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I can say what I want, as I'm a half breed. Half Irish. Half American. Half Cuban. One Quarter Scottish*
I'm here 18 years and I think I sound real Irish (see what I did there?
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I regularly ask for pickles instead of gerkins, I'm sure to take my vitamins, (not your crazy vitamins - subtle difference). I'll use a flash light instead of a torch, and if I want some oil, I won't go to the motor factor, I'll just invade the garage and pretend I'm liberating it.
Oh yeah. Color.
*Not really true. The scottish part anyway. I just love the odd fractions people use to define who they are0 -
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*Not really true. The scottish part anyway. I just love the odd fractions people use to define who they are
Thats funny... We do not use fractions for this purpose Its usually Americans who say they are part this and part that.
We are Irish, If we are born here or have spent most of our life here, we are Irish.
Oh and on the Aluminum/Aluminium thing... The reason for that is something along the lines of, the American who discovered and named it called it Aluminum (he originally might have said Aluminium but thereafter dropped the I) however the British did not like to move away from conventional "ium" at the end of metals (titanium, magnesium etc) so added the I.
Something like that anyway.0 -
Thats funny... We do not use fractions for this purpose Its usually Americans who say they are part this and part that.
We are Irish, If we are born here or have spent most of our life here, we are Irish.
Oh and on the Aluminum/Aluminium thing... The reason for that is something along the lines of, the American who discovered and named it called it Aluminum (he originally might have said Aluminium but thereafter dropped the I) however the British did not like to move away from conventional "ium" at the end of metals (titanium, magnesium etc) so added the I.
Something like that anyway.
Yeah, the fraction part was supposed to be another americanism. Their eighths, quarters, halves (halfs? is that another) etc usually add up to about 1.6. :pac:
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Thats funny... We do not use fractions for this purpose Its usually Americans who say they are part this and part that.
We are Irish, If we are born here or have spent most of our life here, we are Irish.
Oh and on the Aluminum/Aluminium thing... The reason for that is something along the lines of, the American who discovered and named it called it Aluminum (he originally might have said Aluminium but thereafter dropped the I) however the British did not like to move away from conventional "ium" at the end of metals (titanium, magnesium etc) so added the I.
Something like that anyway.
It was actually a British scientist who discovered and named it aluminum. Which was fine until some ponce who had theretofore made no contribution to humanity decided to 'correct' him and add an I. Cue a legion of lowbrow lickspittles down the years riding the same two-Ied high-horse into orthographic combat and getting their panties in a wad about someone calling a metal by its actual name.
If you say 'aluminium' then you have to say 'Londonderry', it's only fair.0 -
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Ok, should have said that I don't mind it being used in sentences where it's appropriate....but it's def not an appropriate word for kissing!
Relax the rolleyes weren't aimed at you. I agree with you really. Shift shouldn't be used for kissing or for describing proper car gear controls.
Hmmm ok, maybe they were bad examples.....how about "kiss"?
Yes that would be acceptable.0
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