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Xile
Number of posts : 2402
Age : 30
Location : ...........
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Favorite Turtle : TMNT (All Four)
Shells : 28
Registration date : 2009-05-23
| Subject: Unfamiliar words  Fri May 28, 2010 10:50 am | |
| Hey guys! This thread is all about our differences with use of the English language or just language in general. In Britain, people call napkins diapers and call diapers napkins! Isn't that strange to some of our American users here? It still too strange for me >.< Or instead of calling our TV's "TV" in Britain it's "Telly" instead of "TV". (I like saying Telly, makes it sound more interesting and less "robot-like"  ) | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Fri May 28, 2010 3:05 pm | |
| We call nothing diapers. Napkins are napkins. We call 'diapers' 'nappies'. XD
Also, we mostly say TV. Practically no one says telly.
You says 'pants', we say 'trousers'.
You say 'underwear', we say 'pants'.
You say 'mom', we say 'mum'.
You say 'jelly', we say 'jam'.
Those are the only ones I can think of right now (remember, I'm English ;D). | |
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SameAsItNeverWas
Number of posts : 365
Age : 29
Location : St. Louis, MO
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo (a.k.a. all)
Shells : 1
Registration date : 2010-01-25
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Fri May 28, 2010 4:04 pm | |
| Ya'll say "chips" we say "fries"
And then there's Southern people and the rest of the world
We say "ya'll" you say "all of you" | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Fri May 28, 2010 4:13 pm | |
| You say 'chips', we say 'crisps'.
The diaper napkin thing is hilarious... rofl, Xile, where on earth did you get that from? XD | |
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Xile
Number of posts : 2402
Age : 30
Location : ...........
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Favorite Turtle : TMNT (All Four)
Shells : 28
Registration date : 2009-05-23
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Fri May 28, 2010 4:28 pm | |
| I heard it from... uh; you know I'll get back to you on that one XP | |
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Katniss
Number of posts : 5080
Age : 32
Location : I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : All 4 of them! I love Raphie for his bad boy side (and his soft heart), Leo for his big-brother protectiveness and honour, Don for his smarts and caring side, and Mikey for being a goofball and making anyone go ROFLMAO, even in a life or death situation. Oh, and Splinter for his wise words and gentle soul :3
Shells : 2
Registration date : 2009-11-07
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Sat May 29, 2010 12:22 am | |
| We call diapers nappies as well. Tv instead of telly, things like that. but there's a 50-50 of us saying either trousers or pants. I say jeans :3
Oh, what do you guys (and gals) call a vacuum? We call them a lux in south NZ XD | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Sat May 29, 2010 2:27 am | |
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Katniss
Number of posts : 5080
Age : 32
Location : I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : All 4 of them! I love Raphie for his bad boy side (and his soft heart), Leo for his big-brother protectiveness and honour, Don for his smarts and caring side, and Mikey for being a goofball and making anyone go ROFLMAO, even in a life or death situation. Oh, and Splinter for his wise words and gentle soul :3
Shells : 2
Registration date : 2009-11-07
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Sat May 29, 2010 2:28 am | |
| Weird...what about a go-kart? We sometimes call them trolleys. What about you? | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Sat May 29, 2010 7:30 am | |
| I... don't know. ._. Could you post a picture of one? | |
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Katniss
Number of posts : 5080
Age : 32
Location : I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : All 4 of them! I love Raphie for his bad boy side (and his soft heart), Leo for his big-brother protectiveness and honour, Don for his smarts and caring side, and Mikey for being a goofball and making anyone go ROFLMAO, even in a life or death situation. Oh, and Splinter for his wise words and gentle soul :3
Shells : 2
Registration date : 2009-11-07
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Sun May 30, 2010 6:04 pm | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Mon May 31, 2010 2:57 am | |
| I would call it a go-kart too. | |
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Katniss
Number of posts : 5080
Age : 32
Location : I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : All 4 of them! I love Raphie for his bad boy side (and his soft heart), Leo for his big-brother protectiveness and honour, Don for his smarts and caring side, and Mikey for being a goofball and making anyone go ROFLMAO, even in a life or death situation. Oh, and Splinter for his wise words and gentle soul :3
Shells : 2
Registration date : 2009-11-07
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Mon May 31, 2010 6:24 pm | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:54 am | |
| I'm sure it's still jersey. | |
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Katniss
Number of posts : 5080
Age : 32
Location : I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : All 4 of them! I love Raphie for his bad boy side (and his soft heart), Leo for his big-brother protectiveness and honour, Don for his smarts and caring side, and Mikey for being a goofball and making anyone go ROFLMAO, even in a life or death situation. Oh, and Splinter for his wise words and gentle soul :3
Shells : 2
Registration date : 2009-11-07
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:45 pm | |
| Hmm...my friend calls it a jumper...she's English too XD | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:01 am | |
| Well, jerseys are what Policeman and stuff wear. Jumpers... I call them that. XD | |
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Katniss
Number of posts : 5080
Age : 32
Location : I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : All 4 of them! I love Raphie for his bad boy side (and his soft heart), Leo for his big-brother protectiveness and honour, Don for his smarts and caring side, and Mikey for being a goofball and making anyone go ROFLMAO, even in a life or death situation. Oh, and Splinter for his wise words and gentle soul :3
Shells : 2
Registration date : 2009-11-07
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:00 pm | |
| weird... Hey, what do you call your meals? As in, the morning, midday and evening ones? We call them breakfast, lunch and tea over here  | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:27 am | |
| Same here, except tea is dinner. :] | |
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mcazevedo
Number of posts : 7905
Age : 27
Location : I live in Lisbon. (For the people that don´t know a bit of Geography, Lisbon´s the capital of Portugal)
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Favorite Turtle : It´s very hard to choose cause they all have different personalities. Leo because he cares about his family more than anything else. Raph because he´s not what he appears to be, he´s actually a nice person (or should I say turtle?). Don is the most sensitive and intelligent of the 4 and, who could forget about Mikey? I love him because he´s got a free spirit and can put everyone LOL, even in danger situations.
Shells : 1
Registration date : 2010-01-13
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:56 pm | |
| So many differences! In here´s the same between Portuguese and Portuguese from Brasil. I think Portuguese from Brasil´s terrible. Although, it´s easier to learn. Meh, I still hate it. ;P | |
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Leo'sGirl
Number of posts : 1047
Age : 27
Location : Wonderland
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Favorite Turtle : Leo, obviously. But I love all of them <3
Shells : 0
Registration date : 2010-06-29
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:43 pm | |
| hmm....when we want to be boyfriend or girlfriend with someone we ask if the person if they want to go out. What to you guys say? | |
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Livi
Number of posts : 3801
Age : 30
Location : ... Can you give me a hint?
Warning Level :
Favorite Turtle : Leonardo <3
Shells : 53
Registration date : 2009-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:07 am | |
| Same in England. You ask someone to go out with you. | |
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Leo'sGirl
Number of posts : 1047
Age : 27
Location : Wonderland
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Favorite Turtle : Leo, obviously. But I love all of them <3
Shells : 0
Registration date : 2010-06-29
| | Subject: Re: Unfamiliar words Tue Jul 13, 2010 12:11 pm | |
| it's cool how so many things are different and so many are the same | |
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