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RE: Nancy boy and namby-pamby
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Just to confuse things further, here in the NE of England it's "puff"! As in "Yu caalin me a puff?"!...
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July 10, 2006 23:41
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I know it always sounds odd to my ears when say Patrick Stewart (playing an English sounding Shakesp......
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July 05, 2006 03:37
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Something I've noticed in US programmes is the use of the word 'dirt' instead of 'earth' as in 'heap......
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July 04, 2006 09:20
The long 'f'.
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Why was the long 'f' used sometimes instead of a regular 's' in old documents e.g. "The Bofton Tea ......
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July 04, 2006 09:14
RE: Take a Hike!
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Re. "pier" versus "dock", US usage seems to be interchangable. Over here a pier is a long thin const......
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July 03, 2006 00:44
RE: Take a Hike!
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To me the hike is the purpose. To get out into the countryside and certainly walk mikes over sometim......
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June 25, 2006 01:09
RE: British vs. American English
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Mention of Churchill reminds me of one of my favourite quotes. Churchill seemed to have had a bit of......
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June 25, 2006 00:59
RE: Take a Hike!
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I would say that a walk is just that but a hike is walking across countryside....
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June 23, 2006 04:33
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I'm reminded of the story about a Scotsman who having died arrives at the Pearly Gates. He pounds on......
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June 19, 2006 01:00
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So what does Messerschmitt actually mean? You know I've been interested in aviation since I was youn......
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June 17, 2006 23:50
RE: Pronunciation of "simultaneous"
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To us lot over here the US pronunciation of missile as "missil" (with two short 'i's) sounds odd, be......
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June 17, 2006 23:43
RE: Step.....why?
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The usual story is Mum snuffs it,Dad is attracted to evil Step-Mother to be, despite her unusual hab......
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June 17, 2006 23:36
RE: Money
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Michael Jackson HAS paid out lots of money and built his own private Disneyland- eek! I don't think ......
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June 17, 2006 23:29
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Well, most of us were so lazy at school virtually everything was abbreviated- "chem" for chemistry, ......
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June 17, 2006 03:05
RE: Money
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He might be lowly- I understand he is of modest stature! Money- a means to an end. I earn it to pay ......
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June 17, 2006 02:59
RE: Germany by any other name
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It does rather beg the question of what we should call places- by our name or it's inhabitants? The ......
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June 17, 2006 02:53
RE: Step.....why?
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Aha! Boy, that took some reading through! It was just one of those things I'm given to ponder, I not......
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June 17, 2006 02:46
Step.....why?
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Hi, me again! I've been rather busy so I've had little chance to post recently. I've just got engage......
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June 16, 2006 16:16
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First of all, cigarettes are not cheap here, being heavily taxed in order to discourage the filthy h......
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May 12, 2006 15:52
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What's the difference between a flat and an apartment? About £100,000! One thing that really gets o......
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