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Alien Sex Manual: Dec 14, 2010; is not a sandwich

Yeah I found this out in Bloodborne, along with �hypogaean� being a word that exists and is rad.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 12:45

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 16:30

Mu Zeta: Oct 17, 2002; Me crush ass to dust

feedmegin posted:

How's life back in 1905?

'Jail' is way more common here these days.

I saw some video where Stephen Merchant talked about how americans gently caress up the proper spelling for words like colour and gaol. I guess he has been living in the US for decades now so maybe he's holding onto an idea of jolly olde england.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 12:51

Grevling: Dec 18, 2016

I'm waiting for the royal maol to deliver a package.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 13:05

Skeleton Ape: Dec 21, 2008

I first saw it in a Sherlock Holmes story and eventually got so annoyed by its unpronounceability I looked it up in the dictionary

# ? Mar 6, 2019 13:14

vandalism: Aug 4, 2003

Labes for days posted:

Yeah I found this out in Bloodborne, along with �hypogaean� being a word that exists and is rad.

Ahh kosm....

# ? Mar 6, 2019 13:15

A Concrete Divider: Jan 20, 2012; The Unbearable Whiteness of Eating

The first time I saw it was in the girl w the dragon tattoo so I always thought it was Swedish

# ? Mar 6, 2019 13:25

Mozi: Apr 4, 2004; Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die; Nap Ghost

ronaldo passes it to ronaldinho! he brings it up - fires - GAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!

# ? Mar 6, 2019 13:33

Stalizard: Aug 11, 2006; Have I got a headache!

I hit my tyre on the kerb

# ? Mar 6, 2019 13:43

EdwardSwifferhands: Apr 27, 2008; I will probably lick whatever you put in front of me.

Fanny is pretty funny no matter who says it. Good stuff that fanny!

# ? Mar 6, 2019 13:54

sandwiches_and_ham: Aug 2, 2018; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

i scored an oewn gaol whilst plying fotbaol

# ? Mar 6, 2019 14:42

Local Weather: Feb 12, 2005; Don't worry, I'll give you a sign. The sign will be that life is awesome

To be honest the British are, by and large, a disappointment.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 15:44

EdwardSwifferhands: Apr 27, 2008; I will probably lick whatever you put in front of me.

Grown, burly men call soccer "footie". Ignore the great soccer, football, handegg debate for now because the word footie is ridiculous. Americans don't watch golfy or wrestly, or basey or racetracky or any other cutesy name for their sports.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 15:54

Nerses IV: May 4, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Wheely bins

And they expect to be treated like adults

# ? Mar 6, 2019 15:57

Peg Sliderskew: Jan 4, 2010

Local Weather posted:

To be honest the British are, by and large, a disappointment.

And deep down, we know it :sigh:

# ? Mar 6, 2019 15:58

Bloody Hedgehog: Dec 12, 2003; 💥💥🤯💥💥
Gotta nuke something

EdwardSwifferhands posted:

Grown, burly men call soccer "footie". Ignore the great soccer, football, handegg debate for now because the word footie is ridiculous. Americans don't watch golfy or wrestly, or basey or racetracky or any other cutesy name for their sports.

The Brits take baby-talk word shortenings and slang to new lows.

Crimbo pressies.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 16:18

Dr. Gojo Shioji: Apr 22, 2004

AOCs Pink Pearl posted:

The first time I saw it was in the girl w the dragon tattoo so I always thought it was Swedish

Same here. I had to actually look it up because it appeared several times and the word was so foreign that even the context clues didn't help. Given that the English translation was done in British English, I guess it makes sense, but yeah, that spelling is goddamn asinine.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 16:37

Local Weather: Feb 12, 2005; Don't worry, I'll give you a sign. The sign will be that life is awesome

Dr. Gojo Shioji posted:

Same here. I had to actually look it up because it appeared several times and the word was so foreign that even the context clues didn't help. Given that the English translation was done in British English, I guess it makes sense, but yeah, that spelling is goddamn asinine.

If you�re the kind of person who pronounces GIF with a soft �g� then you probably think it�s a great way to spell it.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 16:52

ElGroucho: Nov 1, 2005; We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane; Fun Shoe

oh dope posted:

Yeah they're pretty loving terrible at everything

They also say poo poo like "Shedudyuuule" instead of schedule

and they try to use a french accent when they say croissant, but because they have bad teeth, they say Kwasaaaann

# ? Mar 6, 2019 17:15

CannonFodder: Jan 26, 2001; Passion’s Wrench

It's pronounced "coe-burn"

# ? Mar 6, 2019 17:27

Bloody Hedgehog: Dec 12, 2003; 💥💥🤯💥💥
Gotta nuke something

Local Weather posted:

If you�re the kind of person who pronounces GIF with a soft �g� then you probably think it�s a great way to spell it.

