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vincegamer

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while we\'re on the subject; I was watching a british sitcom and have some questions:

1 - What is a \"brin gun\" and why would one need to carry it? (man accused of being a bad driver says \"I used to drive brin gun carriers\")

2- Who is Jacques Tatee and why would I not want to miss him on the green?

3 - What is a Roundabout and who is this Zebidee and why\'s he got a magic one? Boing! Boing! Boing!
 

Legacy Account

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BOING!

The easy part:
Zebedee

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From an old seventies kids show called \'The Magic Roundabout\':

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I guess you\'d call it a carousel.....
A BREN gun:

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vincegamer

Active member
Originally posted by t_haye2
don\'t forget film, autumn and colour....
Are these supposed to be British Englishisms rather than American? Because I use all of these words here in the USA. Sure, I spell color differently but it\'s still the same word, not like chips and biscuits.
Unless film means something besides a moving picture show or the waxy surface of a stagnant pond.
 
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G-nome

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The language of Shakespeare and Byron, is cute? And you\'re not making fun ...honest?
Pfttt ....sure.
 

minimaker

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Origineel geplaatst door Spacemunkie
A BREN gun
To complete this, a Bren gun carrier is a British light tracked armoured vehicle from WW2. Here is some info: http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-armour/allied/bren_carrier.htm

Oh, about bad drivers and tracked vehicles. A little off topic but there are some interesting pics of what can go wrong with tanks here: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16859&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

@Ipaintminis: You\'d also have to learn one of the local accents which are different from the ones in American English. :)
 

tooshy

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Ok....

...so is someone going to explain fanny to IPM???

Also...pants, purse, tap :D These are the kind of words we are talking about surely, not different spellings, but different meanings :D :D
 

Dragonsreach

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Staff member
Being called \"Cute\"

Originally posted by finn17
...is definitely not a compliment...
Besides which Becca, We are not the ones with an accent. It is you Americans who have the accent. ;)

Although my own dialectic twang is far milder than normal, due to having to work amongst southerners for so long. ;)

Tooshy:
...so is someone going to explain fanny to IPM
Why would anyone want to explain the diminutive of the Girls Name Frances....Especially to someone in Florida at the moment! ;)
(My wife\'s name is Fran the better diminutive...Anyone calling her the \'other \' finds themselves on restricted oxygen intake...She\'s still a red-head despite being prematurely White).
 

Jkaen

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Please tell me its true that Americans don\'t know what condescension means I find that really funny. You will be telling me they dont know gullable has been taken out of the dictionary next ;)

I have to admit I do find the term \'fanny pack\' to be somewhat amusing
 

Aryanun

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Originally posted by Jkaen
Please tell me its true that Americans don\'t know what condescension means I find that really funny. You will be telling me they dont know gullable has been taken out of the dictionary next ;)

I have to admit I do find the term \'fanny pack\' to be somewhat amusing

Gullible isn\'t spelled right in the dictionary, either. lol

And let\'s not confuse condescention with condensation. ;)
 

Primeval

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Not that IPM needs anyone to speak for her, but...

Don\'t know if this applies elsewhere, but women here tend to use \"cute\" for anything and everything they like. So I doubt she meant to be condescending.
 
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t_haye2

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Originally posted by finn17
Originally posted by t_haye2
don\'t forget film, autumn and colour....
Condescension...

now why is that beingt condescending? i\'m agreeing with the girl, it IS cute! i mean, coming from a country that hardly uses double or triple meaning in it\'s language, i love english, I mean, it\'s so much better for puns than Dutch or German.....
 

Aryanun

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Originally posted by Primeval
Not that IPM needs anyone to speak for her, but...

Don\'t know if this applies elsewhere, but women here tend to use \"cute\" for anything and everything they like. So I doubt she meant to be condescending.

Actually I hate the word \"cute.\" If my mom called anything \"cute\" or \"precious\" when I was a kid (especially in clothing) it didn\'t matter if I liked it or not, I wouldn\'t get it. It went back on the rack or to the store if it was a gift. I still hate the word and refuse to use it in reference to things my son does.

Although in some of his outfits he is \"adorable.\" :D
 

finn17

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An ickle puppy is cute...

Originally posted by t_haye2
now why is that beingt condescending? i\'m agreeing with the girl, it IS cute! i mean, coming from a country that hardly uses double or triple meaning in it\'s language, i love english, I mean, it\'s so much better for puns than Dutch or German.....
..a teddy bear is cute. A language and culture, almost by definition, cannot be \'cute\'!
 
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