Oh, I love English!!

[dmmj]

houmor? coulor?

 

[AnthonyC]

You lost me on that one? What did you mean?

Thats technically not english then!

just saying....

 

[stephiiberrybean]

Well technically it came from eastern europe and Jews so technically it is a Jewish and Eastern European word!

 

[Maggie Cummings]

And don't get me started on things like we park in driveways, but drive on parkways.

I have never understood why men wear pants, but it's actually only one article of clothing... why not pant? Or is that because a dog pants, or does he pant? I think I'm getting a headache...

 

[AnthonyC]

Technically speaking... Why do you have to be so technical?

Well technically it came from eastern europe and Jews so technically it is a Jewish and Eastern European word!

 

[stephiiberrybean]

See, thats where you Americans got all the proper English messed up!
We call them trousers not pants. Pants are underwear over here.
We also don't drive on parkways. We park in car parks or our driveways but we drive on roads.

Technically I'm not very technical at all... technicalities confuse me!

 

[AnthonyC]

No, no, no... you guys HAD it mixed up but WE fixed it for you... you're welcome btw...
Twizzlers are candy NOT some sort of twisty sausage meat thing!
Tally Ho is the chick that lives down the block.
Cheerio... meant to be eaten not used as a greeting.
Cricket... a noisy little bug not a sport.
Knickers... a NY basketball team (Knicks)
Shall I continue??

See, thats where you Americans got all the proper English messed up!
We call them trousers not pants. Pants are underwear over here.
We also don't drive on parkways. We park in car parks or our driveways but we drive on roads.

Technically I'm not very technical at all... technicalities confuse me!

 

[stephiiberrybean]

Firstly, considering the reason you lot even speak english is because of us. It's ok though we don't expect any thanks even if you did get it all wrong!

Twizzlers are actually a banned Turkey meat food.
Tally Ho is what you all made up, personally never heard anyone in England say that!
Cheerios are very nice cereal, also a very old but polite way of saying goodbye
Crickets are very noisy but Cricket is also a very entertain.... ok a very boring sport when men ponce around in white uniforms and people drink tea.
Knickers keep your bum very warm in the winter months!

Continue if you want but I think you'll find i'm right.

 

[AnthonyC]

Should we even try the word "fanny" or do you think we should leave that one alone??

 

[stephiiberrybean]

Considering this is a public forum open to all ages I think we should back away from that one!

 

[dmmj]

Lou? Lift?
Hugh grant need I say more?

 

[TurtleTortoise]

Woa, guess I never paid attention to it. I just say it, don't think about it.

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Ok guys, we all know who's right. I'm always right, and I don't live in England. I happen to be American! And I agree with the Americans!

 

[Torty Mom]

Killing me, seriously killing me........... since I can't pee anymore here is my current way to handle this sitaution

 

[Edna]

Haha! Yeah, Lynn it's a real hoot! I feel so bad for my ESL students b/c they try spell things phonetically and it just doesn't work with English.

After years in first grade and kindergarten, I don't have any trouble interpreting phonetic spelling. Yesterday one of my girls wrote a story, in 8 titled chapters, and most of it was phonetic. The word 'jelis' just about eluded me because the j was backwards LOL.