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Strange expressions

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by JPC, May 1, 2013.

  1. JPC

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    I was talking to an American girl last night and she told me that I use lots of weird words and expressions. I don't think I do though, none that I can really think of anyway. One of the main ones that confused her was the fact that I say "ye" as the plural form of 'you' (everyone in Ireland does). She didn't know what "arseways", "wrecked" or "giving out" meant either.

    Is there any weird expressions/words from your area/country that other people don't quite understand?
     
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    Yes What do those above words mean? I don`t know.
     
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    To Americans those are weird since nobody uses them. When you grow up with slang you think it's normal, cuz to you it is, but for someone who didn't grow up with it, it's rather strange. The one thing I say that annoys some people is hella, since only people from Northern California use it, also I say boinking, arse, fapping and snogging, which are British slang, I use them as a result of excessive BBC watching and having a few British friends.
     
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    I'm American, and everyone here that I've met just says "you" to mean either singular or plural. Unless you're from the south, in which case you can say "y'all" as a contraction of "you all."

    I'd probably be a little confused by your other idioms as well :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: but that's what's fun about talking to people from other countries. I'm sure there are tons of them for us too, but they come so naturally that I have a hard time thinking of them as exceptional.
     
  6. JPC

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    Sorry, I probably should have put translations :lol:

    Arseways - If something goes wrong or not really to plan we say something like "it went a bit arseways"

    Wrecked - Another way of saying 'tired'

    Giving out - To complain or to tell someone off e.g. "I forgot to do my homework so the teacher gave out"
     
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    Cheers for that. I dont think my mum would like to hear me say the first word.
     
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    We say "shifting" instead of snogging.
     
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    I moved to NYC from the Midwest and sometimes people will call me out on certain words/expressions that I use.

    There's the classic pop vs. soda, washroom vs. bathroom, and slang like "treated."
    & no one here understands what it means to "buy the farm."
     
  10. JPC

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    "Buy the farm"??

    We often say "mineral" instead of 'soda'. The more I think about it's like I speak a completely different language. :lol:
     
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    I know "buy the farm" :slight_smile:
     
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    Y'all are weirdos...*







    *[Meant in jest :grin:
     
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    Im Aussie, so I supose a lot of what I say is a bit confusing to foreigners! "Pass the dead horse" (pass the tomato sauce), "Beauty, mate, beauty" (thats great mate), "Stone the crows!" (a form of exclamation),. Aussies have some good sayings! :grin:
     
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    I love Aussie expressions. You flamin' galah :lol:
     
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    *cringes* :grin: hehe
     
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    Other ones I love from the Land of Oz include "the ol' butter and crumpets" (parents), "Bruce and Sheila" (generic terms for boy and girl); "The Old Cheese" (either father or mother - I am told...)
     
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    Lol :grin: I havent heard any of those expressions apart from Bruce and Sheila! :grin: haha Theyre great
     
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    I say a few things that are usually references to books I've read or RuneScape and nobody has a clue what I mean.
     
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    I use "Sure as buttons, chief."

    Which means I'm sure, but it is still funny.
     
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