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Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:19 pm
by tacospheros
we're not allowed to say Brilliant ? oooooooook :roll:

Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:20 pm
by deadly_habit
southstar wrote:
deadly habit wrote:dickweed and dickwad
Tosspot as well
i have a new word now -w-

Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:34 pm
by alphacat
tacospheros wrote:we're not allowed to say Brilliant ? oooooooook :roll:
No, you can use it in its original context: as in, "Nikola Tesla was a brilliant man." What you're not allowed to say is "Oooh, that food we just ate was brilliant!" or "We had a brilliant time." Especially if delivered in a Minnesotan, Michigan, Upper NY state, or any similar Midwesty type accent.

(Listen to me going all linguistinazi...)

Really doe: I could care a fuck less what one says. It's all on a case by case basis. Talk like twat, get slapped. Hard. :6:


PS: Tacospheros - your sassy avatar exempts you from my stupid bullshit decrees as well.

Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:48 pm
by mks
That's pants.


(Do people actually say that?)

Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:49 pm
by ch3
I find it funny to speak with my Dutch friend who has a totally American accent and vocabulary. For both of us English is not the first language, yet I'm using British words and pronunciation, and cannot stand shit like "chillax" or "tomayto" :lol:

Oh dear, and was totally laughed at by Dubluke last time I used the word 'diss'. Seems it's outdated already. And here I am, a bloody foreigner trying to sound cool :x

Being with a guy from Essex doesn't help much, either.

Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:49 pm
by Today
cautious, blad

protected and unharmed, m8

Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 6:16 pm
by chekov
mks wrote:That's pants.


(Do people actually say that?)
no

Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 6:37 pm
by AntlionUK

Re: British & American Slang Cross-pollination

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:00 pm
by tacospheros
yeah i would only say something was brilliant if it was an idea or something that was literally brilliant. like if it's raining out and i have holes in my shoes so i put plastic bags on over my socks. that shit is BRILLIANT