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« Reply #1525 on: July 18, 2012, 08:07:33 pm » |
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I know a few of the Lovely American folk, and its quite fun winding them up about the diffrences between American English and Proper English *ahem*
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« Reply #1526 on: July 18, 2012, 08:51:59 pm » |
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Just got done chatting with a friend: instant messaging on facebook after not having had contact for 1 year. 1 poke and 30 min of talking : Bliss!
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« Reply #1527 on: July 18, 2012, 09:04:21 pm » |
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« Reply #1528 on: July 18, 2012, 10:33:43 pm » |
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I know a few of the Lovely American folk, and its quite fun winding them up about the diffrences between American English and Proper English *ahem*
A quick note: Boot: footwear. A big heavy shoe. not a car part Bonnet: headwear. A napkin applied as a hat ant tied about the chin. also not a car part. silly British English  In all fairness, north-westerners cannot understand south-easterners. whacha think of that, eh? |
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« Reply #1529 on: July 18, 2012, 11:33:13 pm » |
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I'm from New Orleans and I don't understand southeasterners. They call me a 'southern yankee'. So...there!
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« Reply #1530 on: July 19, 2012, 01:02:42 am » |
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None of you can (apart from the other Aussies) talk 'Strine' - we way down here in the Antipodes (including Kiwis) are all multi-lingual - we talk 'Strine', can understand if not speak Kiwi as the Kiwi's can, but most of us non-bogans can talk 'Proper' English when we have to, but can also understand it & American English, too!
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« Reply #1531 on: July 19, 2012, 01:13:46 am » |
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Half the time I can't understand what anyone's saying, and MORE than half the time they can't understand me-what with my Irish/UK slang, mixed in with random Arabic words, and the speed at which I (usually) prattle along at (unless I'm tipsy-that slows me down some-OR if it's hot. That's the REAL reason Southerners speak with such a drawl-it's just too damn hot to hurry!), it makes for a serious Charlie Foxtrot.
What makes me happy/giggle is the fact that, when people read what I post on Facebook/Forums/Emails, they're like "There is NO WAY you talk like that in real life!"
To quote the 99% of internet users who couldn't spell their name if it were on the screen in front of them:
"O rly?"
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« Reply #1532 on: July 19, 2012, 02:39:08 am » |
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None of you can (apart from the other Aussies) talk 'Strine' - we way down here in the Antipodes (including Kiwis) are all multi-lingual - we talk 'Strine', can understand if not speak Kiwi as the Kiwi's can, but most of us non-bogans can talk 'Proper' English when we have to, but can also understand it & American English, too!
Not only is it hard to comprehend your spoken language, I don't have any Idea what you just posted! In Canada, 'Bogan is a slang word barely tolerated for a Toboggan. Kiwi is a fruit (No offense to Heterosexual Kiwi persons, whomever they are) and to "Stine" sounds like something is too heavy Actually, in spite of the need for interpretation, I like the accent. |
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« Reply #1533 on: July 19, 2012, 06:58:08 am » |
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« Reply #1534 on: July 19, 2012, 07:19:41 am » |
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Jedediah Solomon, 'Strine' is English spoken with the broadest Australian accent you can muster, a Kiwi is a New Zealander - named after their native bird - a small bird that has feathers but can't fly, and a 'beak' like an Australian anteater (Echidna). A bogan is the Oz version of chav, usually found in inner city suburbs and housing commission estates, and are usually the worst form of uneducated, dole-bludging oiks, er, lifeforms around. Not to cast aspersions on the genuinely poor & needy.
I like the Canadian accent. My dad was in Canada for a time in WWII, so I probably got the positive image from him!
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« Reply #1535 on: July 19, 2012, 11:12:24 pm » |
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What made me happy is finally finding new shoes for work (almost all of my other flat pairs of shoes have died the past week) and also finally buying some seeds to start my own little vegetable/herb garden even though I can barely keep a regular plant alive. Going to try it anyway.
And tonight me and some friends held our first Sherlock evening of the summer. We had them before, a few months back, after we all started our internships and couldn`t see each other on a daily basis on school anymore. Sherlock evenings usually include a lot of chatting, dinner, more chatting, watching the actual episode of the day, chatting some more, and then rushing out to make it to the last bus. Since we found out some friends still haven`t seen Sherlock, and almost all of us are now graduated and going off in different directions, so we figured this would be a good way to still see each other. Tonight was no different from before, except our little group had grown a bit with people who haven`t actually seen Sherlock yet. But there were still loud conversations, a lot of food, drinks, and a lot of quotes flying back and forth. This made me very happy =)
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« Reply #1536 on: July 20, 2012, 05:30:45 am » |
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« Reply #1537 on: July 20, 2012, 08:46:27 am » |
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Fixed my time off with work, and laid Freddie to rest next to Crust. Also going to London in 5 days, and i am VERY excited.
