Terminology.

tomasito that makes perfect sense.

not sure i'll ever need to use it, but keeps me down with the kids

I am waiting for the day it is used in court by a barrister:

Barrister: "That may be true Mr Ashford, your claim of entering into a verbal agreement is beyond the ability of this court to either confirm or deny, but I have here a written agreement which you seem to have avoided mentioning in your statement concerning this matter'

Mr Ashford: 'Ah . . . I didn't. . . well actually that was . . .er . . . ah . . er . .'

Barrister: 'Sorry, Mr Ashford, can you speak up, the jury cannot hear you'

Mr Ashford: ' . . . er . . em I . . . . er . . .'

Barrister turns to the jury and then points to the defendant: Mr Ashford.

Barrister 'PWNED !'

Jury: LOL !

wossa cherry ripe?

winston wossa cherry ripe?

http://www.cadbury.com.au/sites/cadbury/index.php?pageId=59

awesome

I find myself constantly berating my new neighbours about their appalling English.

'Burglarize'? 'Normalcy'?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BaXPg_2FJ4

i meant epistemology.

actually, i meant etymology. i was just testing.

normalcy is (was) a fake word until that idiot of a president woodrow wilson used it in a speech. he meant to say 'return to normality' but said 'normalcy' and it just kinda stuck. i'm fairly certain that up until that point it wasn't a legit word.

i was, however, under the impression that burglarize is a real word.

I've gotten into discussions with folks over here about 'burglarize', and asked them if someone who robs houses is called a 'burglarizer'. That normally ends the discussion. I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if Wilson invented the word 'normalcy', governments - especially US governments - are always inventing new terms like 'collateral damage' and words like 'waterboarding'.

I always have a quiet giggle when someone here complains of having 'a sore fanny' or their need to buy a 'set of suspenders'.

"are always inventing new words like 'collateral damage' "

are these new words? i think not.

My mistake - 'new terms'. Edited, with a blush.

hahaha.

oooh semantics. everyone's favourite topic.

i giggle when someone whips something out of their fannypack too.

All of the sudden.
Irregardless.

pj i meant epistemology.

actually, i meant etymology. i was just testing.

Who were you testing and was your test successful ?

'irregardless' is redundant.

i don't know if 'collateral damage' is a made up term, but the concept annoys the hell out of me

from the OED:
burglarize:
trans. To rob burglariously; to break into by violence for the purpose of theft. Also intr.
US origins in 1871 southern magazine.

OED also has normalcy dating back to 1857 math dictionary, from the US, but tries to link you to normality instead. ha!

Language is in flux, always, ya' get me ?

"England and America are two countries divided by a common language." - George Bernard Shaw

As far as "Americanisms" and common jargon go, there are just as many words here in England/Wales that make no sense to Americans.

Maxwell Duryea As far as "Americanisms" and common jargon go, there are just as many words here in England/Wales that make no sense to Americans.

No way !?

Way.

Way ?

Way. Hella way.

ok.

Way bloody, ...way.

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