Question about British terminology - Page 2

vienna · 12-26-13, 01:43 PM

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m confused too. I thought is would just be a simple explanation. But that's what makes this forum great. I definitely can't deny I got an answer.

I thank you all.

That's probably why they lost the Colonies: they couldn't communicate with each other...

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Penguin · 12-26-13, 03:54 PM

Guess it's now free for all inquiries: How did you call chavs before there were chavs? Did you go directly from 'yob' to 'chav', or was there an evolution stage between?

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That's probably why they lost the Colonies: they couldn't communicate with each other...

Well, they left some folks who speak in tongues at your eastern coast:

Jimbuna · 12-26-13, 04:16 PM

The US...the UN of languages

TarJak · 12-27-13, 07:26 AM

The history of English in 10 mins:

Jimbuna · 12-27-13, 08:21 AM

!0 minutes?

We can do yours in six

Aktungbby · 12-27-13, 01:08 PM

or five!

nikimcbee · 12-27-13, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Wallies are rather stupid people and willies are used for draining lager out of male poms.

Wellies are rubber boots favoured by farmers and sheep worriers from Yorkshire.

nikimcbee · 12-27-13, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Naturally, if Wellington(old Nosey to his troops) had lost the battle of Waterloo we'd all be wearing our 'Boney's' while puttering about the garden! " the only thing worse than a battle won... is a battle lost"-Wellington: Path to Victory... my xmas present!

As it is, the bearskin hats worn by the 1st Regiment of foot guards were acquired from the old Guard Grenadiers at Waterloo...the froggies no longer need to wear those..Nec Aspera Terrent!'Nothing deters us' The regiment was also officially designated the grenadiers. Footgear,chapeaus and titles too, are the trophies of war...

I'm trying to imagine Northerners speaking French?

Aktungbby · 12-27-13, 09:23 PM

^ They still do in Montreal...Mon Ami!

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,017 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	^ They still do in Montreal...Mon Ami! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

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