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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
I was reading a book with some British people in it, and sometimes, one person would ask, "Do you want to do X?" and the other would reply, "Do I, [censored]." (f-word) to mean "No, I do not." Is this common usage over there, and if so, can we import it over here? I like it.
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
very very common, it's just a variation on 'do i 'eck!' (heck)
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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I wanna know if the following are used in the US: sh*te Gaffa/ Gaff you're having a laugh well in, son [/ QUOTE ] yes no no, but I wouldn't ever be surprised if I heard it no |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
knobjockey
safe meaning sound meaning he's alright (south england) gordon bennet meaning bloody hell meaning for [censored] sake |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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safe meaning sound meaning he's alright (south england) [/ QUOTE ] I don't get this one, how is it different from what 'safe' already means? |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
you meet someone called jimmy at a bar
'so what did you think of jimmy?' 'yeah hes safe' i do not use this, i think it's dumb. |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
oh
yeah, that sounds dumb |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
I use safe and also sound to mean the same thing
'so what did you think of jimmy?' 'yeah hes sound' also 'do I [censored]' (f) as part of everyday vocab |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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I use safe and also sound to mean the same thing 'so what did you think of jimmy?' 'yeah hes sound' also 'do I [censored]' (f) as part of everyday vocab [/ QUOTE ] OK, I'm gonna start saying this. How does the intonation go? I usually hear it in my head as "Do I?... [censored]!" |
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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[ QUOTE ] I use safe and also sound to mean the same thing 'so what did you think of jimmy?' 'yeah hes sound' also 'do I [censored]' (f) as part of everyday vocab [/ QUOTE ] OK, I'm gonna start saying this. How does the intonation go? I usually hear it in my head as "Do I?... [censored]!" [/ QUOTE ] Yeah like that but with a heavy accent on the F*** with a rising inflection. You should normally turn your head with mild disgust |
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