tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post5496235564171485920..comments2024-03-26T08:09:33.829+00:00Comments on The Plastic Mancunian: How To Speak BritishPlastic Mancunianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-55128359496351123702018-02-14T16:29:01.810+00:002018-02-14T16:29:01.810+00:00Hi ALT,
I see what you did there.
:o)
Cheers
P...Hi ALT,<br /><br />I see what you did there.<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-50627238066639346242018-02-13T11:19:08.626+00:002018-02-13T11:19:08.626+00:00This post is a real little corkerThis post is a real little corkerAlong These Lines ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11227702789184973335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-63630375082588446062018-02-12T16:49:02.006+00:002018-02-12T16:49:02.006+00:00Hi River,
I think Australian English shares a lot...Hi River,<br /><br />I think Australian English shares a lot with British English but you have a whole binch of weird words like dunney, drongo, shonkyand bonzer.<br /><br />Notice I didn't mention the word Pom!<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-62423247290599808742018-02-12T16:46:13.207+00:002018-02-12T16:46:13.207+00:00Hi Jeremy,
Yes - I know. You and I could write a ...Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />Yes - I know. You and I could write a book each in the subject I reckon.<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />PMPlastic Mancunianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864213919913476168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-82520216082838596182018-02-12T10:09:35.371+00:002018-02-12T10:09:35.371+00:00I've heard all of these, mostly on TV, but man...I've heard all of these, mostly on TV, but many of them used to be common language here in Oz. <br />Many have been replaced by Americanisms, for instance 'guy' is now much more common than 'bloke' and 'mate' has been replaced with 'pal'. <br />A big loss for us in my opinion. <br />I've no wish to be thought of as American, so I still say 'mate'. Arse is still in use as is knackered, meaning exhausted. After a hard day's work: "I'm knackered, mate". 'Blimey' hasn't been heard in a while, nor has 'crikey', which means the same as blimey.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4170913783015287649.post-40643570036832610112018-02-11T23:07:35.546+00:002018-02-11T23:07:35.546+00:00You've not even scratched the surface Mr PM. D...You've not even scratched the surface Mr PM. Do you fill a form in or out? Do you write something up or down? You cut down a tree then cut it up. Stressed, distressed: isn't it the same? There are too many negatives which don't have the opposite positives and vice versa to mention. I love English for its wonderful chaos and ambiguity yet precision. Elegant it is not but expressive it is.jeremy northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619517364832117418noreply@blogger.com