International Equivalents

[kjm030584]

I call them death sticks. :P

[bluediamond]

Originally posted by little_bird@Apr 21 2005, 09:12 PM
Well we actually call cigarettes 'smokes' here. Dave could tell you more about what they call them in Great Britain.

An hey, we all think our way is right. It's just different.

Yep we call them Fags, although i hate that word im having trouble convincing Mr Blair to ban them..... :devil1: Smoking is bad!!

:lalala:
Dave

[Little Bird]

Originally posted by michaelsjewel@Apr 21 2005, 09:49 PM
i thought her name LITTLE_BIRD was from a jewel song - not intending to call her a bug.....

in fact...my cousin katie.....
her mom always called her .....LADY BUG..... or katie_bug

i'm guessing b/c it rhymed? :huh:

that's a regular misconception but it is actually the English translation of what my grandfather used to call me as a child. ?an?n beag (pronounced ayneen be-yug)

[LonelyLullaby]

Favourite vs favorite, colour vs color
We just have "our" way of doing things ;)

[michaelsjewel]

u know i'm a suspet when it comes to messing with words...such as you vs. u.... or night vs. nite....that sorta thing....cool vs. kewl....

i usually try to write things out now with that u for some reason ....
like i like to type colour instead of color..... i think the word program doesn't mind it either way :)

[MrCC]

I like how brits say Schedule instead of "Skedule". I don't know why, but whenever I hear it I think of "Bond, James Bond...Looks like your evil plan has come off sheeedyoool, Dr. BadToTheBone!" :P

[Eibhlin]

as a "yankee" living in the south, it was wierd to have someone ask me, "want a coke" and to say "yes" and to have them ask what kind...so i agree, soda for me is the right word :P
i found it amusing to tell my friend mike (who is very gay, a wicked funny) that i was going to smoke a fag...but i dont smoke anymore. and btw isnt it funny how the tobacco companies are all about helping people quit, while they are still churning out the cancer sticks? and i remember candy cigs when i was a kid, i used to love those things...go figure, early programming

is it true that sausages are called bangers in england? and what does right chuffed mean?

and airplanes are often called birds

in charlestown mass. people say yooz, down here it's y'all, or all y'all

[Eibhlin]

i like colour, or favourite...it seems more proper? cool? lol, more british? :P :banana:

[michaelsjewel]

Originally posted by Eibhlin@Apr 22 2005, 02:23 PM
as a "yankee" living in the south, it was wierd to have someone ask me, "want a coke" and to say "yes" and to have them ask what kind...so i agree, soda for me is the right word :P
i found it amusing to tell my friend mike (who is very gay, a wicked funny) that i was going to smoke a fag...but i dont smoke anymore. and btw isnt it funny how the tobacco companies are all about helping people quit, while they are still churning out the cancer sticks? and i remember candy cigs when i was a kid, i used to love those things...go figure, early programming

is it true that sausages are called bangers in england? and what does right chuffed mean?

and airplanes are often called birds

in charlestown mass. people say yooz, down here it's y'all, or all y'all

yah...that is weird about them helping people quit but making the stuff that made them addicted in the first place...such hypocrites!

the one i'm most familiar with is phillip morriss i believe - but i could be wrong :dunno:

[Angel_Eyes]

How appropriate. When I read the last couple posts about smoking, something came up on the news about a gorilla (I think it was a gorilla) who smokes. Who in their right mind would get an animal to start smoking?

[Angel_Eyes]

Originally posted by Eibhlin@Apr 22 2005, 03:23 PM
as a "yankee" living in the south, it was wierd to have someone ask me, "want a coke" and to say "yes" and to have them ask what kind...so i agree, soda for me is the right word :P

Hey, when I moved here there was a school program called SODA where High Schoolers came to the Elementary school to talk to 4th graders about drugs and various other stuff. My brother said that when a kid told him they had SODA that day, my brother asked "What kind?" :lol: And then we had to get used to people calling soft drinks "pop" when they ordered something to drink at the Theatre. Needless to say, it took some getting used to. :P

[michaelsjewel]

Originally posted by Angel_Eyes@Apr 22 2005, 11:39 PM
How appropriate. When I read the last couple posts about smoking, something came up on the news about a gorilla (I think it was a gorilla) who smokes. Who in their right mind would get an animal to start smoking?

you're right...who would get an animal to do such a thing.... wait...aren't humans animals!????? :o :P :lol: :clapjoy: :mooner: :omg: :devil1:


and btw forum moderators...that 30 second or whatever rule for not replying is bull....I TYPE FAST AND THINK FAST AND READ FAST....is that A CRIME?

might as well just become slaves...wait...i'm already a jewel slave!!!

[LonelyLullaby]

i like colour, or favourite...it seems more proper? cool? lol, more british? :P :banana:

Or more Canadian ;) I don't think it's a mistake to type the words either way, I guess it's more up to your personal preference
But actually when I spell-check the words it shows this spelling as wrong and corrects it to either "color" or "favorite" But it's an American spelling program ;)

[Eibhlin]

lol, i am going to be controversial and say, i dont go with the belief that humans are animals, or cousins of animals, though some may act worse than animals. ^_^

[Little Bird]

Originally posted by MrCC@Apr 22 2005, 05:04 PM
I like how brits say Schedule instead of "Skedule". I don't know why, but whenever I hear it I think of "Bond, James Bond...Looks like your evil plan has come off sheeedyoool, Dr. BadToTheBone!" :P

Ya know, I hate they way people say it like that. There are a lot of people in Ireland who say it like that too and it just annoys me. I don't know why.

Actually, mentioning the different spellings is good too. I notice the American dictionary takes the letter U out of a lot of English words like neighbour and honour and colour. Would love to know the history behind that one. Did the letter U fall off the boat on it's way over to America? I dunno.

and btw forum moderators...that 30 second or whatever rule for not replying is bull....I TYPE FAST AND THINK FAST AND READ FAST....is that A CRIME?

Ya know, I type really really fast and read really really fast too. What a coincidence.