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Well since my dictionary contain neither the word cwtch, cwtsh or star, I need either a new dictionary or, as Dippo says an ambulance..... most probably both.
Reply #321. Oct 16 10, 8:08 AM
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_Morpheus_
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Moving right along... I do hereby promise to never again attempt the use of any Welsh words in my blog. I admit to being absolutely ignorant of the beautiful Celtic language and would probably butcher, slaughter, or otherwise abuse it's correct spelling and use.
So hugs all around everyone.(((((everyone))))) |
Reply #322. Oct 16 10, 8:37 AM
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Jazmee27
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I learned a while ago not to attempt to speak or write any language but my own (unless it's the one I made up in my head) because chances are good I wouldn't pronounce it properly-or, as I found out when I got a Spanish-to-English book out of the library, the acdcents are completely different in Braille and so I just wound up frustrated!
Reply #323. Oct 16 10, 9:51 AM
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_Morpheus_
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I object to having mayonnaise on my chips. If I am forced to do so, I will stage a one-woman sit in on the steps of the Pentagon. (that is, if it has any steps).
Reply #316. Oct 15 10, 6:14 PM -Sian
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I personally, have never seen anyone put mayonnaise on their fries or vinegar for that matter. I like them with salt and occasionally some ketchup. So please, just fix 'em the way you want them. No need to bother with protesting at the Pentagon. Put them ruffled feathers away and come on over to my team and I'll teach you how to chill ;-) |
Reply #324. Oct 16 10, 3:45 PM
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wsm22
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I find that as I visit different areas of the UK I can't understand what people are saying, it's not just the accents but regional differences in names for various things.
Reply #325. Oct 16 10, 3:47 PM
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wsm22
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I personally, have never seen anyone put mayonnaise on their fries or vinegar for that matter. I like them with salt and occasionally some ketchup.
I went to Amsterdam a few years ago and it is common practice to put mayonnaise on your chips (fries) there. In the UK the tradition is salt and vinegar, but I prefer mine with just salt (and mayonnaise). In the UK we have a sauce called 'salad cream' which is equally good with chips.
Reply #326. Oct 16 10, 3:51 PM
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Blackdresss
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I don't put mayo "on" my fries, but I do put it on the plate and dip them in it. Or, I dip them in my chocolate milkshake, which is also a taste treat, if you haven't tried it!
Since we're doing all this Welsh trading about, can we give back Catharine Zeta-Jones?
Reply #327. Oct 16 10, 3:54 PM
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Jazmee27
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And let's not forget spelling-do we seriously need two or three words for the same thing and spellings so strange we need a dictionary or encycloopedia in front of us just so we get it right? For instance, "psychologist"!
Or how about this: (You don't even need to be technical here). I know some people (personally) who can't spell the words "speak" or "heat" correctly (not poking fun, honest! [they spell the two words "speek" and "heet"])
Reply #328. Oct 16 10, 3:56 PM
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wsm22
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I find difficulties with spelling when doing 'Fill In the Blank' type quizzes. UK and USA spelling can be different, and also scientific spelling can be different for example the use of 'f' instead of 'ph' , a UK/USA difference is Aluminiun / Aluminum (but I learn't that one from the Star Trek films).
Reply #329. Oct 16 10, 4:01 PM
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Blackdresss
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Oh, Jazmee, getting into spelling could really be shaking that hornet's nest.
What about "there, their and they're?" Or "to, two and too?" Or the one that personally makes my eyes bleed, mixing up "you're" and "your." Contractions! Contractions are your friends!
Reply #330. Oct 16 10, 4:01 PM
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Blackdresss
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Wsm, is "learn't" really a contraction? I've never seen that before, but I really like it!
I love the words "learnt," "burnt," "spilt" and "spelt," too, and all those other t's other than "ed" words. I don't use them, but I love them! And is "smelt" the past-tense of "smell," or is it still just a fish?
Reply #331. Oct 16 10, 4:07 PM
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_Morpheus_
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"Since we're doing all this Welsh trading about, can we give back Catharine Zeta-Jones?"-Elle
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Whooooooooooooa, I'm not for that at all. That woman is drop dead gorgeous. |
Reply #332. Oct 16 10, 4:09 PM
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Blackdresss
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I knew the Zeta-Jones thing would get a rise out of you!
And under all these new rules, will I need a concealed carry permit if I want to carry my potato peeler in public, but strapped to my thigh?
Reply #333. Oct 16 10, 4:12 PM
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_Morpheus_
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| Depends....Is your thigh covered? |
Reply #334. Oct 16 10, 4:17 PM
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Blackdresss
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Thighs are pretty high. If it weren't covered, I wouldn't need a concealed carry permit! I realize as long as it's visible in public, I can carry my peeler about with semi-reckless abandon, but what about those times when I want it concealed? Permit or no? I'm thinking concealing a peeler anywhere else could be disastrous.
And, can we just outlaw the words "Yankee" and "Yank" entirely, or at least when referring to anyone from "The North" or from "The United States"? I hate those words! I realize "yank" as a verb has been about for a long time, so of course, we can leave that. And I suppose we can leave it up to New York, the MLB and "the team" about how they feel about their name. Right now, my guess is, not very good! This game is just painful!
Reply #335. Oct 16 10, 4:24 PM
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_Morpheus_
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Thighs are pretty high. If it weren't covered, I wouldn't need a concealed carry permit!
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Exactly ;-) |
Reply #336. Oct 16 10, 4:31 PM
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_Morpheus_
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"I find difficulties with spelling when doing 'Fill In the Blank' type quizzes. UK and USA spelling can be different, and also scientific spelling can be different for example the use of 'f' instead of 'ph' , a UK/USA difference is Aluminiun / Aluminum (but I learn't that one from the Star Trek films)."
WSM
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I just avoid that game at all cost, Wendy ;-)
Correct spelling, indeed, is one of the arts that are far more esteemed by schoolma'ams than by practical men, neck-deep in the heat and agony of the world.
~Henry Louis Mencken, The American Language
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Reply #337. Oct 16 10, 4:36 PM
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Blackdresss
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Okay, so I'm taking that as a "yes." Now, what to use as a potato peeler holster. And does a potato peeler really need a holster? Dilemmas, dilemmas.
Reply #338. Oct 16 10, 4:36 PM
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Blackdresss
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I grew up about 50 miles south of the Canadian border, and was taught that "Canuck" or "Canucks" were Very Bad Words, and never to be used! And so of course, I never used them. Our Friendly Neighbors To The North were always Canadians, or from "up there." In Montana, you are either "up there," "over there," "back east" or "down there." It really keeps things simple.
Imagine my surprise when I grew up and realized there is an NHL team in Vancouver, B.C. called The Canucks! I honestly could not believe it! I was certain I had heard it wrong, a mispronunciation, and then I saw it in writing...
Since there is no hockey in Montana (which still baffles me, since Montana is all winter, all the time, and all ice, and all ice skating,) I just had no idea!
I still sort of strangle over the word "Canucks," but Canadians seem to be fine with it.
But I HATE being called a Yank, not only by anyone not in or from the US, but also from everyone "down there" in the American South, which apparently is anywhere south of, oh, maybe New Mexico? And that might be pushing it. It's probably more like anyone south of Colorado. I'm still a "Yank" in Colorado, but I'll bet I wouldn't be one if I lived in Taos.
I mean, honestly, can't we get rid of that word? If RJ and all his rules and New World Order can't do it, I'll have to call Ann Coulter.
Reply #339. Oct 16 10, 4:49 PM
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