Americanizms

LolaLuv · 29-08-2008 6:13am

hussey wrote: »

When I was 12 it was called a rubber, that was 14 years ago .. hardly suddenly

A grammar Nazi, (wo)man of my own heart. (Although I don't write too formally on boards myself, tbh.)

hussey · 29-08-2008 6:19am

PillyPen wrote: »

A grammar Nazi, (wo)man of my own heart. (Although I don't write too formally on boards myself, tbh.)

I wouldn't have bothered, but he put the :rolleyes: in

LolaLuv · 29-08-2008 6:23am

hussey wrote: »

I wouldn't have bothered, but he put the :rolleyes: in

If you've got something against emoticons then I'm afraid this conversation is over. Good day to you.:p

hussey · 29-08-2008 6:36am

PillyPen wrote: »

If you've got something against emoticons then I'm afraid this conversation is over. Good day to you.:p

:rolleyes:

ejmaztec · 29-08-2008 7:10am

Blisterman wrote: »

That's hardly how it's pronounced in France, is it?

Speaking of car names. How is Hyundai pronounced? UK ads pronounce it as Hi-unn-dye, US as Hun-dee, and I've heard people pronounce it as Hyun(Rhymes with Fionn)-Dye.

EDIT: Apparently it is Purrzho. Here's a french guy saying it: http://antp.be/temp/priv/peugeot.wav

:P :pac:

Manic Moran · 29-08-2008 7:12am

zero natural illumination

Kiss the Girls wrote: »

Is that like saying "its dark"?

No.

"Zero natural illumination" means exactly what it says, it does not mean that there is no illumination at all, even if it is totally dark to the naked eye. That the unaided human eye does not see some wavelengths does not mean it is dark, any more than the fact that we can't hear dog whistles because of their high frequency means that they are quiet.

We have IR illumination flares available to be fired by mortars, artillery, or dropped from aircraft. They provide artificial illumination, but it is invisible to the naked eye, thus it appears to be dark, but it is not. If one happens to be wearing a set of NVGs or looking through a similar Army-issue night vision device, the whole area is lit up as bright as day, so there is plenty of artificial illumination. This provides a huge benefit to the more technologically equipped side (i.e. the US) because we have ample night vision, and the opposition tends not to. In such circumstances the distinctions between "zero illumination", "zero natural illumination" and "natural illumination present" become relevant.

and its not my first ride on an Amtrak: thats actually the fastest travel time I've had with them.

You should know better than to take Amtrak if you're on a schedule. It's like looking at a Dublin Bus schedule at a stop and expecting the bus to show up when it says. Of course, DB comes more frequently than once a day. That said, the NorthEast Corridor and the San Joaquin corridor are pretty reliable.

Thread title is bogus, not just because teh suffix -izm doesn't exist anywhere but also because

Bugger. This places me in somewhat of a quandary. I'm something of a stickler for correctness, but this is contrary to all I know and love. It's going to take me a while to adjust.

NTM

Overheal · 13-09-2008 7:27am

where the hell did pot pie originate anyway?

LolaLuv · 13-09-2008 7:29am

Overheal wrote: »

where the hell did pot pie originate anyway?

Heaven! They are flaky little gifts from above.

Overheal · 13-09-2008 7:30am

they need more peas and carrots to be legally considered divine. corn dont hurt nothing either.

LolaLuv · 13-09-2008 7:31am

Overheal wrote: »

they need more peas and carrots to be legally considered divine. corn dont hurt nothing either.

They have all of the above! You must be eating commie pot pies.

Overheal · 13-09-2008 7:35am

Yeah... Publix

its a front for socialist agenda i tells ya

LolaLuv · 13-09-2008 7:36am

That and Ingles. I shake my fist in rage every time I pass an Ingles. No wonder their logo is red.

Overheal · 13-09-2008 7:40am

and that logo for sherwin williams?

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/sherwin.jpg

whats up with that?

LolaLuv · 13-09-2008 7:41am

Oh, pinkos are everywhere. I can never understand why people think McCarthy was a fearmonger. The evidence is all around us!

Overheal · 13-09-2008 7:43am

every time i hear pink in politics i just think of those pink feminist loonies that want the military abolished asininely.

