Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
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06 Jun 2007 08:29:25 AM |
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"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
People also say 'hit me up', like hit someone up for advice.
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
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06 Jun 2007 08:38:21 AM |
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On Jun 6, 2:29?pm, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
People also say 'hit me up', like hit someone up for advice.
UGH Mondo, Thank Zeus that one has yet to reach these Islands!
Hit = press.
Hit= ask.
Oh yes, I've heard taking a drug is also called 'a hit'. Come to think
of it, don't American girls who are asked out for an evening describe
this as being 'hit on'?
I think I'll reserve my use of the word for it's more...usual...usage.
That's something JTEM would love to find out about..;)
Werewolfy
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06 Jun 2007 09:31:45 AM |
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"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On Jun 6, 2:29?pm, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
People also say 'hit me up', like hit someone up for advice.
UGH Mondo, Thank Zeus that one has yet to reach these Islands!
Hit = press.
Hit= ask.
Oh yes, I've heard taking a drug is also called 'a hit'. Come to think
of it, don't American girls who are asked out for an evening describe
this as being 'hit on'?
I think I'll reserve my use of the word for it's more...usual...usage.
That's something JTEM would love to find out about..;)
Then you would like you would like to be a 'hit man'...?
Werewolfy
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06 Jun 2007 07:17:46 PM |
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After Much Chewing of Cud and Cogitation, Werewolfy <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk>
Spat the Words
On Jun 6, 2:29?pm, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
People also say 'hit me up', like hit someone up for advice.
UGH Mondo, Thank Zeus that one has yet to reach these Islands!
Hit = press.
Hit= ask.
Oh yes, I've heard taking a drug is also called 'a hit'. Come to think
of it, don't American girls who are asked out for an evening describe
this as being 'hit on'?
Indeed. Following a verb by a preposition can describe a situation
in great detail and form a general phrase for common use, and I believe
the English language has more prepositions than any other language (I
had to memorize all the prepositions in grade school).
Hey, you knew Americans were annoying.. I'm just being what I am
compelled to be. :->
I think I'll reserve my use of the word for it's more...usual...usage.
That's something JTEM would love to find out about..;)
Werewolfy
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07 Jun 2007 01:42:53 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:38:21 -0700, Werewolfy <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
On Jun 6, 2:29?pm, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
People also say 'hit me up', like hit someone up for advice.
UGH Mondo, Thank Zeus that one has yet to reach these Islands!
Hit = press.
Hit= ask.
Oh yes, I've heard taking a drug is also called 'a hit'.
No, inhaling pot is normally called "taking a hit" .. and inhaling a
cigarette is "taking a drag"
Come to think
of it, don't American girls who are asked out for an evening describe
this as being 'hit on'?
Asked out for an evening? If we get *politely* asked out, then no, we
don't consider that being hit on, we would simply say "he asked me out
this Friday for dinner" etc.. But if the guy says something like:
"Hey baby, you're fine...slammin' body - can I give ya a call
sometime?" ..then that would be considered getting hit on.
Dani
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07 Jun 2007 04:32:20 PM |
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:42:53 +0000, Dani wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:38:21 -0700, Werewolfy <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
On Jun 6, 2:29?pm, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
People also say 'hit me up', like hit someone up for advice.
UGH Mondo, Thank Zeus that one has yet to reach these Islands!
Hit = press.
Hit= ask.
Oh yes, I've heard taking a drug is also called 'a hit'.
No, inhaling pot is normally called "taking a hit" .. and inhaling a
cigarette is "taking a drag"
And when you're a man who is wearing women's clothing, you're "in drag",
even if you've never smoked a cigarette in your life.
Ever helpful,
Woods
;-)
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07 Jun 2007 05:18:16 PM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:42:53 +0000, Dani wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:38:21 -0700, Werewolfy <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
On Jun 6, 2:29?pm, "mukyuk" <a...@b.com> wrote:
People also say 'hit me up', like hit someone up for advice.
