Thread "Funny, stupid words and things specific to your country, region whatever...?" in forum "Comic Talk and General Discussion *"

Posted at 9:07AM, Jul. 30, 2009

I sometimes swallow my Ts, although sometimes I pronounce them as Ds. Like "Mittens" I would say "Middens".

that's very american. i know few people who pronounce the T as Tea, when it's in the middle of a word. most (including me) use d.

-'Win' rhymes with 'when'

it doesnt?

Posted at 10:07AM, Jul. 30, 2009

I have a posh Joanna Lumley voice for when I'm on the phone though XD

PATSY FROM AB FAB?!?!?!

YEAHHH! Ab Fab is amazing! :D

Posted at 10:07AM, Jul. 30, 2009

Id doesn'd?

Fixed.

My T's always sound like a T should. -_-

Posted at 5:07PM, Jul. 30, 2009

Id doesn'd?
Fixed.

My T's always sound like a T should. -_-

not quite. it, and doesn't (and quite) still have the T sound. however, Seventy2 would be pronounced seven-dee-two. or that's not my dad, that's my step-fadder.
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another one i just thought of was adding a stressed "a" sound to words. such as "to" would be i'm going tuh do that. or i'm gonnuh get around to it

Posted at 6:07PM, Jul. 30, 2009

Oh I just thought of another great Kiwi one that makes NO sense at all…

When we like something, or something is really cool we say that it's "CHOICE"… or even that it's "CHOOOICE!"

Fucked if I know why…

Similar to this is CHUR! Can also be used as a statement of agreement.

Posted at 7:07PM, Jul. 30, 2009

I sometimes swallow my Ts, although sometimes I pronounce them as Ds. Like "Mittens" I would say "Middens".

for me it's mi-[pause]-ins. Although sometimes I pronounce my t's (when I talk slowly).

Oddly, my d's come out like rolled r's. like when I (or others from 'round here) say "potato," the second t is like a rolled r.

Posted at 8:07PM, Jul. 30, 2009

You know, shops like supermarkets, corner shops, bookshops etc are now called "stores" by people here…

People are losing their local vocabulary :(

man, I'm still only a yoooouuuttthhh and I know better than that.

Oddly, my d's come out like rolled r's. like when I (or others from 'round here) say "potato," the second t is like a rolled r.

I am struggling to comprehend this one. As in I don't get it. :gem:

Posted at 9:07PM, Jul. 30, 2009

not quite. it, and doesn't (and quite) still have the T sound. however, Seventy2 would be pronounced seven-dee-two. or that's not my dad, that's my step-fadder.
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another one i just thought of was adding a stressed "a" sound to words. such as "to" would be i'm going tuh do that. or i'm gonnuh get around to it

Could that be more of an accent thing than just weather or not your pronounce words correctly though? In that case ALL your pronunciations are "correct", just in your own accent. :)

I'm sure a lot of the words I say must seem strange in the way I say them to a lot of you guys.

Ryan_Scott would eat fush and chups for example, while I eat fish and chips.
…that's fish and "French fries" to you guys I suppose…? lol!

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On accents and ways of saying things-
-I love how "j" is "h" to Spanish speakers.
-I love how "j" is "y" to some Slavic speakers.
-I love of "w" and "v" are reveresed for Slavic speakers. "Wladimir is a Wampire! Vagner said so." :) They also get "she" and "he" mixed up when speaking English.
-I love that some south Asian peoples seem to reverse the "l" and "r" sounds.
-I love the way some snotty posh English people turn all their "R" sounds into "w".

Posted at 1:07AM, Jul. 31, 2009

Ryan_Scott would eat fush and chups for example, while I eat fish and chips.
…that's fish and "French fries" to you guys I suppose…? lol!

Fish and chips are part of the colonial link, right? So if in Australia they're feesh and cheeps and we're fush and chups over the ditch… what do we order in mother England's pubs?

Foosh and choops? :|

Posted at 6:07AM, Jul. 31, 2009

oh, and in Australia (probably not only in Australia) we say "I couldN'T care less". and In my 3 years of living in NY I only heard a "I could care less" which makes no sense. The statement means "I don't care". So if you could care less, then you do care a little bit. If you couldn't care less, then you have absolutley no care for whatever it is

Posted at 12:07PM, Jul. 31, 2009

12. Blinker
-Your turn signal

that's what we say in Australia. It makes sense in my opinion, your "turn signal" blinks doesn't it?

I agree. I say "indicator" and people would get confused :mad:

Oh, and another one:

Clicker - Your TV remote or garage door opener…neither clicks…

Posted at 11:08AM, Aug. 1, 2009

"I could care less"

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that phrasing was American Jewish in origin. It sounds like something Woody Allen would say…

So if in Australia they're feesh and cheeps

NooooOooooOOOOooooo D:

…

It's true… we do sound like that.
*uck >_<

Posted at 4:08PM, Aug. 1, 2009

"I could care less"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that phrasing was American Jewish in origin. It sounds like something Woody Allen would say…
So if in Australia they're feesh and cheeps
NooooOooooOOOOooooo D:

…

It's true… we do sound like that.
*uck >_<

i always thought it would be more like fesh and cheps.

Posted at 3:08AM, Aug. 2, 2009

"I could care less"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that phrasing was American Jewish in origin. It sounds like something Woody Allen would say…

well I wouldn't be surprised. When I lived in America, the school I went to was about 70% Jewish.

Posted at 8:08AM, Aug. 2, 2009

i always thought it would be more like fesh and cheps.

