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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik Johansen A question to our American friends. What exactly does 'Your Mother'or 'Your Momma'mean?- it's usuall...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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OED provincialism? (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenYes, Kalleh, we use 'blokes'. I always assumed the Aussies took it with them along with the other Oz...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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OED provincialism? (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenWhen I'm out having a few beers with friends I can feel my eyes starting to glaze over when the topi...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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OED provincialism? (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenHi Bob, not giving a monkey's about sport either I can't tell you what jaffa or nutmeg mean. 'Mackem...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Resolution on English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenThe article regarding a Japanese seaplane bombing the US was in a respected British aviation magazin...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri Old Dialects. (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenAbout 28 years ago when I first started drinking there was still a few of the old miners around. Now...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenI'm always amazed by by my 1/2way compatriots! How much is it for a Pint or 1/2 litre there now- £7-...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Resolution on English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenThe Japanese did bomb the mainland of the USA. Several seaplanes were despatched from a Japanese sub...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenThanks Dianthus for those links- makes for interesting reading! I somehow have managed to make this...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenHi Caterwauller! Whilst I said similar I meant more the Canadian and the US accents as a whole. I've...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenGee, Mark, you'll be telling me Hagar the Horrible doesn't exist either! Actually I knew it wasn't...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenI actually post as Bloodaxe on realbeer.com, Being of Anglo-Norwegian extraction I've heard all the ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenHi, I'm Erik and I'm new here, although I will say hello to Richard English and Kalleh as I have pos...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Hey Realbeer Folk! (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenI'll really like to whizz down for a few but as it is I'm taking the weekend of the 28th-30th off fo...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Noah (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenThere's an Irish pub in North Shields which has both "whiskey" and "whisky" produced by Irish distil...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Nancy boy and namby-pamby (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenJust to confuse things further, here in the NE of England it's "puff"! As in "Yu caalin me a puff?"!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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The long 'f'. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenI was in my local pub for my occasional(!) half pint(!) of ale. They've a rather splendid reproducti...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Independence! (in Potpourri) by Erik JohansenHappy Independence Day!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri The long 'f'. (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenWhy was the long 'f' used sometimes instead of a regular 's' in old documents e.g. "The Bofton Tea ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Take a Hike! (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Erik JohansenRe. "pier" versus "dock", US usage seems to be interchangable. Over here a pier is a long thin const...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words | » Refine Search » New Search |
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