UGH Mondo, Thank Zeus that one has yet to reach these Islands!
Hit = press.
Hit= ask.
Oh yes, I've heard taking a drug is also called 'a hit'.
No, inhaling pot is normally called "taking a hit" .. and inhaling a
cigarette is "taking a drag"
What about a 'hit' of acid?
And when you're a man who is wearing women's clothing, you're "in drag",
even if you've never smoked a cigarette in your life.
Ever helpful,
Woods
;-)
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06 Jun 2007 09:03:09 AM |
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On 6 Juni, 11:41, Werewolfy <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
They're all wankers Wolfy...that's why!
WH
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06 Jun 2007 12:19:06 PM |
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"WH" <bollogs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On 6 Juni, 11:41, Werewolfy <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
They're all wankers Wolfy...that's why!
WH
Ouch, there's a hit below the belt.
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| User: "Simon" |
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06 Jun 2007 02:53:42 PM |
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Wankers eh! What do you call american service personnell that blow up
British Service Personell (friendly fire they call it) and you got the
nerve to call the British Wankers, Jeeshhhh.
"John Lemke" <jflemke@locallink.net> wrote in message
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"WH" <bollogs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On 6 Juni, 11:41, Werewolfy <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
They're all wankers Wolfy...that's why!
WH
Ouch, there's a hit below the belt.
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07 Jun 2007 01:35:34 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:03:09 -0700, WH <bollogs@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 6 Juni, 11:41, Werewolfy <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
They're all wankers Wolfy...that's why!
We all do "just press it like everyone else" Chris. Saying hit the
enter key is just a figure of speech; pretty ridiculous to
believe/imagine that we literally hit (as in slam down on) our
keyboards in a violent way.
Have you ever heard the expression "Hit the light"? Same thing. It
means to turn off the light. It obviously doesn't mean that we walk
up to the light and whack it! LOL! Ricky seems to be under the
impression that the expression "hit the key" is *literally* meant.
Though, Ricky has always struck me as an intelligent guy so maybe he's
just *takin' the ****** with this one.
Dani
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07 Jun 2007 01:36:27 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:49 -0700, Werewolfy <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Umm.. Ricky, when one says "hit the enter key" or "hit esc" etc, it is
not *literally* meant to be hit as in slammed down hard, whacked,
struck, punched etc.. it is meant merely to be pressed. Saying "hit
the enter key" is exactly the same as saying "press the enter key."
It's just a figure of speech.
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
I'm not too fond of the over-use of the words "bloody" and "*****"
coming from your side of the pond, either.
Dani
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07 Jun 2007 06:05:51 PM |
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On Jun 7, 7:36?pm, Dani <d.b...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I'm not too fond of the over-use of the words "bloody" and "*****"
coming from your side of the pond, either.
Same here, Dani. Actually, I can't say I take to many people who are
incapable of using speech in a standard way.
They remind me of baboons, grunting as they run around, displaying
their bottoms with pride.
I think I know why I don't have too many friends though!...;)
Ricky
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06 Jun 2007 04:25:31 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:49 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
Don't tell anyone that you heard it from me, Ricky, but we're all
indoctrinated in school that the duty of all Americans is to annoy. So,
now you know. ^_^
Woods
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06 Jun 2007 04:55:37 PM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:49 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
Don't tell anyone that you heard it from me, Ricky, but we're all
indoctrinated in school that the duty of all Americans is to annoy. So,
now you know. ^_^
Woods
Weren't the Nee People British?
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06 Jun 2007 05:05:53 PM |
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"John Lemke" <jflemke@locallink.net> wrote in message
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:49 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
Don't tell anyone that you heard it from me, Ricky, but we're all
indoctrinated in school that the duty of all Americans is to annoy. So,
now you know. ^_^
Woods
Weren't the Nee People British?
Yes, indeed, the Knights Who Say Nee.
Most annoying people in history.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mphg/mphg.htm
Scenes 25, 30 and 31.
