Two nations divided by a common language.

[growler 0]

Or as the upper class would refer to it as Extracting the Urine.

[cowboy 0]

Pissed also means drunk in the US. But only if your are like 50+. for 20 somethings pissede is pissed off.

[backdoorbusta 0]

Deleted befor Mike_Hunt sees it!

 

sorry!

[Babepecker 0]

...

 

Skedule (phonetic only) or schedule

 

Phonetic would look like: skedjul

 

 

This from a speaker of a phonetically (at least we strive to accomplish this) written language ('lengvidž' ).

 

 

[ting_tong 63]

Quote: smoking a fag! LOL

[Code Monkey 0]

Quote: smoking a fag! LOL

I quite fancy a fag right now .....I'm allowed to say that - I was raised in England!

[ting_tong 63]

I could certainly enjoy a good shepards pie or meat pie right now.........they dont have that good stuff here in Hawaii I just have to wait and go to pig & whistle or the other restaurant next door.

[Drexal 0]

OK, this isn't really speach but... I've been in the UK for about 4 months now and can't get over the fact that showing 2 fingers is "flipping someone off" as opposed to ordering 2 TWO that TWO (in ENGLISH) pints.

[ting_tong 63]

one way shows a "peace sign" the other way shows "up yours"

V for victory is "up yours"

 

someones avatar has it.

 

I dont know what president went to the UK (regan?) and did a backwards peace sign at a speach, the crowd was shocked

[Drexal 0]

That would have been Nixon. Thing is... either way, I forget and still do it. I haven't offended anyone yet, but I know the potential is there if I don't get my act together. DON'T want to be another NIXON.