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RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 You would be corrrect in assuming that most Americans equate "compadre" with "companion", although i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Oxymorons (in Wordplay) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 "Compadre" is sometimes heard in Spanish/Mexican-related films (often Westerns), but means something...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Oxymorons (in Wordplay) by markmywords48 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 RE: Oxymorons (in Wordplay) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 Sorry, but what does the word "cutsie" mean?... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 I agree with you, Duncan, especially if the stress (when spoken) is on the "not".... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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 RE: British vs. American English (in Potpourri) by markmywords48 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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