Expletives and Colloquialisms.

**Goofle** · 12-12-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Where did "Bint" originate?

Surely that one is British?

Paedantic Basterd · 12-12-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TomClancy11

Surely that one is British?

I suspected it might be, but I've only heard Australians use it so far.

Engine · 12-12-2011, 06:59 PM

The Brit expletives like wanker and tosser and twat sound cute and posh but I prefer to simply call people things like 'goddamn asshole' or even just 'dick'

As for colloquial spelling: I'll be the American philistine to say that it bugs me when I see extraneous "U"s in words such as colour, humour, tumour and such. Fuck me, y'all, but we just don't need 'em.

anticipation · 12-12-2011, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantom Limb

I honestly really like saying "gay" as an insult. No offense to the gays, it's just an awesome insult. The way i think about it, gayness isn't bad, it's just that straight people don't like to be called gay.

straight up the gayest shit i've ever heard.

Stephen · 12-12-2011, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

As for colloquial spelling: I'll be the American philistine to say that it bugs me when I see extraneous "U"s in words such as colour, humour, tumour and such. Fuck me, y'all, but we just don't need 'em.

LOL, if you're going to stick with imperial measurements you might as well spell properly too.

Actually what bugs me more than colour/color are words like centre/center.

Burning Down · 12-12-2011, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

As for colloquial spelling: I'll be the American philistine to say that it bugs me when I see extraneous "U"s in words such as colour, humour, tumour and such. Fuck me, y'all, but we just don't need 'em.

It's just the British way of spelling words. The "U" makes the words look pretty, I guess.

Stephen · 12-12-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

It's just the correct way of spelling words. The "U" makes the words look pretty, I guess.

Took the liberty of correcting your quote

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Engine · 12-12-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by fazstp

LOL, if you're going to stick with imperial measurements you might as well spell properly too.

Actually what bugs me more than colour/color are words like centre/center.

Shit, I hate the 'standard imperial' measurement system as much as you blokes (or whatever you like to be called), trust me. I don't mind driving on the right side of the road but the metric system just makes infinite more sense than SI. That's one thing that I feel Americans (stupidly) changed just for the sake of being different.

Also, I'm fascinated by the 'e as the ultimate' versus 'e as the penultimate' letter in a word issue. Over here, I can write 'theatre' and appear more cultured, for instance, but I couldn't write 'centre' without looking illiterate.

Phantom Limb · 12-12-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by anticipation

straight up the gayest shit i've ever heard.

Now your getting it!

Stephen · 12-12-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

Shit, I hate the 'standard imperial' measurement system as much as you blokes (or whatever you like to be called), trust me. I don't mind driving on the right side of the road but the metric system just makes infinite more sense than SI. That's one thing that I feel Americans (stupidly) changed just for the sake of being different.

Yeah I really don't get that one, especially for a country that prides themselves on being progressive?

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Originally Posted by Engine

Also, I'm fascinated by the 'e as the ultimate' versus 'e as the penultimate' letter in a word issue. Over here, I can write 'theatre' and appear more cultured, for instance, but I couldn't write 'centre' without looking illiterate.

LOL. I can't say I can shed any light on it. It just bugs me because over here you see both variants about equally. I like the e at the end except when it comes to using different tenses of the word then it's just confusing. Like 'centred' doesn't work for me, in that case I prefer 'centered' but I can't really use one without adopting the other hence my annoyance.

12-12-2011, 06:59 PM	#33 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	The Brit expletives like wanker and tosser and twat sound cute and posh but I prefer to simply call people things like 'goddamn asshole' or even just 'dick' As for colloquial spelling: I'll be the American philistine to say that it bugs me when I see extraneous "U"s in words such as colour, humour, tumour and such. Fuck me, y'all, but we just don't need 'em. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.