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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
RE: British vs. American English
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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
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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
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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
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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: 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
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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May 04, 2006 01:20
RE: Stations
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Of course, if you've ever watched "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey" they encounter aliens who's languag......
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April 26, 2006 16:03
Kennel?
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The second of my (possibly) pointless contributions. A mate of mine used the Americanism "In the dog......
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April 26, 2006 15:57
Tunnel/funnel?
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Because I'm too bone idle to find the eymology of these words I'll ask you fine people instead! I wa......
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April 26, 2006 15:48
RE: Lint
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Placenames? How about "Crackpot" in Yorkshire? Or "Pity Me" or "No Place"- good real ale pub there R......
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April 13, 2006 16:46
RE: Aye, it's a bit femma!
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Incidentally, Stan, the reason I spelt it "femma" rather than "femmer" was simply that's how it soun......
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April 06, 2006 01:08
RE: Aye, it's a bit femma!
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One thing though, around here- I'm in North Shields at the moment- "Femma" or "femmer" is only ever ......
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April 05, 2006 09:56
RE: Aye, it's a bit femma!
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Hi Stan! Aha! Well, that's interesting! It would suggest that it is part of the old mining patois. I......
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April 05, 2006 09:53
RE: Letter writing
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Erik Johansen
Kalleh, generalisations are as ever the problem! I've travelled many miles in the USA without any pr......
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April 02, 2006 09:59
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I agree with Richard here. Many Americans are too complacent with their country's place in the world......
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March 31, 2006 09:48
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