Strange American sayings from an English Perspective
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I was told there was a pool, but it was a pond. :ohwell:0
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Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS
Trainers? Seriously??? Hahaha. Although, mine might be worse. I call any kind of athletic shoes tennie shoes (like tennis shoes), even if they're not for tennis. Anyone else do this?0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS
Trainers are a type of Sneakers.0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS0 -
I hate it when
Now that's interesting, too.
I thought Americans say "I hate when"?0 -
I always found people from across the ways saying "Can't be arsed" or CBA on forums pretty funny.
My husband said he worked with a dude named Randy and all the Austrailians thought it was HILARIOUS that you'd name your kid something as racy as Randy.
why is it racy?
My understanding was that in Scotland, "Randy" meant queer. We once put a shipmate up to ordering beer by going to the barkeep, making a upward gesture with his forefinger and middle finger and saying "Two beers Randy."
My understanding was that meant "Up your kilt, *kitten*."0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS
Trainers? Seriously??? Hahaha. Although, mine might be worse. I call any kind of athletic shoes tennie shoes (like tennis shoes), even if they're not for tennis. Anyone else do this?
I've heard it. I hate when people call them tennies or tennis shoes. Especially if they aren't for tennis.0 -
Also: Calling a shopping cart a buggy. Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this!
In the UK it's a trolley0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS
Trainers? Seriously??? Hahaha. Although, mine might be worse. I call any kind of athletic shoes tennie shoes (like tennis shoes), even if they're not for tennis. Anyone else do this?
We called them "Tenny-runners."0 -
I always found people from across the ways saying "Can't be arsed" or CBA on forums pretty funny.
My husband said he worked with a dude named Randy and all the Austrailians thought it was HILARIOUS that you'd name your kid something as racy as Randy.
why is it racy?
My understanding was that in Scotland, "Randy" meant queer. We once put a shipmate up to ordering beer by going to the barkeep, making a upward gesture with his forefinger and middle finger and saying "Two beers Randy."
My understanding was that meant "Up your kilt, *kitten*."0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS
Trainers? Seriously??? Hahaha. Although, mine might be worse. I call any kind of athletic shoes tennie shoes (like tennis shoes), even if they're not for tennis. Anyone else do this?
We called them "Tenny-runners."0 -
I hate it when
Now that's interesting, too.
I thought Americans say "I hate when"?
Oh, ok. Examples of each, please?0 -
That's not the correct expression. It is "couldn't care less."
As for the other American expressions, we are far more colorful in the South.
"That dog won't hunt."
"Sweating like a *kitten* in church."
"Well, aren't you a pretty thing."
"Bless your heart."
I know the last two have a double meaning..... but don't know what it is....
They're both insults, most commonly said by older women to younger women, and basically mean, "you're stupid."
"Bless your heart" is not an insult. It is meant to follow an insult. I am a lifelong southerner with southern grandmothers. When I was younger, I observed that if there was something unpleasant to be said about someone then bless their heart must follow the insult.
For example, your mother0 -
Dust? Anyone? Dust?
Dust as in you need to dust your desk I think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv7qh_XL_yM
I have watched this episode so many times :laugh:0 -
I always found people from across the ways saying "Can't be arsed" or CBA on forums pretty funny.
My husband said he worked with a dude named Randy and all the Austrailians thought it was HILARIOUS that you'd name your kid something as racy as Randy.
why is it racy?
My understanding was that in Scotland, "Randy" meant queer. We once put a shipmate up to ordering beer by going to the barkeep, making a upward gesture with his forefinger and middle finger and saying "Two beers Randy."
My understanding was that meant "Up your kilt, *kitten*."0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS
It may be said other places, but it's most prevalant up North.0 -
Ok I'll concede
on the math question, but come on they ain't sneakers they're TRAINERS
Anyone saying "sneakers" in Florida is a transplant, or maybe from Miami. The first time I heard it was via a friend from New Jersey.0 -
Actually, the weirdest thing as a Brit was hearing people in American TV dramas using the phrase "it's your call". Over here, we only ever say "it's your choice/decision". When I was younger, I thought they were actually talking about an actual phone call or something! I only managed to figure it out in my mid-teens... xD
Bless your heart.0 -
Do other people use the phrase the *kitten* hole of no where to describe, in somewhat derogratory terms somewhere small/out of the way/no where near anything interesting.
We end the south use the phrase "BFE" or "bum f\/cked eqypt" to describe the middle of nowhere/small town.
For example
"where are you from in Alabama?"
"BFE"
"oh, so a pretty rural place, huh?"
I have no idea where this phrase came from.0 -
I hate it when
Now that's interesting, too.
I thought Americans say "I hate when"?
Oh, ok. Examples of each, please?0 -
FUBAR and SNAFU are both military terms. Well, slang. (I met my BF at a bar called Fubar. Totally appropriate.)
I always thought FUBAR was an IT term.
A lot of people use it outsie the military, though.
Watching "Saving Private Ryan" was the first time I heard FUBAR. Hehe, then when I was in the military I heard it quite often.
Anyone hear of a Charlie Foxtrot? ;-)
CF... Hmmm
Cluster *kitten*?0 -
I had an argument once about the pronunciation of the word syrup. Do you say it like "sirrup" or "seerup"?
Also the word mischievous. There is no letter "i" after the letter "v". Stop pretending like there is one!0 -
They are called shoes0
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I had an argument once about the pronunciation of the word syrup. Do you say it like "sirrup" or "seerup"?0
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FUBAR and SNAFU are both military terms. Well, slang. (I met my BF at a bar called Fubar. Totally appropriate.)
I always thought FUBAR was an IT term.
A lot of people use it outsie the military, though.
Watching "Saving Private Ryan" was the first time I heard FUBAR. Hehe, then when I was in the military I heard it quite often.
Anyone hear of a Charlie Foxtrot? ;-)
CF... Hmmm
Cluster *kitten*?
Yup. Most commonly used on my deployments, hehehe.0 -
I hate it when
Now that's interesting, too.
I thought Americans say "I hate when"?
Oh, ok. Examples of each, please?
Oh ok, no worries.0 -
Greetings from Texas:
You better watch your step Bubba, 'cause I'm fixin' to put my boot up your *kitten*.0 -
That's not the correct expression. It is "couldn't care less."
As for the other American expressions, we are far more colorful in the South.
"That dog won't hunt."
"Sweating like a *kitten* in church."
"Well, aren't you a pretty thing."
"Bless your heart."
I know the last two have a double meaning..... but don't know what it is....
Let me explain... My best friend was from the south (Alabama) and she would always stuff like this. LOL
"Well, aren't you a pretty thing"
1) You actually are pretty.
or
2) Yikes. Not pretty at all. (But Southerners are ALWAYS polite. or passive aggressive if polite isn't possible LOL)
"Bless your heart"
1) You are a good person. You did something well. You have your heart in the right place.
or
2) Go to hell.
You can normally sense sarcasm if the 2nd meaning is being applied. haha0
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