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Platapus 07-22-14 07:24 PM

I still remember my aunt telling me that if I ever got over to England to be sure to knock up her sister. :shifty:

I hardly knew the woman! :D

Eichhörnchen 11-29-15 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 2226567)
It's a British thing. Sometimes they also add the 'r' to other words ending with a vowel sound. I always remember Paul McCartney's rendition of 'Till There Was You'..."There were birds, in the sky, but I never sawr them winging..."

My American nephew used to laugh at the way he says Brits call Sheena Easton "Sheenareaston"

Sailor Steve 11-29-15 10:59 AM

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps88ed9d33.jpg

:O:

Aktungbby 11-29-15 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
Good stories are timeless

:salute:The one that got me was when getting off the London metro through the door; The recording warning says "mind the Gap" , Some young scantily clad Brit lovelies were preceding me...I was 'minding all the gaps'!:O:

STEED 11-29-15 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby (Post 2362272)
London metro

What the bloody stomach pills is that? :-?

We Brits call it The London Underground. :)

Aktungbby 11-29-15 01:18 PM

My(sorta) bad
 
Egad I was so focused on those lovely gaps:k_confused:
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Metro (rail transport), a passenger railway in an urban area with high capacity and frequency

London's Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway and a precursor of the London Underground
The Paris Métro in Paris, France
Metro Light Rail (Phoenix), Arizona, United States
Manchester Metrolink, a light urban tram system, England
Metro Trains Melbourne, in Australia
Muni Metro, light rail system, San Francisco, California
METRO (Minnesota), existing and proposed light rail and bus rapid transit lines
Tranz Metro, commuter rail operator, Wellington, New Zealand
Tyne and Wear Metro, light rail system, North East England
Mexico City Metro, in Mexico In short, besides the actual name, the word is an acceptable synonym for any subway-especially to an ol' New Yorker(Brooklyn) transplant to Minnesota and San Francisco!:know:


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