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« Reply #1538 on: July 20, 2012, 09:00:11 am » |
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The nine-and-a-half hours either on a train, waiting for a train or running for a train notwithstanding, I think yesterday went pretty well. I managed to get to Eastbourne in plenty of time for the interview, the trains all ran on time (with no fires, floods, powercuts of other freak occurences to throw the schedule out of the window) for once and I *think* I gave a good account of myself to the interview panel. All being well I should hear if I have the job next week.
Can I just say though, that though it is possible to make a 500-mile round trip in a day, it probably isn't the best idea. My head, my poor poor head...
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« Reply #1539 on: July 20, 2012, 09:29:54 am » |
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James, well, down here we do those sorts of distances without a thought - there is so much more room!
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« Reply #1540 on: July 20, 2012, 05:00:29 pm » |
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I was on BG when it crashed. Very happy to see it back up so soon. Great job to the powers that be.
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« Reply #1541 on: July 20, 2012, 07:28:12 pm » |
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I will see the "Dark Knight Rises" in about 1.5 hours YEAH!!!!!. |
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« Reply #1542 on: July 21, 2012, 11:32:14 am » |
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I've started accruing materials for my first proper set of goggles...
A pair of 'John Lennon' specs for the lenses and nose bridge, some fine wire mesh, now looking for suitable material for the straps....
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« Reply #1543 on: July 21, 2012, 06:36:02 pm » |
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« Reply #1544 on: July 21, 2012, 06:45:16 pm » |
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My brother-in-law's mom came into some oil money recently, so she decided to take her whole family (14 of them) to Hawaii. My sister invited me, but I couldn't go. My sister invited our mom with the intent of paying her way but, her mother-in-law paid for my mom's trip. My mom is 75, unemployed and doesn't get to do things like this. It makes me happy that she's getting to take this trip with her grandchildren to such a beautiful place. She gets to experience the following: Watching her grandchildren fly for the first time; Hiking a volcano; Pearl Harbor; my sister and brother-in-law are going to renew their vows; a luau and other various cool things. I'm really proud of her and grateful she gets to have this experience. She's not had the easiest life as she was a single mom, raising two kids, getting laid off several times, etc. You know, the general things that happen in life. I can't think of anyone who deserves this more than her. My heart is overflowing today. ...and cupcakes make me happy, too. |
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« Reply #1545 on: July 21, 2012, 08:21:20 pm » |
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Met the new bunny today. Can't have him until the 9th of August, because he is still very young. He's a cutie. Gonna be my first outdoor bunny (mum isn't keen on the idea of an indoor bun, but I'm sure I'll just ignore her she'll warm to it eventually!)
Also, remember the boy at work who wouldn't be my friend because he's better than me? He got removed from his section at work today, and it was given to me, he was dead angry about it. Karma is clearly on my side.
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« Reply #1546 on: July 21, 2012, 09:08:43 pm » |
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Stood my ground at work today. Made my case, told my boss that she has the management skills of a 2 year old. And further went into the fact that I would not be there if it were not for the current economic situation. Made some really big sales today....and KEPT MY JOB. I also took next week off. When I come back to work I will be logging close to if not exceeding full time hours between 3 jobs. I am very happy.
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« Reply #1547 on: July 22, 2012, 02:00:03 am » |
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Warm tea for breakfast, and the fact that the best manager at my job is not on vacation any longer after today! Maybe now things will get better again, and certain people will actually do work!
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« Reply #1548 on: July 22, 2012, 04:17:21 am » |
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I know a few of the Lovely American folk, and its quite fun winding them up about the diffrences between American English and Proper English *ahem*
A quick note: Boot: footwear. A big heavy shoe. not a car part Bonnet: headwear. A napkin applied as a hat ant tied about the chin. also not a car part. silly British English In all fairness, north-westerners cannot understand south-easterners. whacha think of that, eh? Being a north-westerner I'm very proud of my boots (footwear) and think south-easterners sound funny (when I can understand them) Last few days I had a hunter's safety course I had to take so I can hunt (don't judge me, it's popular in my town) I passed just fine, so that made me very happy. |
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« Reply #1549 on: July 22, 2012, 07:00:45 am » |
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Freshly laundered clean sheets - nothing nicer!
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