Author Topic: For Americans (Read 687 times)

aldo_14 · **on:** November 30, 2004, 07:14:32 am

http://www.poisonedminds.com/Flash/English/English.html
http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml

Doesn't cover Scotland (natch), but given that most Americans seem to get confused about whether they need a visa to go north of the border, it probably won't be a problem.

(Stolen from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/30/proper_english_guide/)

Rictor · **Reply #1 on:** November 30, 2004, 07:36:46 am

That website is the dog's bollocks, mate.

TopAce · **Reply #2 on:** November 30, 2004, 09:27:28 am

I saved the British slang page to my Hard Drive. It will be very useful for me in the future.

aldo_14 · **Reply #3 on:** November 30, 2004, 09:29:28 am

Nae wonder; it's aways useful tae ken whit words yae're using, like.

an0n · **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2004, 09:33:30 am

They need a visa to go to Scotland?

You ****ing bastard! Stop exploiting little-used national boundaries to keep the ****ers down here!

aldo_14 · **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2004, 09:44:09 am

They don't, but I'm not going to tell them that.

TopAce · **Reply #6 on:** November 30, 2004, 09:53:10 am

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Originally posted by aldo_14
Nae wonder; it's aways useful tae ken whit words yae're using, like.

aldo_14 · **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2004, 09:54:24 am

Whit? Dae ye no ken the Glasweigan or summat?

NGTM-1R · **Reply #8 on:** November 30, 2004, 10:54:48 am

A pity I've never been able to speak it, though I do understand it...

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