Even more annoying than Monty. :-)
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06 Jun 2007 05:38:01 PM |
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On Jun 6, 11:05?pm, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
Weren't the Nee People British?
Oh not at all, John. They were Americans who had bought the ttle of
'knight', and who lived in the deserts That's why they wanted a
shrubbery so much!
My, it's good to see that you have an interest in our John Cleese and
Company though...;)
Werewolfy
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| User: "John Lemke" |
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07 Jun 2007 06:41:37 AM |
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"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1181169481.670046.69010@x35g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 6, 11:05?pm, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
Weren't the Nee People British?
Oh not at all, John. They were Americans who had bought the ttle of
'knight', and who lived in the deserts That's why they wanted a
shrubbery so much!
Americans in the time of King Arthur? I'm learning more about my own
history here than I ever could have imagined, Ricky, thanks!!!!!!!!!!
Between you and Chris I'm going to end up a whole lot smarter than the
average seppo.
As long as they don't plant that shrubbery in a yard.
My, it's good to see that you have an interest in our John Cleese and
Company though...;)
John Cleese is brilliant. Monty Python is still shown weekly here on our
local PBS station. Got to hear them sing "I'm a Lumberjack" in Swedish last
week.
Seeing "The Holy Grail" was an overall memorable experience. Odd memories
that night too. Among them the sight of this huge cloud of smoke that
billowed out of my old 2-door Chevy as myself, my girlfriend and two of her
friends started walking for the theatre.
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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07 Jun 2007 04:28:24 PM |
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:41:37 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1181169481.670046.69010@x35g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 6, 11:05?pm, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
Weren't the Nee People British?
Oh not at all, John. They were Americans who had bought the ttle of
'knight', and who lived in the deserts That's why they wanted a
shrubbery so much!
Americans in the time of King Arthur? I'm learning more about my own
history here than I ever could have imagined, Ricky, thanks!!!!!!!!!!
Between you and Chris I'm going to end up a whole lot smarter than the
average seppo.
As long as they don't plant that shrubbery in a yard.
My, it's good to see that you have an interest in our John Cleese and
Company though...;)
John Cleese is brilliant. Monty Python is still shown weekly here on our
local PBS station. Got to hear them sing "I'm a Lumberjack" in Swedish last
week.
Heh. I got one of my sons an "I'm a Lumberjack and I'm Okay" t-shirt for
Christmas. Big hit! Monty Python is brilliant across generations,
obviously! (And the pond, too ;-)
Seeing "The Holy Grail" was an overall memorable experience. Odd
memories that night too. Among them the sight of this huge cloud of
smoke that billowed out of my old 2-door Chevy as myself, my girlfriend
and two of her friends started walking for the theatre.
It's available on DVD now. Much better than going to the theatre in a car that smokes. ;-)
Woods
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06 Jun 2007 10:44:47 PM |
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On Jun 7, 8:05 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
"John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote in message
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"Woodswun" <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:49 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
Don't tell anyone that you heard it from me, Ricky, but we're all
indoctrinated in school that the duty of all Americans is to annoy. So,
now you know. ^_^
Woods
Weren't the Nee People British?
Yes, indeed, the Knights Who Say Nee.
Most annoying people in history.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mphg/mphg.htm
Scenes 25, 30 and 31.
Even more annoying than Monty. :-)- Hide quoted text -
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Don't know, John !!!
But the Poms have words & expressions which, even we Aussies find
extremely annoying & excruciatingly nauseating:
Par Example:
Lorry - Truck
Motorway - Freeway (some Australian states have adopted the term
"Motorway" such as Sydney, NSW -- which I find extremely annoying)
High Street - Main Street
Back Garden - Back yard
Breakdown Truck - Tow Truck
Motor - short for Motor car (Cockney slang) - Car
Nick (slang) - to steal something
ie; "What do you do when they "nick" your photos ?"
Guv (short for Governor) - a way of addressing someone
ie: " How are you going, Guv ?"
Geyser - an old person, particularly an old man.
