one of the news readers used the term bollocks !!
There are lots of sayings new to me, including box of fluffies and box of birds, meaning things are good (I'm presuming).
The other big word is AWESOME.
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There are lots of sayings new to me, including box of fluffies and box of birds, meaning things are good (I'm presuming).
The other big word is AWESOME.
Gill
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Dec 8th 2006, 9:21 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Gill and Rob
Definately more colourful, one of the news readers used the term bollocks !!
Anywhere that's less PC than the States HAS to be good!
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The other big word is AWESOME.
Dec 8th 2006, 10:57 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Perdana
Apparently the language can be a lot more colourful, does anyone who lives there concur with that?
Dec 8th 2006, 11:21 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by mazi
THEY SWEAR ON THE RADIO
Indeed they do, I heard a radio interview on the great big boring stadium debate and the guy said 'he couldn't give two F**ks about where it was built' - I nearly crashed the car.
Dec 8th 2006, 11:23 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by mazi
THEY SWEAR ON THE RADIO
Dec 9th 2006, 1:00 am
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Bo-Jangles
They also advertise stuff like Viagra on TV at teatime - that must take some explaining to the nippers. 'Mummy what is erectile dysfunction?'
Are there ads on UK tv for medication for this? Things change so quickly that it might just be normal everywhere now but it cracks me up everytime I hear it.
Dec 9th 2006, 12:55 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Maz
What are some of the commonly-used phrases in NZ? Do they say "G'day" and "streuth" like the Aussies?
Dec 9th 2006, 1:58 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
My son returned from his gap yin NZ with quite a few sayings... I'm trying to remember them.
one was 'sweet as'.
one was 'sweet as'.
Dec 9th 2006, 7:42 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Maz
What are some of the commonly-used phrases in NZ? Do they say "G'day" and "streuth" like the Aussies?
Hey Maz
Some of us are blond...
Whats a colloquialism????????????????
Simple words please Jue
Dec 10th 2006, 8:49 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by Maz
What are some of the commonly-used phrases in NZ? Do they say "G'day" and "streuth" like the Aussies?
announcements are made "Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls..."
emails, even pretty official work related ones are signed off "cheers"
cant think of other ones right now
Dec 10th 2006, 10:06 pm
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Re: Colloquialisms & expressions
Originally Posted by newkiwi
they say "sweet as" or "sweet" and "bro" a lot.
announcements are made "Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls..."
emails, even pretty official work related ones are signed off "cheers"
cant think of other ones right now
announcements are made "Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls..."
emails, even pretty official work related ones are signed off "cheers"
cant think of other ones right now
My parents made me swallow a dictionary when I was a little nipper. A colloquialism is a commonly-used phrase or saying, or word. 
I like that e-mails are signed off "cheers". When I use that on my blog, I sometimes get confused e-mails from the Yanks that read it. They just need to get with the programME.
