Two Times!!!
Mar 1st 2006, 8:47 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
There is also the classic, 'supposedly', maybe people pronounce it wrong back in England too, but I never heard it said 'supposebly' before I came here! (Except on 'Friends') I hear it said wrong all the time over here, I resist the urge to laugh!!!
Mar 1st 2006, 8:47 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by Desdemona
Of course it is 
How are ya, hon 
How are ya, hon
Mar 1st 2006, 8:48 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by Patrick
What ever happened to the word twice? Why do Americans use "two times" instead of twice. I noticed it on an advert the other day now I cant stop listening for it, no-one says twice, why, why, why?
This is a good point ! .... Why does no body here understand if I use the word 'Triple' when using it in a numerical sense ie; '5740001' if I say triple zero they dont get it, if I say 'Twice' I am looked at as a moron ...... sorry, forgot ! .... I am one
Mar 1st 2006, 8:50 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by Pigtails
I'm good. What's new with you?
It's almost spring, the sun is out today after about a week. So perhaps I should go for a spin. Catch ya later, sweetie
Mar 1st 2006, 9:01 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by Desdemona
A little bored right now as you can tell It's almost spring, the sun is out today after about a week. So perhaps I should go for a spin. Catch ya later, sweetie
It's almost spring, the sun is out today after about a week. So perhaps I should go for a spin. Catch ya later, sweetie
Mar 1st 2006, 9:03 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by Patrick Hasler
The Sun is out here also ..... But it's minus 15f
Please don't remind me
We've just got out of deep freeze mode!!!
Mar 1st 2006, 9:28 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by snowbunny
If it isn't pronounced "Creg" as in rhyming with "Greg"(ory), then how is Craig properly pronounced? I don't know. I'm asking.
Mar 1st 2006, 9:29 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by Bob
Cr-AA-g? i'm shite with phonetics though...
no thats crag
its more c-r-a-i-g
Mar 1st 2006, 11:32 pm
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by Shahlax
The worst abuse of grammer here is their lack of use of adverbs. So they'll say " I sing fantastic" instead of "I sing fantastically" (on American Idol!!), or "I did good", "I did great" instead of "I did well". Another one is "I slept bad" rather than "I slept badly". Every American I have met speaks likes this. I wonder if the English teachers speak the correct way. Drives me up the wall!
In the UK we have the screaming shits, here they just get "tore up real bad" lololol
Mar 2nd 2006, 12:45 am
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by Desdemona
So on and so forth to ad infinitum 
Mar 2nd 2006, 4:57 am
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Re: Two Times!!!
STOP PRESS!!!!!
Americans discovered speaking non-British dialect of English! :scared: :scared: :scared:
Tomorrow - United States declares independence from United Kingdom.
Americans discovered speaking non-British dialect of English! :scared: :scared: :scared:
Tomorrow - United States declares independence from United Kingdom.
Mar 2nd 2006, 11:22 am
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Re: Two Times!!!
Originally Posted by AdobePinon
STOP PRESS!!!!!
Americans discovered speaking non-British dialect of English! :scared: :scared: :scared:
Tomorrow - United States declares independence from United Kingdom.
Americans discovered speaking non-British dialect of English! :scared: :scared: :scared:
Tomorrow - United States declares independence from United Kingdom.
