Favourite English word or phrase (or Irish or Scottish ....

[Disco 0]

Yo What' up?

Any y'all in da hood in chi-town when ya's hanging with your peeps kick it old skool.

Keep it real y'all

peace

I remember coming out of movie theatre after watch either "Dead Presidents" or "Boyz in the Hood" my friend turns to me and says, "I don't get it. Which one was Homes?"

[*julez* 124]

Yo What' up?

Any y'all in da hood in chi-town when ya's hanging with your peeps kick it old skool.

Keep it real y'all

peace

I remember coming out of movie theatre after watch either "Dead Presidents" or "Boyz in the Hood" my friend turns to me and says, "I don't get it. Which one was Homes?"

That made me laugh out loud!

[Fandango 1,439]

lol, me too

[Mags 112]

LOVE "wanker"!

It makes me laugh my head off when I see people with that as a surname over here. It was the name of a radio host in Indy and on a sign it had the word Wanker in big letters. Almost peed my pants, I can tell ya!

[mawilson 2,133]

Anyone watch the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee on ABC last Thursday?

[*julez* 124]

Anyone watch the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee on ABC last Thursday?

well, not the whole things, but snippets. Why???? Or, I might be too afraid to ask knowing who posed the question!!!!!

[Converse34 1]

When I lived in the UK, I was TOLD that my accent changed quite a bit (see there it is still) BUT I worked in a call center, so when you speak to people all day long, you have to change the way you phrase things, or they simply won't understand you. Also, I only spoke to my mother about once a week, other than that, I had no American interaction.

So my friends back home said I def had an accent, while people in the UK say said I was still American as Apple Pie.

However, now that I have moved back - I am as NJ as ever (even though living in Chicago!). Though I still speak "English" to Conrad - I wonder if his accent/the way he phrases things will change when he moves over.

And I TOTALLY agree with the thing about Americans who have been over here for a short period of time and come back with atrocious fake British accents. I've been here over a third of my life and I still speak with a fine, broad Connecticut accent, even if my vocab is a bit odd at times and my intonation has changed. I haven't consciously tried to keep it or lose it -- it is what it is.

Don't even get me started on Madge -- does anyone remember when she got laughed offstage when she announced the nominees for the Turner Prize in 2001? Priceless.

[Converse34 1]

Some of my favs are

Mozzie - for mosquito

It makes no odds - Doesn't matter

Our Kid - Brother, I believe a northern/Manchester thing

And I do actually like minging. Her house was absolutely minging. I laugh everytime I hear the word.

[cheeky^Wolf 0]

LOVE "wanker"!

It makes me laugh my head off when I see people with that as a surname over here. It was the name of a radio host in Indy and on a sign it had the word Wanker in big letters. Almost peed my pants, I can tell ya!

There used to be a beer in the US called wanker.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...%3D10%26hl%3Den

hilarious!

[msu17 0]

Some of my favs are

Mozzie - for mosquito

It makes no odds - Doesn't matter

Our Kid - Brother, I believe a northern/Manchester thing

And I do actually like minging. Her house was absolutely minging. I laugh everytime I hear the word.

Haha, Paul doesnt even know what a mosquito IS, he thought it was a little bird or fly I'm thinking of covering him in sugar water when he gets here... We have a very loving and supportive relationship you see!

Edited June 6, 2007 by msu17

[CardiffIan 0]

I know my fiance's entire family are very fond of using 'wanker' now. I also taught my brother in laws to be a coupld of simple footie songs eg who ate all the pies - just to see if it can catch on at baseball games!

My fiance went to uni in wales too, so she exported a few Welsh words back home too - my favourite words to use are cwtch (pronounced kootsh) which is a Welsh cuddle, and cariad which is Welsh for darling.

[Krikit 1,164]

That's HILARIOUS that there's a Wanker beer and people have that as a last name. I had no idea. Good thing they don't, either. LOL

There's a car wash in Yorkshire called Hand Job. The last time I was there it had a "Help Wanted" sign underneath it. I laughed my head off.

[Amby 490]

I hate it when my mother in law calls me flower or petal. The first time I was just like huh? Hubby says it's "george and andy" when it's hot or I guess warm like wham haha. Anything he says makes everyone laugh. I like "divvnt dee it" haha Geordie for don't do it.

[Lovetoteach 53]

I'm from SE London and previously Brentwood Essex. Some of the expressions/words I still use are:

definately bloody hell !!

Can't be arsed

lovely

oh bollocks

for f$%cks sake

flippin hell

telly

pi%#ed s a fart

####### off

sod off / you siily sod

waiting in a queue

trolley(supermarket)

Get your ####### out of bed

Find the name Randy funny-can't use it( too much like horny)

fanny pack lol definately can't use that without laughing and skivvies!!!!

Shona

[Mags 112]

I'm from SE London and previously Brentwood Essex. Some of the expressions/words I still use are:

definately bloody hell !!

Can't be arsed

lovely

oh bollocks

for f$%cks sake

flippin hell

telly

pi%#ed s a fart

####### off

sod off / you siily sod

waiting in a queue

trolley(supermarket)

Get your ####### out of bed

Find the name Randy funny-can't use it( too much like horny)

fanny pack lol definately can't use that without laughing and skivvies!!!!

Shona

I'm just up the road from Sarfend on Sea, seeing your list of words is like reading a book on my vocabulary!

Talking of the name Randy. I find it hilarious too, but my son has a friend here in the US called Rusty. Can I remember it correctly? NO! I've repeatedly called him Dusty and Randy, to the point where I've actually said to him "I'm really sorry, but I can't ever remember your name correctly, it's really nothing personal!". He's a good kid actually and finds it funny, but still...

Edited June 7, 2007 by mags