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Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: TopAce on April 25, 2005, 12:49:13 pm: The campaign Into the Halls of Valhalla (http://nodewar.penguinbomb.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=45) is going to use informal English speech instead of formal military parlance. I need some English informal expressions you can offer to make the campaign better.

You might as well take a look into this thread (http://nodewar.penguinbomb.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2600). I collected some expressions which could be useful. If you have any comments on them, they are welcome.

No obscene words, please. I know enough of them, but I do not intend to use any through the campaign. It must remain PG-13. :)
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Nuclear1 on April 25, 2005, 12:51:06 pm: Cussin' a plenty 'tis good.

I remember SOB being in DoP, so it's not entirely taboo.
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Rictor on April 25, 2005, 03:25:41 pm: "Was-sup G! We be mackin' them hos, fo' real"

Trust me on this one, people use it all the time.
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: phreak on April 25, 2005, 04:40:06 pm: ****ity-**** ****
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Andreas on April 25, 2005, 04:44:12 pm: So, son of a ***** is obscene? :lol:
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Nuke on April 25, 2005, 04:50:30 pm: do it redneck-esc, like starcraft :D
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Andreas on April 25, 2005, 04:56:40 pm: This has reminded me of an excellent quote from Apocalypse.Now: "We train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won't allow them to write "****" on their airplanes because it's obscene!"

Bloody brilliant. :D
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: TopAce on April 26, 2005, 08:37:25 am: Quote
Originally posted by Andreas
So, son of a ***** is obscene? :lol:

It is obscene enough that it is filtered on this board. I will write at most 'Son of a B.....' somewhere.
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Turnsky on April 26, 2005, 08:42:45 am: watch faulty towers, monty python, a few of the old "carry on" movies for the best of the english vernacular...
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Black Wolf on April 26, 2005, 10:15:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce

It is obscene enough that it is filtered on this board.

The filter on here is retarded, and should in no way be used as a standard to measure what is and isn’t inappropriate.
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Mongoose on April 26, 2005, 11:31:37 am: The question is, are you talking about British English slang or American English slang, or even Australian English? There are some big differences in terms of slang, and I know one group often has no clue as to what the other is trying to say. :p
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: TopAce on April 26, 2005, 01:32:39 pm: I prefer British English under any circumstance.
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Nuke on April 26, 2005, 02:45:24 pm: you could do it all in ebonics :D
Title: Tell me some informal speech
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Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Mongoose on April 26, 2005, 04:31:27 pm: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
I prefer British English under any circumstance.

Nuts...now I'll have to figure out what "Bob's yer uncle" means. :p
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Deathstorm V2 on April 27, 2005, 04:14:19 am: You want British speech? Call everyone "mate".

Easy as that. Especially if you deliver it with an 'ampshir accen' like mine.
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Black Wolf on April 27, 2005, 05:08:32 am: Quote
Originally posted by Deathstorm V2
You want British speech? Call everyone "mate".

Easy as that. Especially if you deliver it with an 'ampshir accen' like mine.

Oy! We stole that word fair and square! :p
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: TopAce on April 27, 2005, 10:15:08 am: Quote
Originally posted by Mongoose
Nuts...now I'll have to figure out what "Bob's yer uncle" means. :p

Bob is your uncle?

Quote
Originally posted by Deathstorm V2
You want British speech? Call everyone "mate".
...

Good one, good one. Thanks.
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Fergus on April 27, 2005, 10:36:15 am: Also, add the word "Like" alot, it seems to be appearing in the youngens speech alot so I would assume in a few hundred years every 2nd word will be like. "I was, like, going to the shops." It confuses me no end.
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Clave on April 27, 2005, 11:39:55 am: 'Like' is old... it just depends what part of the country you are in. I noticed it a LOT when I lived near Grimsby...
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Kie99 on April 27, 2005, 12:06:35 pm: Bob's your uncle is when something good will happen/a person will get what they want. For example if someone was struggling on FS2's endgame you could say to them: "Just get to the jump node, jump out and Bob's yer uncle!"
Title: Tell me some informal speech
Post by: Liberator on April 27, 2005, 08:15:36 pm: Must stem from a time when someone's uncle Bob did something stupendous.