Karl Hungus · 13-09-2008 8:54am

IvaBigWun wrote: »

"Season" being one - in reference to a television "series"?

I think there could be a distinction between the two due to the format difference between UK and US shows.

A UK program would often have 6 episodes per year. (Extras, Blackadder, Red Dwarf and so on.)

A US program would run for much longer, usually having 22 episodes, or sometimes more, per year. (The X Files, Stargate, CSI and so on.)

Worth considering.

hot2def · 13-09-2008 9:54am

As an american, i am thrilled to bits.

When I got here as a young child in the 80's, I was mercilessly teased and pestered by everyone (including adults) about saying sidewalk, truck, guys, rubber, pronoucing route as "rout" etc. it was really quite cruel.

IN YO FACE!

ewj1978 · 13-09-2008 10:09am

Da bomb.... not used as much these days cos some Oul' wan will scream terrorist and you'll be shot twenty times in the back of the head...

Earthhorse · 13-09-2008 1:49pm

I hate it when Americans say overheal when what they really mean is abovemend.

Overheal · 13-09-2008 5:37pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

I think there could be a distinction between the two due to the format difference between UK and US shows.

A UK program would often have 6 episodes per year. (Extras, Blackadder, Red Dwarf and so on.)

A US program would run for much longer, usually having 22 episodes, or sometimes more, per year. (The X Files, Stargate, CSI and so on.)

Worth considering.

Shame that though. The Office, IT Crowd, Extras? They all deserved many more episodes than they got to work with.

Karl Hungus · 15-09-2008 3:12am

Overheal wrote: »

Shame that though. The Office, IT Crowd, Extras? They all deserved many more episodes than they got to work with.

22 episodes of The Mighty Boosh per series would be too much awesome for the world to handle.

lucylu · 15-09-2008 9:40am

cup cakes :mad: they are BUNS

Silenceisbliss · 15-09-2008 9:47am

fanny. i hate the stupid word. and am confused by its meaning....

Silenceisbliss · 15-09-2008 9:54am

PillyPen wrote: »

Oh, pinkos are everywhere. I can never understand why people think McCarthy was a fearmonger. The evidence is all around us!

Overheal wrote: »

every time i hear pink in politics i just think of those pink feminist loonies that want the military abolished asininely.

WHATS WRONG WITH PINK????!!!!:mad:

LolaLuv · 15-09-2008 4:02pm

Silenceisbliss wrote: »

WHATS WRONG WITH PINK????!!!!:mad:

Nothing, if you're a commie.

lucylu wrote: »

cup cakes :mad: they are BUNS

Buns.

Ponster · 15-09-2008 4:18pm

lucylu wrote: »

cup cakes :mad: they are BUNS

A bun is usually a form of sweet bread. A cupcake is a fairy cake (but maybe you canned them buns) ?

Agonist · 15-09-2008 6:35pm

Buns?

*http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/335483114_5abe0a066b_m.jpg

*NSFW :eek:

j-bone · 15-09-2008 7:58pm

Joseph Kuhr wrote: »

You've met 70% of Americans? Anti American ignorant twats get on my tits.

ur not local are you?

j-bone · 15-09-2008 7:59pm

Karl Hungus wrote: »

22 episodes of The Mighty Boosh per series would be too much awesome for the world to handle.

only in a utopian parallel universe is such bliss even considered..

upmeath · 13-10-2008 1:48pm

IvaBigWun wrote: »

"Season" being one - in reference to a television "series"

A season is a one-year run of a series. For instance Lost is a series, or a serial if you like, and it's heading into season 5. Unfortunately soap operas on this side of the globe never end, they don't even take Christmas day off, but you could classify The Panel a serial with each year a season.

Anyway, Americanizms (love that sly "z" by the way)

OR NO - "Are you guys goin' to the ballgame or no?"
Paddy might say: "Are yis goin' to the metch or aren't yis?"

NAAAT SO MUCH - Can be used to express displeasure or disgust with something.
"Europe's awesome... Africa, naaat so much"

ANAL - Highly aggravated or up-tight
"No need to go anal on me, you guys..."
Paddy might say: "Cool down, leds, cool down!"

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