"That old Geyser stinks to high heaven ! "
Unfortunately, the Poms have succeeded in intoducing some of these
words & expressions into the Aussie lingo,
but I for one, will **never** call a Truck a "Lorry", or a back yard
a "back garden" or the Main Street of a town the "High Street" !!!!
HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
(Proudly Australian )
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06 Jun 2007 11:21:39 PM |
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On Jun 7, 1:44 pm, Wally Lorne=99 <sgdecember2...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
On Jun 7, 8:05 am, "John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote:
"John Lemke" <jfle...@locallink.net> wrote in message
news:46672d59@nocnews001.allthesites.org...
"Woodswun" <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.06.06.21.25.31.632204@tepidmail.com...
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:49 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
Don't tell anyone that you heard it from me, Ricky, but we're all
indoctrinated in school that the duty of all Americans is to annoy. =
So,
now you know. ^_^
Woods
Weren't the Nee People British?
Yes, indeed, the Knights Who Say Nee.
Most annoying people in history.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/mphg/mphg.htm
Scenes 25, 30 and 31.
Even more annoying than Monty. :-)- Hide quoted text -
- Show quoted text -
Don't know, John !!!
But the Poms have words & expressions which, even we Aussies find
extremely annoying & excruciatingly nauseating:
Par Example:
Lorry - Truck
Motorway - Freeway (some Australian states have adopted the term
"Motorway" such as Sydney, NSW -- which I find extremely annoying)
High Street - Main Street
Back Garden - Back yard
Breakdown Truck - Tow Truck
Motor - short for Motor car (Cockney slang) - Car
Nick (slang) - to steal something
ie; "What do you do when they "nick" your photos ?"
Guv (short for Governor) - a way of addressing someone
ie: " How are you going, Guv ?"
Geyser - an old person, particularly an old man.
"That old Geyser stinks to high heaven ! "
Unfortunately, the Poms have succeeded in intoducing some of these
words & expressions into the Aussie lingo,
but I for one, will **never** call a Truck a "Lorry", or a back yard
a "back garden" or the Main Street of a town the "High Street" !!!!
HOOROO =20
UNCLE WALLY =20
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Hi peoplez !!!
The following is a very good website highlighting the many & varied
differences between British English & American "English" !!!!
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-british-words-not-widely-used-in-the-u=
nited-states
HOOROO =20
UNCLE WALLY =20
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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| Title: Re: Annoying |
07 Jun 2007 01:17:19 AM |
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On Jun 7, 4:44 am, Wally Lorne=99 <sgdecember2...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
But the Poms have words & expressions which, even we Aussies find
extremely annoying & excruciatingly nauseating:
Yes, we do, of course, have our own slang, our own expressions.
That does not mean they are to be a substitute fo more correct words,
a new means of communication. They exist to colour a language, to give
emphasis when required, rather than to be used 'de rigeur'
Oddly eough Wally, many of your examples of dis-liked English have
American subsitutes as your preference.Take 'breakdown vehicle' as one
complaint. You prefer 'tow truck'? Now why should that be? The rescue
vehicle arrives because your vehicle has broken down Towing may not be
required. I contend that the use of 'tow truck' gives a false
impresion.
I note you talk about 'yards', not 'gardens. Not Australian at all.
That's pure American. I hate 'yards' as an area surrounding a home.
Yards are often filthy places like 'coalyards' and 'railway yards'.
Now a garden has shrubbery and plants. How much more nice to be
surrounded by greenery than it is to be living amongst fossilised fuel
stocks.
For my part, I do believe I should go quite insane, were I to live in
Land where people wandered around screaming, 'HOOROO' at one-another.
Werewolfy
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| User: "brad" |
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| Title: Re: Annoying |
07 Jun 2007 05:11:36 AM |
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On Jun 7, 4:17 pm, Werewolfy <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
On Jun 7, 4:44 am, Wally Lorne=99 <sgdecember2...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Oddly eough Wally, many of your examples of dis-liked English have
American subsitutes as your preference.Take 'breakdown vehicle' as one
complaint. You prefer 'tow truck'? Now why should that be? The rescue
vehicle arrives because your vehicle has broken down Towing may not be
required. I contend that the use of 'tow truck' gives a false
impresion.
