tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post7194511812481083382..comments2023-09-21T05:54:16.094-07:00Comments on 3 Bedroom Bungalow to Let in Crazytown: Expanding Your Vocabulary...or Maybe Shrinking ItUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-45088214087602690922009-10-15T06:40:48.991-07:002009-10-15T06:40:48.991-07:00Do you have the lilt yet? After four years, I had...Do you have the lilt yet? After four years, I had enough lilt to sound Scottish to Canadians.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215460807321949806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-56574545435862625332009-10-09T08:21:11.822-07:002009-10-09T08:21:11.822-07:00I love learning new words and slang to use. Can...I love learning new words and slang to use. Can't use what I learn around here though cuz no one has any idea what I'm talking about!Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290572009221670011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-78040074247884368192009-10-08T11:39:36.532-07:002009-10-08T11:39:36.532-07:00Wait, so is it fish AND chips, or fish 'n chip...Wait, so is it fish AND chips, or fish 'n chips?Chris Mancinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631900305283832613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-88154208472574630782009-10-08T09:55:35.543-07:002009-10-08T09:55:35.543-07:00I know exactly what you mean about the British wor...I know exactly what you mean about the British words becoming a normal part of life! I'm back in the States now (until December) but still talk to my British Gent every day, and even that communication is enough to find myself continuing to use "rubbish", "proper", and my favorite to use with him "What are you like?". My friends and family give me a little "look" after I do it, but they've become used to it by now. It's amazing how easily they slip into the vernacular.Miss Americahttp://missamericaengland.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-64100139787235075272009-10-08T07:29:23.236-07:002009-10-08T07:29:23.236-07:00Bloody sounds even worse if you are southern and h...Bloody sounds even worse if you are southern and have a redneck accent.Kimberly Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00011334298854922476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-26579958339864629502009-10-07T17:23:38.473-07:002009-10-07T17:23:38.473-07:00Cor blimey, guv, based on that criteria, maybe I s...Cor blimey, guv, based on that criteria, maybe I should call myself <i>British</i> Gumbo, yeah?<br /><br />Still, I can't help but snicker when I here a phrase like "Give us a fag, then"...sigh...and me a supposed adult...<br /><br />I say bloody a lot. Or bleedin'. now I'll be really self-conscious about it! :)Irish Gumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-9772795346499384612009-10-07T13:41:00.016-07:002009-10-07T13:41:00.016-07:00yeah Bloody would sound weird with an American acc...yeah Bloody would sound weird with an American accent.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10399156539354549499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-78178538469345439592009-10-07T13:28:30.605-07:002009-10-07T13:28:30.605-07:00LOL I use "as well" all the time. It mus...LOL I use "as well" all the time. It must just be this area. Like, we say "please?" instead of "excuse me, what the eff did you just say?" My relatives in the south laugh at the way I saw "bowl" and similar words. It's all very interesting.Aunt Juiceboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312942310632639442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-15616949019242350282009-10-07T12:55:56.151-07:002009-10-07T12:55:56.151-07:00I used to do the same thing after watching too muc...I used to do the same thing after watching too much BBC America. :)honeywinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13733535530919608716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-23362524010220673252009-10-07T12:40:16.838-07:002009-10-07T12:40:16.838-07:00Oy. You're ready for a soccer match and a riot...Oy. You're ready for a soccer match and a riot now.Captain Dumbasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214826608461609241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-20558394007391869642009-10-07T12:11:18.701-07:002009-10-07T12:11:18.701-07:00I absolutely LOVE the term Bloody hell. It's o...I absolutely LOVE the term Bloody hell. It's one of my favorites.<br /><br />I noticed recently that there's a pet commercial, American, that's airing lately that says something about banning a cat "to the garden". Visually the owner is simply popping the cat outdoors. I think it's awesome that Americans are catching onto calling their yard a "garden". It sounds much cooler.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819838818540100015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-6566925822677353622009-10-07T12:02:05.179-07:002009-10-07T12:02:05.179-07:00I think that is very cool!I think that is very cool!Moonspunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677007691816836928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-47416246537744491982009-10-07T10:15:12.427-07:002009-10-07T10:15:12.427-07:00I think it's great that you are so acclimated ...I think it's great that you are so acclimated that you are speaking "British".. so cheerio!The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-41703453147643113102009-10-07T09:16:17.665-07:002009-10-07T09:16:17.665-07:00I'm an Anglophile by choice, but I didn't ...I'm an Anglophile by choice, but I didn't know that "as well" (a phrase I use all the time, btw) was more British than American. Nor did I know about "Oy!" versus "Hey!"