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![]() Regarding the UK/USA confusion as to what lemondade is, you might be interested to know that the Jap...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Although this is not a reply to a posted comment, it does seem to me to have to do with the general ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() You would be corrrect in assuming that most Americans equate "compadre" with "companion", although i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Hugh Grant? Tasty? No doubt that's also what that woman in Los Angeles said when the police arrested...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay ![]() Yes, "neat" is still used in that way in the USA, although it dates the person using it!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() "Compadre" is sometimes heard in Spanish/Mexican-related films (often Westerns), but means something...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() You want Bob Hope and Laurel & Hardy back? You'll have to dig them up first. As for Springer, I WISH...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay ![]() Sorry to offend, but I heard that Jerry Springer was originally British. Is that correct? For the sa...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay ![]() Regarding British/American uses of "keen": In the UK you would say "I'm keen on cooking" (meaning Am...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Sorry, but what does the word "cutsie" mean?... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Bravo, Bob! I have had the same problem myself in similar situations here in Norway. Once I announce...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Just for the sake of comparison, I'd like to mention how it's done in Oslo, where I teach. For examp...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() I think you have to define what you mean by ranking. There's probably a lot more invisible ranking (...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() I believe the phrase was "Cheerio pip-pip" and it was common in British films shown in the States. P...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() I agree with you, Duncan, especially if the stress (when spoken) is on the "not".... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Like the US expression "I could care less" which makes no sense at all. It is actually "I couldn't c...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() It makes the problem of learning how to conjugate irregular verbs much easier. Just stay in the pres...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() I think it's interesting with the variations in spelling. What is really interesting is to see how E...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() I also like the way the Norman French influenced the "classy" layers of society (e.g. politics and d...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() It was difficult for the French to accept the demise of French as the prominent world language, so I...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri | » Refine Search » New Search |
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