Werewolfy
Tow trucks are distinct from breakdown vehicles. Tow trucks are
designed for only one purpose and do not carry the tools for a running
repair like the NRMA, RACQ, RACV et al.
A Rescue Vehicle is different again.
Motorways were introduced when several Freeways became Tollways.
A Yard is a much larger area than an English Garden and is lawn, not
flowers.
I always thought Geyser or Geezer was American, not English.
I'm not sure how you conclude that the Poms introduced these words
into the Aussie lingo when the country was predominantly settled by
the Poms in the first place!
***** Wally, you must have a lot to worry about if this stresses you so
much. Get a life.
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| User: "Sir Jean-Luc Picard, Greatest Space Pioneer of Australia of all times, Founder of the True Cosmology the network executive formerly known as Paradigm Man" |
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| Title: Re: Annoying |
07 Jun 2007 01:40:13 AM |
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:17:19 +0800, Werewolfy <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:
For my part, I do believe I should go quite insane, were I to live in
Land where people wandered around screaming, 'HOOROO' at one-another.
Werewolfy
Classic. That's sig file material.
--
Sir Jean-Luc Picard
Australia Space Pioneer
Discoverer of Uranus, Neptune & Plutonic mine in the Great Sandy Desert
Exploration Astronaut & Offplanet Consultant
Mobile +33 650 171 464
Founder of the True Cosmology
~ Ignorance is the Cosmic Sin, the one never forgiven ~
"For my part, I do believe I should go quite insane, were I to live in [a]
Land where people wandered around screaming, 'HOOROO' at one-another."
- Werewolfy
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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| Title: Re: Annoying |
07 Jun 2007 04:13:17 AM |
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On Jun 7, 7:40?am, "Sir Jean-Luc Picard, Greatest Space Pioneer of
Australia of all times, Founder of the True Cosmology (the network
executive formerly known as Paradigm Man)"
"For my part, I do believe I should go quite insane, were I to live in [a]
Land where people wandered around screaming, 'HOOROO' at one-another."
- Werewolfy
Jean-Luc!
I feel quite humbled and gratified.
Oddly opposing emotions I know, but real never the less...;)
Werewolfy
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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| Title: Re: Annoying |
06 Jun 2007 06:14:29 PM |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:55:37 -0400, John Lemke wrote:
"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2007.06.06.21.25.31.632204@tepidmail.com...
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 02:41:49 -0700, Werewolfy wrote:
Well, it just is.
It's a silly enough thing, but it is one of these damned expressions
that have crept over here from America.
I wish you kept your own awful 'English' to yourselves.
I keep hearing that things must be 'hit'. 'Hit' the typewriter key,
'hit' the blue button, 'hit the stop', 'hit' the enter.
Why can't you just press it...like everyone else? Why be so violent
with things. If you 'hit' a thing, that implies a fair degree of
force. Do all of your machines break down through mis-use, through
being attacked and beaten?
Just one of those Americanisms that annoy.
Werewolfy
Don't tell anyone that you heard it from me, Ricky, but we're all
indoctrinated in school that the duty of all Americans is to annoy. So,
now you know. ^_^
Woods
Weren't the Nee People British?
I believe you're referring to the Knights That Say "Nee"? Quite so!
^_^
Woods
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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| Title: Re: Annoying |
06 Jun 2007 05:32:25 PM |
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On Jun 6, 10:25?pm, Woodswun <woods...@tepidmail.com> wrote:
Don't tell anyone that you heard it from me, Ricky, but we're all
indoctrinated in school that the duty of all Americans is to annoy. So, now you know. ^_^
Ah ha! Thanks for the secret information there, Woodsy. Something
tells me that some old fashioned 'hitting' at school would be of
enormous benefit!
Grins...Love your cat
Werewolfy
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