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Re: Isn't Life (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
Thanks George,
I just love to enjoy life, however it comes.
Susie.
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Mar 13 '03
2:26 pm PST
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Re: Re: Amusing! (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
That is new to me, and I lived just south in Kent, from birth, until I was 40 years old.
Susie.
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Feb 07 '03
10:19 am PST
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Re: Amusing! (Reply to this comment)
by caithnessfan
Close but no cigar.
A napkin in East Anglia at least, is a female sanitary item.
I lived there for 5 years and had loads of fun adopting the "Queen's English" then coming home to N.W. Arkansas to talk to the family and confuse them no end.
Ha.
Will.
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Feb 06 '03
5:17 pm PST
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Re: :)Nice Article (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
Thanks,
I will be checking it out shortly.
Susie.
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Jan 23 '03
2:52 pm PST
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:)Nice Article (Reply to this comment)
by ram_cv
Hi Susie,
Just loved reading your article. Inspired by this one I managed to come up with my take on the funny side of English. Check it out at:
http://www.epinions.com/content_3076169860
Cheers!
Ram
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Jan 22 '03
10:18 am PST
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HAHA!! :o) (Reply to this comment)
by katybrighteyes
This is a VERY cute piece, Susie... thanks for a good chuckle!
Kay
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Oct 06 '02
12:21 pm PDT
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=) (Reply to this comment)
by Lark729_89
I'll never forget when I was about 10 years old, a lady with a strong English accent came to visit us.
We children were smirking many times as we thought this lady just didn't know how to talk. In fact when we saw Mrs. Doubtfire, it kind of reminded us of her.
Thanks for sharing this with us. It was a pleasure reading it.
Carol
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Sep 24 '02
6:26 am PDT
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Great Read! (Reply to this comment)
by Mom2TyZick
My hubby, just from the North gets teased all of the time down here in the South. When we visited his family in Michigan and Minnesota last summer, they all said he sounded like a southerner, and I wonder what they must have thought of me, as I was born and raised in the Deep South! Language is fun, isn't it?
Great job, I enjoyed every bit of it!
Suzanne
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Sep 22 '02
12:04 pm PDT
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Re: Well...... (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
Great to hear from you Julie. When are you going to start writing again. Miss you.
From one English lady to another.
Susie.
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Sep 21 '02
6:50 pm PDT
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Re: Was it Mark Twain or Ogden Nash (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
To coin an English phrase, I don't have any bloody idea. Oophs.
Susie.
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Sep 21 '02
6:49 pm PDT
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Was it Mark Twain or Ogden Nash (Reply to this comment)
by fuche_bu
who noted that the Americans and British were two peoples divided by a common language? fine piece here,
george
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Sep 21 '02
11:24 am PDT
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Well...... (Reply to this comment)
by 42ENGLISH
now, I'm in California, it's even more confusing-a Brit with and anglo-Texas drawl accent in sunny Cal. What confusion, I say. "My old man's a dustman"-that one brings back some memories, eh, ole lass. Great read. Thanks.
Julie
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Sep 20 '02
8:40 pm PDT
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Re: cute! (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
I know every word of that song. I play the organ in an assisted living facility. An English lady there got me to sing it. Also Lambeth Walk.
Thanks,
Susie.
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Sep 20 '02
7:17 pm PDT
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cute! (Reply to this comment)
by beckytcy
Ahh, dustbins... It makes taking out the trash more exciting when I call them that here. :) And a "garbage man" (or "sanitation engineer" or whatever PC term we use in America) is a "dustman." Yesterday, I introduced my friends to the fun song "My Old Man's a Dustman" that I learned whilst (that's another one) in London. The pants difference is of crucial importance to avoid embarrassment!!
Cheers!
Becky
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Sep 20 '02
2:02 pm PDT
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What a fun piece (Reply to this comment)
by glomarrone
Hi Susie,
I loved this one. You speak great Americanese. I loves listening to your voice when we met. Yes, language is funny and so is this piece.
:)
gloria
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Sep 20 '02
12:35 pm PDT
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That was fun! (Reply to this comment)
by 2buzy
I alway like the boot in a car myself, first time I heard it I was like "put it where?" LOL
Kristy
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Sep 20 '02
11:02 am PDT
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Re: English , Bad English or American English (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
A diaper is actually called a nappy in England. Hope the spelling is correct.
I will watch out for the 'gas' problem.
Yes, my husband Len used to tease people, about 'knocking them up'.
The stories just go on and on.
Glad to see you enjoyed my bit of fun.
Susie.
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Sep 20 '02
10:22 am PDT
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English , Bad English or American English (Reply to this comment)
by richard1952
The use of "serviette" for "napkin" was always considered a social no no in England have I been away from home so long that this has changed?
Have you " knocked up" anyone yet ?
Richard.
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Sep 20 '02
7:17 am PDT
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Hi (Reply to this comment)
by proxam
Pumping gas conjures up a completely different image over here!
Drew
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Sep 20 '02
12:53 am PDT
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Hi (Reply to this comment)
by proxam
Pumping gas conjures up a completely different image over here!
Drew
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Sep 20 '02
12:53 am PDT
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Amusing! (Reply to this comment)
by wordwalker
Also, I believe what the English call a 'napkin' is what we in the States call a 'diaper'. The potential for embarrassment is considerable....
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Sep 19 '02
8:41 pm PDT
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Hi (Reply to this comment)
by age6racer
I am, admittedly, something of an Anglophile, and the language differences between English English and American English have fascinated me for quite some time! Great review! :)
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Sep 19 '02
8:22 pm PDT
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