Eh, could be… I dunno, I'd have to get a Kiwi and ask him how I sound.

well I wouldn't be surprised. When I lived in America, the school I went to was about 70% Jewish.

It's brought a wonderful diversity to the English language throughout the world. There's a certain ridiculous, put-upon humour in the phrasings that come from that part of America.

Posted at 9:08AM, Aug. 2, 2009

i always thought it would be more like fesh and cheps.
Eh, could be… I dunno, I'd have to get a Kiwi and ask him how I sound

that's how crocodile Dundee sounds :P
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also regarding my accent: i spent my first 8 years in florida, which isn't known for having a "seperate" accent in america. i spent 4 in arkansas, but that southern accent only comes out when i speak slow. Mostly when giving people proper spellings of things or numbers. so when i talk over a radio, it comes out heavily. go job! anyways, i've spent the other 11 in a half and half with indiana, and nebraska, also not known for their accents. so unless i speak slowly, no-one knows where i'm from.

tl:dr
i've been all over, and majority of non proper people add the "stressed a" sound to alot of words. not just my region.

does anyone outside america say "tattle-tail"?

Posted at 10:08AM, Aug. 2, 2009

You're in the airforce. On all the old cartoons and stuff, the guy on the other end of the radio ALWAYS had to have a laconic southern drawl.
It's the rukes.

does anyone outside america say "tattle-tail"?

Nope. We just say "snitch" and "dobber".
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My accent changes a bit- When I'm talking to Americans it gets more Orst-ray-lee-an. But when I'm woofing on, expostulating theories at some great length (usually when I'm a but drunk at a party), people think I sound English… my voice takes on this pretentious posh quality. I picked that up when I was little, watching stuff like "To the Manor Born" and "The Good Life", and trying to imitate Kenneth Williams in the Carry On films.

Posted at 10:08AM, Aug. 2, 2009

does anyone outside america say "tattle-tail"?

In Canada we do.

Posted at 1:08PM, Aug. 2, 2009

does anyone outside america say "tattle-tail"?

In Canada we do.

canada, is just the 51st state.

Posted at 8:08PM, Aug. 2, 2009

Here's a few phrases and words I could bring into this post.

Scooby : Rhyming slang. Scooby Doo rhymes with clue.
"A don't huv a Scooby." - "I don't know."

Tube : Idiot.
"Ya tube!" - " You idiot!"

Manky: Dirty/Smelly
"Yur hauns are pure Manky, by the way!" - "Your hands are very dirty, you know."

Bam: Mentally Challenged Person.
"Wit ya daen, ya bam?" - "What are you doing you mentally challenged person?"

Boak (Boke): To vomit or gag.
"Yur manky dug is makin' me boke!" - "Your smelly dog is making me gag."

F**kup: Shut the f**k up.
"F**kup ya tube, ye!" - "Shut the f**k up, you idiot you!"

I'll add more later…

Posted at 9:08AM, Aug. 4, 2009

Hoss-a crappy pronunciation of horse.
meant for people who are built like a good workhorse. muscled, hard workers, etc.

Posted at 10:08AM, Aug. 4, 2009

Hoss-a crappy pronunciation of horse.
meant for people who are built like a good workhorse. muscled, hard workers, etc.

That probably has something to do with "Hoss" from Bonanza I reckon. That show was MEGA popular at one time and Hoss was quite well known for being a massive guy.

Posted at 10:08AM, Aug. 5, 2009

Hoss-a crappy pronunciation of horse.
meant for people who are built like a good workhorse. muscled, hard workers, etc.
That probably has something to do with "Hoss" from Bonanza I reckon. That show was MEGA popular at one time and Hoss was quite well known for being a massive guy.

More likely to do with Dukes of Hazard and "Boss Hoss".

Posted at 5:08PM, Aug. 5, 2009

Here's a few more oddities.

Chib: Stab
"Ma pal, Lewis got chibbed in the heid last week." - "My friend, Lewis was stabbed in the head last week."

Mind: Remember - As well as having the traditional English meaning, it is also a verb.
"Mind that auld guy that used tae live over the road? His dug got slashed." - "Remember the old man that used to live over the road? His dog got cut with a knife.

Dinghy/ied: To ignore, be ignored or having nobody care either way.
"Haw! Dinghied!" - "Ha! You've just been ignored!"

Nigel/ed: Being left on your own or left to wait for longer than expected for someone to turn up.
"Wit did ya dae tae get pure Nigeled?" - "What did you to to get left alone like this?"

Banjo: Batter. - As well as the term for the musical instrument, it is also used as a term for beating someone up.
"Ma maw went mental and banjoed me last night." - "My mum went crazy and beat me up last night."

Bass: Bastard. - As well as the regular meaning for the fish, it is a shortened, friendlier and more PG rated version of the old insult which no longer has any potency since a lot of people these days are one. At least where I was from.
"Where's ma bucky, ya bass?" - "Where's my Buckfast, you bastard?"

Again, i'll bring up more when I think of them. I'm less likely to come across reminders down here so bear with me.

Posted at 5:08PM, Aug. 5, 2009

Hoss-a crappy pronunciation of horse.
meant for people who are built like a good workhorse. muscled, hard workers, etc.
That probably has something to do with "Hoss" from Bonanza I reckon. That show was MEGA popular at one time and Hoss was quite well known for being a massive guy.
More likely to do with Dukes of Hazard and "Boss Hoss".

Except that was "Boss Hogg" ;)