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Originally posted by Calum:
what's wrong with "can i bum a fag?" (except that i don't smoke...) Usually it would be "you don't mind if i bum a fag off of you?" you wouldn't usually say you were bumming a fag just on its own.
you don't say 'dodgy'? what sort of a society are you running over there? WEIRDOS!!!
drawers is another good name for pants, do you use that in north-americaland?
there are so many that i myself have to watch, coming as i do from orkney, that even the rest of the UK don't know about. I had to stop saying 'peedie' when i moved away from orkney (it means small and is only used within orkney, shetlanders say 'peerie' to mean the same thing) for example and there are a ton more...
As i will keep saying the US are language hijackers. Just like Lindows are Linux hijackers.
I have finally quite smoking (for 2 weeks) i just substiuted them with heavy alcohol for the first week, if i get a craving... I have a shot of Jim Beam... Works a treat! Anyway i have given up it all now (still drinking alcohol moderatly again insted of alcoholicly.) and not smoking. And i have cut back on coffee intake.
anyway back too the subject.
Languages change lots, last year me and about 6 mates went camping in the bush. Brought out tents, food, and a few slabs of crown. When we came back after a week we sounded so different too normal people, we where much quiter because of the fact that we where isolated for a week. Since say the US have been isolated for many many years, no wonder there language has changes. (Along with all the others, eg: Australian)
I think Red-Hat Linux need better Australian English support like:
"WHAT BLOODY PARTION DO YOU WANT TO FUCKING INSTALL LINUX ON YOUR PEICE OF McShIT HARD DISK"
Things like that.
Everything in australia is heavily direct, like our road signs...
"Drowsy Drivers
DIE!!!"
"If you drink and drive your a
bloody idiot"
"SPEED
KILLS"
No wonder i get called the most abusive mod on the forum
(and always will be, i will fight for that name)