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The English Language
babypigggy:
I'm canadian as well teehee ^^;;
And i say Zed. I dont' know why..=\
I like the French accent, sounds funny ^^;; teehee..
Becster:
Apparently American's don't know what "peckish" means...That amused me. I'm always using that word. XD
Time-Machine:
I use the wrod pekish! A lot of people I know do. But it's not a very usual word. I think that's why we use it so much. No one ever says it, and it sounds funny and cool.
I love that word.
Swear words and what's considered "offensive" is different between cultures, too. Like most people I know say "bloody" all the time. "That's bloody brilliant" or when something irritates us "bloody _whateveritis_!" and it's not considered swearing. It's just words. But I was talking to an English woman in a bookstore, and I guess those are swear words in England (or at least, she considered them swear words). Someone else told me the word "bugger" is a swear too, and that's something I call my little brother all the time. "Little bugger" (in an affectionate way, of course).
moezychan:
--- Quote from: Becster on February 26 2006, 08:32 am ---Apparently American's don't know what "peckish" means...That amused me. I'm always using that word. XD
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I know what that word means and I'm American. It means hungry.
monkey:
--- Quote from: Time-Machine on February 26 2006, 12:03 pm ---I use the wrod pekish! A lot of people I know do. But it's not a very usual word. I think that's why we use it so much. No one ever says it, and it sounds funny and cool.
I love that word.
Swear words and what's considered "offensive" is different between cultures, too. Like most people I know say "bloody" all the time. "That's bloody brilliant" or when something irritates us "bloody _whateveritis_!" and it's not considered swearing. It's just words. But I was talking to an English woman in a bookstore, and I guess those are swear words in England (or at least, she considered them swear words). Someone else told me the word "bugger" is a swear too, and that's something I call my little brother all the time. "Little bugger" (in an affectionate way, of course).
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over here Bugger is teh equilevent to having your *** cheeks spread and being raped or being done up the ***. It's pretty offensive.
I'm guessing the majority of americans are mistaking the bugger for someone bugging someone (like an annoyiance)
Bloody is both offensive AND not offensive, It all depends on the context.
(A Bloody Mary is a drink, Bloody Mary is a *****)
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