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"Good FOR you". Seriously, when did the affected switch occur? Is it Americans trying to sound more continental? Have we, as a nation completely lost our identity? The other day I had some guy say to me, "Good on you, mate". He did so without irony and he wasn't from overseas. I could tell right away that he was a pathetic poser. I just stared at him and said, "Are you taking a piss, you wanker?". He just walked away. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:24 |
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MORE POWER TO YA BRUTHUR e: it's because of more/better BBC programming available here I think
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:29 |
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Good on you OP!
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:31 |
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sarcasm happened now we cant say good for you anymore
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:32 |
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i hate good for you it sounds so condescending
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:34 |
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How does one exactly put good on someone?
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:41 |
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You've given me a lot to think about, op.
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:42 |
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bless your heart op
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:49 |
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*Brit cackles, rubs hands* Your grandchildren will say 'bloody'!
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:55 |
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I love how now we say good on you.
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:57 |
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Guy Fleegman posted:How does one exactly put good on someone?
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:57 |
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They refer to two separate things op
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:59 |
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it's called code switching op
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 03:59 |
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Guy Fleegman posted:How does one exactly put good on someone?
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:19 |
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good on you, op
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:20 |
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Onya maaaaate What does that even sound like in a seppo accent?
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:21 |
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It's as if trends happen
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:22 |
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the secret is good actually means "semen" hth
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:25 |
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thought this was a chuck asay thread, disappointed open the blood gates, op
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:31 |
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I can't stand it when Americans use words like bloody (as in 'that was a bloody good sandwich') and mate.
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:36 |
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Dirty Job posted:I can't stand it when Americans use words like bloody (as in 'that was a bloody good sandwich') and mate. good thing we don't use those words for that.
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:39 |
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people also need to stop saying "no worries"
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:39 |
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Corey Plumper posted:They refer to two separate things op Expound, please. "Good for you/Good on you" are different? I never knew.
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 04:58 |
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wanna hear an american saying "fuckin bonza mate"
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:01 |
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I've never heard anybody say "Good on you"
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:06 |
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Good for you will never sound not sarcastic.
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:08 |
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Juanito posted:I've never heard anybody say "Good on you" i will come to your house, say good on you, and make a mess o your pots and pans
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:10 |
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Iggy Koopa posted:i will come to your house, say good on you, and make a mess o your pots and pans could you vacuum too, tia
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:11 |
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yeah sure thing as long as i got music to listen to ill do any house work
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:12 |
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Iggy Koopa posted:yeah sure thing as long as i got music to listen to ill do any house work
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:14 |
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Guy Fleegman posted:Expound, please. "Good for you/Good on you" are different? I never knew. I've always felt that good for you refers to something external happening to the person you say it to and good on you refers to something the person you are talking to did by themselves. I am not basing this on anything other than my hosed up brain Example A: Your friend won the lottery: "Good for you" Example B: Your friend donates the lottery winnings to charity: "Good on you"
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:14 |
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Corey Plumper posted:I've always felt that good for you refers to something external happening to the person you say it to and good on you refers to something the person you are talking to did by themselves. I am not basing this on anything other than my hosed up brain But your friend's still a worthless gambling addict in both situations, which deserves no praise
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:16 |
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EugeneJ posted:But your friend's still a worthless gambling addict in both situations, which deserves no praise
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:17 |
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Corey Plumper posted:I've always felt that good for you refers to something external happening to the person you say it to and good on you refers to something the person you are talking to did by themselves. I am not basing this on anything other than my hosed up brain this seems correct actually, good thinking 'good for you' is congratulatory whereas 'good on you' is praise e: well I guess both overlap a bit as congratulatory praise, the difference is subtle Kyrie eleison fucked around with this message at 06:26 on Jul 21, 2014 |
# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:17 |
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Juanito posted:sweet, I got some cds around here, I'll get some music going. I was gonna say "good on you" then Iggy cucked me.
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 05:18 |
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EugeneJ posted:But your friend's still a worthless gambling addict in both situations, which deserves no praise Ha ha ha!! Hilarious. Good on you!
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 06:12 |
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nuke uk
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 06:15 |
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http://www.mndaily.com/1997/01/17/texas-town-says-goodbye-hello and then this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzbr6NDasA
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 06:15 |
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I hate when people say "Have a good one" instead of "Have a good day".
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 08:47 |
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ITT op complains about a thing that happened once
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# ? Jul 21, 2014 08:50 |