Britticisms for Us Americanos

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karlhenning

July 26, 2010, 12:06:57 PM
Are both "cock a snook" and "cock a snoot" correct?

DavidRoss

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July 26, 2010, 12:08:40 PM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on July 26, 2010, 12:06:57 PM
Are both "cock a snook" and "cock a snoot" correct?

I beg your pardon!
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knight66

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July 26, 2010, 12:11:00 PM
I have not previously encountered the second one Karl.

Mike
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Opus106

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July 26, 2010, 12:15:10 PM
Karl, if you haven't already done so, I recommend that you bookmark this site if you want read about English from a British perspective. Oh, and here's the page that (possibly) answers your question.
Regards,
Navneeth

Scarpia

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July 26, 2010, 12:20:08 PM
QuoteEnglish from a British perspective.

Mind warping.

Opus106

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July 26, 2010, 12:22:01 PM
Quote from: Scarpia on July 26, 2010, 12:20:08 PM
Mind warping.

Sorry. I meant to say, the various Enligshes from around the world.
Regards,
Navneeth

knight66

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July 26, 2010, 12:29:17 PM
Ooooo! Nice site, thanks. I have marked it up. It should go onto 'Cato's Grammar' thread.

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

Sergeant Rock

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July 26, 2010, 12:53:57 PM
Quote from: Opus106 on July 26, 2010, 12:15:10 PM
Karl, if you haven't already done so, I recommend that you bookmark this site if you want read about English from a British perspective.

The piece about the Queen's Swan Marker has me wondering: why don't we eat swans any longer?

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

DavidRoss

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July 26, 2010, 01:02:20 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 26, 2010, 12:53:57 PM
The piece about the Queen's Swan Marker has me wondering: why don't we eat swans any longer?
You don't eat swans?
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

knight66

#9
July 26, 2010, 01:02:36 PM
In the UK, although they don't all belong to the queen; it is illegal to eat them.

We have three large mill ponds on the property. Two swans took residence right when the ponds were restored and have systematically eaten virtually all the plants that were put in. They also drown the ducklings by swimming up to them and simply holding them under.

I have suggested we kidnap them and throw them over the wall of Buckingham Palace and the queen can bloody well have them.

As an alternative, they could be the outer casing in an eight bird roast; but the tree huggers here abouts would no doubt report the birds as missing.

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

Sergeant Rock

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July 26, 2010, 01:03:57 PM
Quote from: DavidRoss on July 26, 2010, 01:02:20 PM
You don't eat swans?

Not since Thursday last.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Brian

#11
July 26, 2010, 01:04:10 PM
The Periodic Table of British Swearing as I posted on Facebook a while back. By the way, I am studying this thread carefully in preparation for my upcoming move to London.

Sergeant Rock

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July 26, 2010, 01:05:00 PM
Quote from: knight on July 26, 2010, 01:02:36 PM
In the UK, although they don't all belong to the queen; it is illegal to eat them.

Is it an endangered species thing, then?

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Opus106

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July 26, 2010, 01:07:42 PM Last Edit: July 26, 2010, 01:09:45 PM by Opus106
Quote from: Brian on July 26, 2010, 01:04:10 PM
The Periodic Table of British Swearing as I posted on Facebook a while back.

404. Did you, by any chance, save a larger version on your hard-disk?

EDIT: Never mind, I found one.
http://shop.moderntoss.com/images/161.jpg
Regards,
Navneeth

knight66

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July 26, 2010, 01:37:45 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 26, 2010, 01:05:00 PM
Is it an endangered species thing, then?

Sarge

Protected rather than endangered; though the local pair don't know how close to extinction that are.

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

karlhenning

#15
July 26, 2010, 01:38:25 PM
Quote from: Opus106 on July 26, 2010, 12:15:10 PM
Karl, if you haven't already done so, I recommend that you bookmark this site if you want read about English from a British perspective. Oh, and here's the page that (possibly) answers your question.

Thanks!

knight66

#16
July 26, 2010, 01:38:44 PM
Quote from: Brian on July 26, 2010, 01:04:10 PM
The Periodic Table of British Swearing as I posted on Facebook a while back. By the way, I am studying this thread carefully in preparation for my upcoming move to London.

From where?

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.

Lethevich

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July 26, 2010, 01:41:49 PM
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 26, 2010, 01:05:00 PM
Is it an endangered species thing, then?
I think it is to prevent that rather than them already having that status. They are large, apparently delicious, and easy to kill, and therefore are just asking to be hunted to extinction :-\
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

knight66

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July 26, 2010, 01:42:12 PM
'Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough: It isn't fit for humans now'

Mike
DavidW: Yeah Mike doesn't get angry, he gets even.
I wasted time: and time wasted me.
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