Kiwi ways of saying stuff
#121
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I was actually born and brought up in Bramley and the other day an elderly customer came into the cafe and he was born in Bramley too, had a good old natter about our home town. It's not such a nice place now but he last saw it about 40yrs ago and it was a lovely old village kind of place then until they knocked the townstreet down and all the lovely stone back to backs
#122
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When asked what part of Ireland I come from, I usually reply "the scottish part!"
#123
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I have to wonder why people who havent had much experience with peoples accents often ask if your Irish?? Over here in he US Im often asked if Im Irish when I laugh & say no Im not they often reply with oh so are you Scottish then? The third & final choice is usually English but occassionally someone will ask if Im Australian. Now as "most" of you know us Kiwis dont sound anything like any of the above mentioned people, just as none of you sound Irish to my ears. Gotta laugh at it though dont you
#125
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My best is,
You hear this really broad Billy Connelly accent and you ask the dude, “where about in England are you from?” Gotta be ready to duck on for the response though ! They generally settle down once I explain I’m Scots !
I’ll awa tae the soup noo
#126
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I was always asked if I was Australian in the States. I've got a broad geordie accent so I'm sure I don't sound like Crocodile Dundee
#127
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Here in the US I've had people try to be clever (I think they were trying to show that they knew the name of more than one english-speaking country outside North America) and ask me if I'm South African, or Welsh... weird!
#128
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And although I said 100's of times I was from Essex, I was referred to as Jude, the one from London.
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They rarely use the present perfect correctly (especially when combined with a modal):
They say "She must OF had a good time with the bros up in Northland, ay?"
instead of "She must HAVE had a good time up in Northland with the nice young Maori gentlemen, mustn't she?"
Being an English teacher, and something of a grammarian, this makes me want to stick needles in my eyes - or someone else's.
But it's all good, ay.
They say "She must OF had a good time with the bros up in Northland, ay?"
instead of "She must HAVE had a good time up in Northland with the nice young Maori gentlemen, mustn't she?"
Being an English teacher, and something of a grammarian, this makes me want to stick needles in my eyes - or someone else's.
But it's all good, ay.
What do you think of these?
Teacher Aide vs. Teacher's Aide
On the most recent NZQA math exam I looked at, the children
were instructed to "Show all working."
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#130
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He pointed to one and said, "This one's bitter." I said, "You want
some dark chocolate?" He said, "Yis, that one's bitter."
This went on a few more times before I realized he meant "better."
#132
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IS there a problem with that My kids all played rugby from the age of three.....they are now in their late 20's, early 30's & still eat sleep dream & play rugby. Its kept them fit healthy & out of trouble so no problem with that for me
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How bizaare, I have not noticed anything of the like at all. Compared to football mania in the UK, what you see is mild here. Rugby isn't really followed by most of my friends. Watching test netball at prime time is pretty cool though, nice to see women's sport being prime time and getting good ratings.
#134
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How bizaare, I have not noticed anything of the like at all. Compared to football mania in the UK, what you see is mild here. Rugby isn't really followed by most of my friends. Watching test netball at prime time is pretty cool though, nice to see women's sport being prime time and getting good ratings.
'nother picture for you..