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I have another question for our American friends. Do people say burglarized?
Here it's burgled and I suppose, thinking about it, that's technically no more sensible, but every time I've heard burglarized I just thought it was a random frivolous extension of the word, like sometimes happens.
Talking of frivolous extensions, here's one for brits: why does everyone say stylee now instead of style?? I know it's a pop culture thing but it's getting really pervasive. Weird.
My guilty habit is mixing tinterweb (Peter kaye) with intermaweb (Homer Simpson) so the former internet is now the snappily titled tintermaweb.
Yes we do. Or robbed! Depends on where you from or type of person you are. Also we use the terms jacked as in "being or been Jacked" if you from a big city, Rolled on or over, Nabbed, Jumped, or Kipped. Just matter of how they described it.
I don't know if you every herd of Ebononics or Ghetto terms.
(that'll make sense if you get to watch any of it.)
It was a joke. Look like some hillbillys.
I watch some skits on Youtube just now. Pretty funny. But can't find any of whole episodes. Their only like a 1 - 2 minute skits. so with that in mind
it's like Saturday night Live or Mad TV.
The British on the whole are the great 'understaters' and that in and of itself is cool. So if others expecially of an emotional hot temperament are 'going overboard' about something the Brits would just knod and play everything down or very low key. So when something is 'Awsome!!!", its just plain old brilliant, if clever as in crafty, intellectual, like eureka! or great (said in a cool calm demeaner) if your a true blue Brit.
The British on the whole are the great 'understaters' and that in and of itself is cool. So if others expecially of an emotional hot temperament are 'going overboard' about something the Brits would just knod and play everything down or very low key. So when something is 'Awsome!!!", its just plain old brilliant, if clever as in crafty, intellectual, like eureka! or great (said in a cool calm demeaner) if your a true blue Brit.
The British on the whole are the great 'understaters' and that in and of itself is cool. So if others expecially of an emotional hot temperament are 'going overboard' about something the Brits would just knod and play everything down or very low key. So when something is 'Awsome!!!", its just plain old brilliant, if clever as in crafty, intellectual, like eureka! or great (said in a cool calm demeaner) if your a true blue Brit.
True. Although the same trait of general understatedness/ reservedness will get you 'looks' for being loud on the tube/subway, in restaurants, on buses etc etc, which may not be such a well received trait.
That looks quite interesting actually (god, the ultimate in reserved praise!!!) I'll keep an eye on that - thanks! These things tend to get shown back here as well don't they? I was watching the US version of the office the other day and it was OK. It was very different I thought, even though the characters are roughly the same.
Yes we do. Or robbed! Depends on where you from or type of person you are. Also we use the terms jacked as in "being or been Jacked" if you from a big city, Rolled on or over, Nabbed, Jumped, or Kipped. Just matter of how they described it.
Thanks for those - not heard kipped at all! What about ways of telling people they're a bit mad, in a fairly friendly way? Here's a few of ours:
Bonkers
A nutter
A nut job
Barking (like that one)
Off your trolley (that that one too)
I think my favourite one is 'butty' meaning sandwich...havent a clue where its come from but i love saying it!!!
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