<br /><br />And I use the term "bloody" all the bloody time. American accent or no. ;o) <br /><br />I even, occasionally, use bollocks.bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595136846431700185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-28024509481662277092009-10-07T09:07:03.908-07:002009-10-07T09:07:03.908-07:00We'll Britishfy you further, godamit!We'll Britishfy you further, godamit!Ian Newboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411720154080724038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-89113655796700632702009-10-07T09:06:24.374-07:002009-10-07T09:06:24.374-07:00I picked up "alright" after only a month...I picked up "alright" after only a month or so here in England. Not that the word is new to me, the way I say it is. It made my husband laugh and I drove myself crazy with it. I finally had to banish the word from my vocabulary, replacing it with words like precisely and exactly and things that did not sound anything like "alright."Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380937047826954640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-65847642988776390612009-10-07T08:57:29.399-07:002009-10-07T08:57:29.399-07:00It doesn't take very long to pick up the local...It doesn't take very long to pick up the localisms does it? I've been saying ya'll way too much lately.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14995260386315141412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-52015507226171150812009-10-07T07:49:40.239-07:002009-10-07T07:49:40.239-07:00just doesnt work in an american accent, however, I...just doesnt work in an american accent, however, I am a Northerner and used to live in the south and well the joy.....<br /><a href="http://www.makemysite.in" rel="nofollow"> Make website india </a>kanishkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651620533023202224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-49724470059417962212009-10-07T07:31:41.570-07:002009-10-07T07:31:41.570-07:00Ha! My youngest son walks around saying "bloo...Ha! My youngest son walks around saying "bloody" in an English accent all the time! "Bloody well time to go to school, mum!" (he says 'Mum,' too!). "I already did my bloody homework!" "Bloody good dinner, Mum!"<br /><br />The kid's a character. I make him say things in the accent just because...because I bloody well can. Heh...for a different kind of girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431273646365489225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-53022546060476589662009-10-07T07:26:05.787-07:002009-10-07T07:26:05.787-07:00As a transplant from Wisconsin to Missouri, I suff...As a transplant from Wisconsin to Missouri, I suffer from something similar. When I was a kid, I drank from a bubbler, put things away, opened a can of pop and ended most of my sentences with "Aye". <br /><br />Now, I drink from a drinking fountain, put things up, open a can of soda, but that "Aye" just never seemed to fade.<br /><br />And that Northern accent has a tendency to creep back into my speech within five minutes of being back home (WI), but takes at least a day to fade upon my return to reality (MO).Pollyannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06489328345319644933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-33720152520780449142009-10-07T07:07:26.504-07:002009-10-07T07:07:26.504-07:00Don't worry...when you get here in a few weeks...Don't worry...when you get here in a few weeks we will straighten you on out! Bobby is from North Carolina and has a VERY heavy accent...we will get ya bloody talkin right before ya know it!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629507098900851541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-45491972391485634182009-10-07T06:51:59.203-07:002009-10-07T06:51:59.203-07:00Funny, I use Bloody all the time!Funny, I use Bloody all the time!Sprite's Keeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790341033920919000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-80768636204933858152009-10-07T06:31:34.852-07:002009-10-07T06:31:34.852-07:00Language is such a funny thing. Just moving from t...Language is such a funny thing. Just moving from the NYC area to the Boston area years ago brought many changes in slang and even words. Great post and fun comments.Maureen@IslandRoarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183530593417498063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-25988649545073877842009-10-07T06:19:44.418-07:002009-10-07T06:19:44.418-07:00I don't even care, I love the word bloody. Try...I don't even care, I love the word bloody. Try hearing it in an American/Southern accent! LOL!Mama Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056327117924455147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657583850704081049.post-29316863378791955392009-10-07T06:17:58.350-07:002009-10-07T06:17:58.350-07:00That's so funny! I love contemporary British ...That's so funny! I love contemporary British lit, old British comedies and tons of British movies and have found many words creeping into my vocabulary. I've said "bloody" for years (which you might have picked up if you read my blog regularly) and things have been "bang on" or "spot on" as long as I can remember.<br />I have found that I have the same issue with German words. I get used to saying them and often forget to use the American word when I'm speaking to Americans. My mom has called me on this several times when we're on the phone.Mom in High Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990826038518660941noreply@blogger.com