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#131
11-09-2007, 08:19 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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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. [/ QUOTE ] thats more of a southern term in my experience 
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#133
11-09-2007, 08:22 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
can we do a thread next of terms from the US that haven't caught on in the UK?
some examples could include things like showers & deodorant
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#134
11-09-2007, 08:25 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
"Wag" (as in wife/girlfriend) is one that I've heard a few times around here, and I don't recall ever hearing it before this last summer.
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#135
11-09-2007, 08:25 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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can we do a thread next of terms from the US that haven't caught on in the UK? some examples could include things like showers & deodorant [/ QUOTE ] No wonder you guys think English humour sucks if you posted that in an attempt to be funny.
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#136
11-09-2007, 08:26 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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"Wag" (as in wife/girlfriend) is one that I've heard a few times around here, and I don't recall ever hearing it before this last summer. [/ QUOTE ] Bleh, no-one really uses this in my experience (apart from when referring to a professional footballers wife).
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#137
11-09-2007, 08:28 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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I like the term "geezers" that The Streets uses a lot in his songs, I am trying to make it cool slang in the U.S., but I doubt it will succeed. [/ QUOTE ] Uhm... geezer has been commonly used in the U.S. since before you were born.
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#138
11-09-2007, 08:29 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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[ QUOTE ] can we do a thread next of terms from the US that haven't caught on in the UK? some examples could include things like showers & deodorant [/ QUOTE ] No wonder you guys think English humour sucks if you posted that in an attempt to be funny. [/ QUOTE ] it wasn't a joke. please shower and use deodorant.
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#139
11-09-2007, 08:32 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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[ 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 [/ QUOTE ] there's no pause in there, you can lengthen the I out if you like though. a little extra emphasis on [censored] and a face of disgust helps. you can also use it in to mean disbelief. does he [censored], is he [censored], have i [censored], has he [censored], all work in different situations. good terms for girlfriend : 'our peg' 'our maud' and you must pronounce our like are, obviously!
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#140
11-09-2007, 08:32 PM
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Re: Euro (mostly British) Phrases that are catching on in the U.S.?
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[ QUOTE ] I like the term "geezers" that The Streets uses a lot in his songs, I am trying to make it cool slang in the U.S., but I doubt it will succeed. [/ QUOTE ] Uhm... geezer has been commonly used in the U.S. since before you were born. [/ QUOTE ] Anyone apart from a Londoner using this word should be shot imo. People with a standard English accent sound like their trying too hard when they use it and an American would just be laughable.
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