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[AllStarZ]

There's a big difference between the two in British English and American English, so what does it mean to you?

Edited by AJ, 26 October 2010 - 08:57.

[Libains]

<locky>



(Seriously, was there any point to this at all? Even the Boobie threads have pictures of Boobie birds....)


EDIT: Reopened after a little natter with AllStarZ, added a bit of filler so we know what we're on about

Edited by AJ, 26 October 2010 - 08:50.

[Sgt. Nuker]

Two nations separated by a common language. Essentially that's what it means to me. Though we might speak "English", there are terms and phrases that an American won't understand coming from a British mouth, and the same is true vice versa.

But still, if you want an linguistic adventure, go drinking with a Scotsman.

[Nid]

It's spelled Colour, jeez.

[Brad]

It means one Saturday night accomplished.

[Alias]

Nidmeister, on 27 Oct 2010, 3:35, said:

It's spelled Colour, jeez.

And it's spelt spelt, not 'spelled'. Jeez.

[Destiny]

Since I use a hybrid of American and British English I instantly understood what the original thread title meant

[Libains]

Brad, on 26 Oct 2010, 17:42, said:

It means one Saturday night accomplished.

You're too young for that....

Alias, on 26 Oct 2010, 17:46, said:

Nidmeister, on 27 Oct 2010, 3:35, said:

It's spelled Colour, jeez.

And it's spelt spelt, not 'spelled'. Jeez.

And you're too old for that (Niddy )

To be fair, I know both dialects pretty well, but I must say, original thoughts did turn to fluids. We're British, we have dirty minds, get over it

[Sgt. Nuker]

^ I couldn't help myself either mate.

[BeefJeRKy]

Sgt. Nuker, on 26 Oct 2010, 19:31, said:

But still, if you want an linguistic adventure, go drinking with a Scotsman.

Robin Williams is a king

And tbh, meh to the language issue, but I tend to use American spelling.

Edited by Sgt. Nuker, 26 October 2010 - 18:55.

[Chyros]

Sgt. Nuker, on 26 Oct 2010, 18:31, said:

But still, if you want an linguistic adventure, go drinking with a Scotsman.

The bauld pit cur fell in a furr and Clavers got a crankie, or I had fed an Athol gled on the braes o' Killcrankie . Ten points for who knows what that means .

Proper Scottish is even worse than Irish .

American is easily the easiest on the ear of any English dialect. In the UK, the more northernly you get, the harder it is to understand (though Cockneys are all but completely unintelligible if they use rhyming slang which is a weird excuse to not speak English in the first place ) .

[Hobbesy]

Chyros, on 26 Oct 2010, 14:02, said:

American is easily the easiest on the ear of any English dialect.

You've obviously never been to Missouri or Louisiana.

Edited by Hobbesy, 27 October 2010 - 00:37.

[Alias]

Chyros, on 27 Oct 2010, 6:02, said:

Sgt. Nuker, on 26 Oct 2010, 18:31, said:

But still, if you want an linguistic adventure, go drinking with a Scotsman.

The bauld pit cur fell in a furr and Clavers got a crankie, or I had fed an Athol gled on the braes o' Killcrankie . Ten points for who knows what that means .

Proper Scottish is even worse than Irish .

American is easily the easiest on the ear of any English dialect. In the UK, the more northernly you get, the harder it is to understand (though Cockneys are all but completely unintelligible if they use rhyming slang which is a weird excuse to not speak English in the first place ) .

I find it a lot easier to understand Cockney and some of the Scottish accents over some of what comes from the Subcontinent.

[Chyros]

Alias, on 27 Oct 2010, 2:46, said:

Chyros, on 27 Oct 2010, 6:02, said:

Sgt. Nuker, on 26 Oct 2010, 18:31, said:

But still, if you want an linguistic adventure, go drinking with a Scotsman.

The bauld pit cur fell in a furr and Clavers got a crankie, or I had fed an Athol gled on the braes o' Killcrankie . Ten points for who knows what that means .

Proper Scottish is even worse than Irish .

American is easily the easiest on the ear of any English dialect. In the UK, the more northernly you get, the harder it is to understand (though Cockneys are all but completely unintelligible if they use rhyming slang which is a weird excuse to not speak English in the first place ) .

I find it a lot easier to understand Cockney and some of the Scottish accents over some of what comes from the Subcontinent.

Once you get over the rather superfluous R, American is quite easy. Cockney is somewhat difficult to understand if you're not acquainted with it, I'd say, because they omit half or more of the consonants in every word .

[Alias]

I said the Subcontinent, not America. A thick Indian or Sri Lankan accent is a lot harder to get through than Cockney, especially since we use a bit of Rhyming Slang in Australia as well.

Edited by Alias, 27 October 2010 - 06:35.

[Chyros]

Hmmmm. People from India and Sri Lanka aren't necessarily native English speakers though. Half the time it's the grammatical incongruity that makes them hard to understand rather than anything else: "What you are saying?" - "Please be paying attention" - "you are having bad eyesight" etc. My Pakistani supervisor is a great source for stuff like this .

[deltaepsilon]

What relevance does the thread title bear to the discussion at hand?

[Destiny]

Chyros, on 27 Oct 2010, 14:45, said:

Hmmmm. People from India and Sri Lanka aren't necessarily native English speakers though. Half the time it's the grammatical incongruity that makes them hard to understand rather than anything else: "What you are saying?" - "Please be paying attention" - "you are having bad eyesight" etc. My Pakistani supervisor is a great source for stuff like this .

If you think they're bad, Singaporeans are...

[Chyros]

deltaepsilon, on 27 Oct 2010, 9:09, said:

What relevance does the thread title bear to the discussion at hand?

It illustrates the point at hand .

Destiny, on 27 Oct 2010, 9:21, said:

Chyros, on 27 Oct 2010, 14:45, said:

Hmmmm. People from India and Sri Lanka aren't necessarily native English speakers though. Half the time it's the grammatical incongruity that makes them hard to understand rather than anything else: "What you are saying?" - "Please be paying attention" - "you are having bad eyesight" etc. My Pakistani supervisor is a great source for stuff like this .

If you think they're bad, Singaporeans are...

Yeah, Singlish is great .

[Destiny]

"Wah lao eh! You siao ah?! Anyhow hoot people like that, later you kena mata than you know!"

"Wah piang this guy damn pro sia, like that piak the other guy si liao!"


No translations btw


P.S. Than is on purpose

[deltaepsilon]

Destiny, on 27 Oct 2010, 18:36, said:

"Wah lao eh! You siao ah?! Anyhow hoot people like that, later you kena mata than you know!"

"Wah piang this guy damn pro sia, like that piak the other guy si liao!"


No translations btw


P.S. Than is on purpose

Something to do with fapping?

[Alias]

Destiny, on 27 Oct 2010, 18:36, said:

"Wah lao eh! You siao ah?! Anyhow hoot people like that, later you kena mata than you know!"

"Wah piang this guy damn pro sia, like that piak the other guy si liao!"


No translations btw


P.S. Than is on purpose

You confusing me, lah.

[CJ]

Hobbesy, on 27 Oct 2010, 1:35, said:

Chyros, on 26 Oct 2010, 14:02, said:

American is easily the easiest on the ear of any English dialect.

You've obviously never been to Missouri or Louisiana.

I understand the Missouri accent better than the Scottish or Irish
And I also understand most American accents than British ones in general, but that's mainly cause I watch a lot of American movies and series, and almost nothing British

[deltaepsilon]

You takin' the mickey, guv?

[Nid]

That spunk had to get inside of her somehow.