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Re: American Words you DO Like!
dumpster
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Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by md95065
(Post 9661765)
dumpster
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Re: American Words you DO Like!
motherfucker
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Re: American Words you DO Like!
Can't think of even one. But I'm a miserable old cow this week who even told her daughter that we say sweeties and not candy. And we say "hello" or "hi" and not 'Hey" and we definitely do not say "awesome dude".
Note to self - cancel the sodding Disney channel from Sky. |
Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by Manc
(Post 9661874)
motherfucker
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Second note to self - quite like Manc's quote - but not in front of the kids.
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Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by Sally Redux
(Post 9661881)
Another trade name.
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Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by Lorna at Vicenza
(Post 9661879)
Can't think of even one. But I'm a miserable old cow this week who even told her daughter that we say sweeties and not candy. And we say "hello" or "hi" and not 'Hey" and we definitely do not say "awesome dude".
Note to self - cancel the sodding Disney channel from Sky. I like the word burglarize, just because it makes me snigger when people say it. We're going away for the weekend and I told my daughter to pack a jumper, she had no idea what a jumper was:ohmy: |
Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by Nutmegger
(Post 9661305)
Is this going to be the shortest thread on record? We all have lots of gripes, but surely there must be some words or expressions that we like?!
I love the term "wrecker," far more evocative then "breakdown truck"! The longer I've been back (5 years now, after 23 years away), the fewer Americanisms I use, but I still find words like "lame" creep out now and then. |
Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by N1cky
(Post 9661902)
:lol: My PM entitled Hey! must have pissed you off then, sorry.
I like the word burglarize, just because it makes me snigger when people say it. We're going away for the weekend and I told my daughter to pack a jumper, she had no idea what a jumper was:ohmy: I meant more like greetings on the phone or in the streets or with friends and all this "hey" instead of "hi". But as you know - anything this week would have pissed me off xxx |
Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by N1cky
(Post 9661902)
:lol: My PM entitled Hey! must have pissed you off then, sorry.
I like the word burglarize, just because it makes me snigger when people say it. We're going away for the weekend and I told my daughter to pack a jumper, she had no idea what a jumper was:ohmy: |
Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by dunroving
(Post 9661927)
You mean "snicker", right? the first time I used the word above in class, I got some very shocked looks - I think because they thought I had used the N-word with an "s" before it. :rolleyes:
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Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 9661930)
We should all just start saying 'marathon' to really confuse everyone.
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Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by N1cky
(Post 9661932)
You beat me to it:p
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Re: American Words you DO Like!
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 9661934)
Ah, great minds think alike.
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