Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:35 am
Sun Sep 24, 2006 5:51 am
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:47 am
mazil wrote:I'm quite amused by how "Orright?" seems to be the new Brit way of greeting people. Me and my bf didn't really know what to say to that, so ended up mumbling something like "Er, not bad thanks, how are you?" (apparently the correct reply is actually "Orright?"... I'm not sure )
Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:17 am
mazil wrote:I'm quite amused by how "Orright?" seems to be the new Brit way of greeting people. Me and my bf didn't really know what to say to that, so ended up mumbling something like "Er, not bad thanks, how are you?" (apparently the correct reply is actually "Orright?"... I'm not sure )
Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:45 am
Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:58 am
rachel wrote:mazil wrote:I'm quite amused by how "Orright?" seems to be the new Brit way of greeting people. Me and my bf didn't really know what to say to that, so ended up mumbling something like "Er, not bad thanks, how are you?" (apparently the correct reply is actually "Orright?"... I'm not sure )
i dont like it when people greet me with "whats up?" as i never know what to say other than "not much".
Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:45 pm
Igg wrote:"All right?"
"All right Igg"
"*nod* Daisy"
Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:49 pm
Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:19 pm
Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:13 pm
Moongewl wrote:Yes, but toilet doesn't sound at all nice when said with an American accent. It's much too harsh a word, despite all the vowels. And saying loo with an American accent isn't any better.
Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:13 pm
Combusken BG wrote:Moongewl wrote:Yes, but toilet doesn't sound at all nice when said with an American accent. It's much too harsh a word, despite all the vowels. And saying loo with an American accent isn't any better.
One of the worse words to use in America which is harmless in the UK
is the word rubber, as in the UK it refers to what Americans like to call a eraser but in American it refers to a condom.
Mon Sep 25, 2006 6:16 pm
Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:00 pm
Moongewl wrote:Yes, but toilet doesn't sound at all nice when said with an American accent. It's much too harsh a word, despite all the vowels. And saying loo with an American accent isn't any better.
Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:06 pm
jellyoflight wrote:Moongewl wrote:Yes, but toilet doesn't sound at all nice when said with an American accent. It's much too harsh a word, despite all the vowels. And saying loo with an American accent isn't any better.
I don't get it, what do you guys call the toilets then? O_O Urination/Faeces Facillities? Or the lavetory?
"Oooh I'm just going to pop off to the LAVETORYYYYY"
Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:36 am
jellyoflight wrote:Moongewl wrote:Yes, but toilet doesn't sound at all nice when said with an American accent. It's much too harsh a word, despite all the vowels. And saying loo with an American accent isn't any better.
I don't get it, what do you guys call the toilets then? O_O Urination/Faeces Facillities? Or the lavetory?
"Oooh I'm just going to pop off to the LAVETORYYYYY"