tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post7356620158046105971..comments2024-03-28T20:14:57.317+01:00Comments on Orchids and Onions: Same language, sort of. Take Two...Three! Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-12492577735646128132018-06-21T20:00:46.701+02:002018-06-21T20:00:46.701+02:00Thongs are worn on the feet, darn it! A certain ty...Thongs are worn on the feet, darn it! A certain type of underwear has eclipsed that usage here, unfortunately. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-35103598694315731192018-06-21T19:58:04.945+02:002018-06-21T19:58:04.945+02:00Yes, take three it actually is! 'Mad' &...Yes, take three it actually is! 'Mad' & 'naughty' we tend to use differently as well. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-2752784144746031772018-06-21T11:00:20.980+02:002018-06-21T11:00:20.980+02:00Take three according to my screen. Here's anot...Take three according to my screen. Here's another for you: In the U.S., 'pissed' means angry. In the U.K. it means drunk.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-78431511382297826092018-06-21T07:39:57.533+02:002018-06-21T07:39:57.533+02:00And Australian slang is a mixture of American and ...And Australian slang is a mixture of American and British with a flavour of our own. The same language and sometimes incomprehensible.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-83456207234270009662018-06-21T00:59:50.607+02:002018-06-21T00:59:50.607+02:00I mostly let the slang be, for fear of embarrassin...I mostly let the slang be, for fear of embarrassing myself. I did encounter two young Irishmen once, playfully punching at each other and referring to the other as Jacko. I asked what they meant, and they wouldn't say. I figured it was no good, and let it go.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-86624819205663011072018-06-20T23:23:56.758+02:002018-06-20T23:23:56.758+02:00Saying 'thanks for the ride' is sure to ra...Saying 'thanks for the ride' is sure to raise an eyebrow! :DBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-62820931386805764292018-06-20T22:32:20.659+02:002018-06-20T22:32:20.659+02:00I did know some of this. Watching shows from BBC A...I did know some of this. Watching shows from BBC America helps narrow down some of the slang differences (especially if one has the captioning on), but I bet if I ever made it over there, I'd make some pretty glaring errors.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-87373372585256774412018-06-20T21:13:33.256+02:002018-06-20T21:13:33.256+02:00Sorry for the multiple postings...I wanted to chan...Sorry for the multiple postings...I wanted to change the images and clean up a few typos. :SBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.com