Elevator != Lift

[actuarial]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I've become a bit fond of the term bird when referring to a female.

In the springtime in University we used to sit on the library steps and go 'bird watching'.

 

[ConwayJim]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer

Originally posted by: Colt45
america = fail?

Correct.

🙂

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Perknose
zed -- zero

I thought zed was the pronunciation of the letter "Z". I've never heard it used to reference zero.

You are correct, sir. :thumbsup:

For zero the English often say "nought."

I use nought all the time. That's a fun one.

Originally posted by: actuarial
Crazy Person != Nutter

This is just a synonym, not meant to replace. Also, it's fun as hell to say. Almost as fun as bat-shit crazy. Say "Are you a fucking nutter?" out loud. Trust me you'll enjoy it.

It works even better in a thick Irish brogue. Kinda makes you feel like Colin Farrell or one of the McManus brothers. And people who don't know the word will think you just called them an otter.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: actuarial
Crazy Person != Nutter

This is just a synonym, not meant to replace. Also, it's fun as hell to say. Almost as fun as bat-shit crazy. Say "Are you a fucking nutter?" out loud. Trust me you'll enjoy it.

It works even better in a thick Irish brogue. Kinda makes you feel like Colin Farrell or one of the McManus brothers. And people who don't know the word will think you just called them an otter.

I LOVE the way the Irish say Fucking Idiot! It comes out Fookin' Eeeejut! :heart:

 

[alkemyst]

I use nutter for dumb fuckers...it's pretty damn effective.

 

[Aikouka]

Don't they use:

biscuit = cookie

?

Originally posted by: Perknose
zed -- zero

They tend to use "naught" in that regard as we say "zero to sixty" they say "naught to sixty".

... and looks like you said this later down 😛.

Originally posted by: Atheus
You don;t have the word spanner? Oh man you really want that one - it doubles as a fantastic insult.

You guys would probably go crazy if we asked to buy a "spanner wrench" 😛.

 

[tokie]

I'm Canadian and I say tap? Who is supposed to say what in terms of faucet/tap?

Please tell me you don't drink faucet water.

 

[JTsyo]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
PSA - Americans did not invent the English language.

North American English is still a dynamically evolving language. We may not have invented it, but we're perfecting it 😉

Yup, history will tell which survived and which is lost in annals of history. Are there those in England that would want to go back to Old English?

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
Don't they use:

biscuit = cookie

?

Originally posted by: Perknose
zed -- zero

They tend to use "naught" in that regard as we say "zero to sixty" they say "naught to sixty".

... and looks like you said this later down 😛.

Originally posted by: Atheus
You don;t have the word spanner? Oh man you really want that one - it doubles as a fantastic insult.

You guys would probably go crazy if we asked to buy a "spanner wrench" 😛.

There are still some seriously old school Americans who use "ought" for zero in some situations, as in, "I remember the blizzard of ought seven."

 

[FeuerFrei]

Friend != mate

The fact that terms like "mating season" and "mating ritual" exist should tell you that.

Check != draft

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: Perknose
There are still some seriously old school Americans who use "ought" for zero in some situations, as in, "I remember the blizzard of ought seven."

You also hear it from people talking about guns, specifically in the pronunciation of the .30-06 Springfield as "thirty ought six." But apart from ammo and dates, you don't hear ought used very often in America, no.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Aikouka


You guys would probably go crazy if we asked to buy a "spanner wrench" 😛.

what you need for coilovers.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
Friend != mate

The fact that terms like "mating season" and "mating ritual" exist should tell you that.

Check != draft

No, check == cheque.

 

[thescreensavers]

Crap != Rubbish
Man != Bloke