English Language Barrier

by sugabluejennnie · Jul 23, 2003 · 295 views · Journal

I've never been more careful of what i said in my life..
Me and adam had a friend over his name is jonathan from australia and i never thought i would be trying to prevent myself from saying words that i normally say.. like there saying a simple word like fanny is a bad word.. its weird that there is different ways to speak english... or is it??

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#1 skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

wow. you can't go around saying "Fanny". that's not a nice word for a woman. i learned that the first time i made fun of someone wearing a fanny pack in england.

#1.1 thereminOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

I know a sister who would hafta change her first name if she were to go to England or Australia. Her first name would be offensive over in those two countries.

#2 deanh77Founder

Jul 23, 2003

wow. just looked it up on www.webster.com. the official definition is still buttocks, so I say continue using it. how did this australian breach the subject of its british slang meaning?

#2.1 beachbumOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

maybe it's like us saying a$$.

#2.1.1 deanh77Founder

Jul 23, 2003

nope. look it up.

#2.1.1.1 beachbumOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

i mean like a$$ is the same word for butt although a not nice term so maybe fanny is the same. btw the link isn't working.

sugabluejennnieOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

what he explained fanny is the female genital area

beachbumOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

oooooooh, well ok then

skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

yes. thats' a nice safe description.

hunkpapapOG 2003

Jul 23, 2003

YEAH!! I had to have it explained the hard way. I'm with my scottish friends and they are telling me some orods that are bad there but not here and i they got me to say that one but wouldn't tel me. SO WHO DO I ASK? A 16 year old scottish girl. Man did her face turn red....

#2.1.2 sugabluejennnieOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

the major thing is that he says that word as well as d@m and he|| and its not a bad word over there so its like ahhhhh

#2.1.2.1 rocksupastarFounder

Jul 23, 2003

i think alot of that stuff is different from our area... same thing with certain phrases that we use here, sometimes isnt nice in other areas of the country...

#3 tinserOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

isn't bloody supposed to be bad in england?

#3.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

yeah. it's like the "F" word. you just dont' say it. i could never play my favorite stroke 9 song there, because everyoen freaked out on me.

#3.1.1 nine9starOG 2001

Jul 23, 2003

yeah but stroke9 still frickin rock, its like when i came over to see you all there were certain words, i wont mention here, that i said loads and you were horrified at. Then again things you say everyday are horribly offensive to us like Oh my (fill in here with the like of lord, God etc). And take the other F word (the one you think means butt) i mean NEVER use that over here thats just plain mingin! (any other queries on the wonders of the ENGLISH language (given that name due to the fact that it was originally spoken by the Angles of Angle land - which became ENGLAND :P)then please don't hesitiate to send them on a S.A.E to me :D)

#3.1.1.1 thefunkyfreshFounder

Jul 25, 2003

haha, fanny? oh my god, you people are WEIRD

#3.1.2 tinserOG 2002

Jul 24, 2003

OMG! Stroke 9- vaccuum bag is like the coolest song evvvvvver! Everyone go download it RIGHT NOW! You won't be sorry.

#3.1.2.1 togatweeterOG 2003

Jul 25, 2003

whoa.. ok he says "Barcelona," wat place is he talking about? cuz i stayed at a motel in Wildwood called Barcelona

tinserOG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

hahaha, umm...i'm thinking he means barcelona, spain

thereminOG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

..Where hamburgers go for roughly 30 bucks USD.

togatweeterOG 2003

Jul 25, 2003

then they must be really good

#4 delliott101OG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

A people divided by a common language....

#4.1 sugabluejennnieOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

i'll just stay in usa... so i know what most things mean

#4.2 thereminOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

"Two countries divided by a common language." -Winston Churchill

One of my favourite quotes.

#5 thefunkyfreshFounder

Jul 23, 2003

i think over there "thongs" means "flip flops". and some australian people i met in BC told me nobody over there drinks fosters beer

#5.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

ROFL that is true. thongs does mean flip flops...haha...fosters rules. when i went to college it was 75 cents a pint.

#5.1.1 thereminOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

Food is more expensive in England, yet beer is cheaper.. so it balances out.

#5.2 tinserOG 2002

Jul 24, 2003

my mom thinks that thongs means flip flops...and she uses it ALL the time...which creates some pretty embaressing situations...note to self: no shoe shopping with mom

#5.2.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 24, 2003

hahaha your mom scares me...she's a sister crochovera clone..

#5.2.1.1 tinserOG 2002

Jul 24, 2003

hey hey, be nice now

skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

heh. just kidding!! (was that nice)

tinserOG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

yes dan, that was nice. I'm glad to see you are trying new things :)

#5.2.1.2 tesoroOG 2001

Jul 25, 2003

2 things..1-my last name is CROCEVERA! maaaaaan! how long have i known you? 2-my mom and carol are nothing alike except that they're about the same height...and have 19 yr old daughters. haha, ur so weird.

skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

hahaha. come on. my last name is easy to spell. yours, is not. get over it. move on. courtney's mom is exactly the same height as your mom. and also, as sarah.

tinserOG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

dan has an obsession with height.

ok4nowOG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

that would be a mini-obsession

#6 togatweeterOG 2003

Jul 23, 2003

rocko's modern life is awesome. "heh-heh... good as new!"

#6.1 ekuluOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

ahh, its been so long since ive seen that. the good old days.

#6.2 fivezeroOG 2003

Jul 23, 2003

i loved how he addressed his favorite bovine pal, Heffer: "HEY HEF"

#7 ok4nowOG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

dan taught me that bent is ghey

#7.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 23, 2003

rofl shut up rob thomas taught you that

#8 ilikebirdsOG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

what i say is.. when in rome do as the romans. ( feel free to use that. just came up with it ) point is... words are inert.

#9 ok4nowOG 2002

Jul 25, 2003

remedy = the experience

#9.1 malibuOG 2001

Jul 27, 2003

that is a dangerous liason.

#9.1.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 27, 2003

i said, the comedy, is that it's serious

#9.1.1.1 malibuOG 2001

Jul 27, 2003

isn't it that "i said, the problem here, is that its serious" are you drunk danhill and confusing words?

skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 27, 2003

possibly...possibly...all i'm saying is, that vodka watermelon did not help anything...

malibuOG 2001

Jul 27, 2003

hahahah. vodka watermelon. brought to you by dan hill farms. always 100% a 100% of the time.

skaorsk8OG 2002

Jul 27, 2003

keepin it real. be eaaaaaaaaasy. and excellent to each other!

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