The Brits pronounce it "piccy-wiccy wot moves"

# ? Mar 6, 2019 17:34

ElGroucho: Nov 1, 2005; We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane; Fun Shoe

They do that thing where they randomly add "f" sounds to things, like a bunch of c-spam mods

"Oy Fink vat ish about time fo ush to eat shum o that mushy pees and wot not"

# ? Mar 6, 2019 17:47

Hammerite: Mar 9, 2007; And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.; Jade Ear Joe

EdwardSwifferhands posted:

Grown, burly men call soccer "footie". Ignore the great soccer, football, handegg debate for now because the word footie is ridiculous. Americans don't watch golfy or wrestly, or basey or racetracky or any other cutesy name for their sports.

thinking that adding "-ie" to the ends of words necessarily makes them "cutesy" is basically an American-exclusive thing.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 18:19

Hammerite: Mar 9, 2007; And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.; Jade Ear Joe

love a bit o'crumpet wiv me bangers, innit guvner

# ? Mar 6, 2019 18:20

Chief McHeath: Apr 23, 2002

Gabbagaol!

# ? Mar 6, 2019 18:22

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

British people are basically the moles from redwall

# ? Mar 6, 2019 18:24

EdwardSwifferhands: Apr 27, 2008; I will probably lick whatever you put in front of me.

Hammerite posted:

thinking that adding "-ie" to the ends of words necessarily makes them "cutesy" is basically an American-exclusive thing.

Take it easy Hammy.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 18:24

KillerJunglist: May 22, 2007; Lion of Judah protect you, Jah be praised.

Go to gaol.

Go directly to gaol

Do not pass Jo

Do not collect $200.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 18:25

Hammerite: Mar 9, 2007; And you don't remember what I said here, either, but it was pompous and stupid.; Jade Ear Joe

EdwardSwifferhands posted:

Take it easy Hammy.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 18:32

Alien Sex Manual: Dec 14, 2010; is not a sandwich

Chief McHeath posted:

Gabbagaol!

# ? Mar 6, 2019 18:40

Nooner: Mar 26, 2011; AN A+ OPSTER (:

Bloody Hedgehog posted:

The Brits pronounce it "piccy-wiccy wot moves"

# ? Mar 6, 2019 19:10

Ka0: Sep 16, 2002; AS A PROUD GAMERGATER THE ONLY THING I HATE MORE THAN WOMEN ARE GAYS AND TRANS PEOPLE

Legit confronted a brit about their use of the "r" sound between voiced words and he wouldn't admit to it.

"You wot now? We was watching the CoparAmericaron the telly, me mates and my ol�pal Gavin gives us a call, said Graham, Gary, Neil, Nigel, Geoff and Stephen were 'aving a go at Mary and those birds frum the pub the other nite you know...."

# ? Mar 6, 2019 19:15

Dr. Gojo Shioji: Apr 22, 2004

KillerJunglist posted:

Do not pass Jo

I never do. :grin:

# ? Mar 6, 2019 20:04

CannonFodder: Jan 26, 2001; Passion’s Wrench

KillerJunglist posted:

Go to gaol.

Go directly to gaol

Do not pass Jo

Do not collect £140.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 20:18

ElGroucho: Nov 1, 2005; We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane; Fun Shoe

Ka0 posted:

Legit confronted a brit about their use of the "r" sound between voiced words and he wouldn't admit to it.

"You wot now? We was watching the CoparAmericaron the telly, me mates and my ol�pal Gavin gives us a call, said Graham, Gary, Neil, Nigel, Geoff and Stephen were 'aving a go at Mary and those birds frum the pub the other nite you know...."

They can't hear themselves, just like a fat man can't smell his own ghastly odor

Oh, sorry odoure for the brits, gotta add extra useless letters to poo poo(e)

# ? Mar 6, 2019 20:23

A Concrete Divider: Jan 20, 2012; The Unbearable Whiteness of Eating

The piccy wiccy wot moofs m8

# ? Mar 6, 2019 20:57

ElGroucho: Nov 1, 2005; We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane; Fun Shoe

The British gave us Doctor Who, and yet we continue to let them exist

Why?

# ? Mar 6, 2019 21:48

Moridin920: Nov 15, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

super sweet best pal posted:

It looks like I should read it as gowel.

This is how I always read it until a few weeks ago when I learned it was just the old way to spell 'jail'

# ? Mar 6, 2019 21:53

Moridin920: Nov 15, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

I still read it as gowel bc gently caress that lol

# ? Mar 6, 2019 21:54

skooma512: Feb 8, 2012; You couldn't grok my race car, but you dug the roadside blur.

fish and chips and dip posted:

I've been to the UK several times, I have many UK friends, and I watch a lot of UK TV. This is literary the first time I see the word "Gaol".

I've only ever seen it in the Game of Thrones books.

# ? Mar 6, 2019 22:41

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Sorryformybadjokes: Apr 21, 2004; I identify as a simian who pronounces the 'silent' letters in words.; Fallen Rib

I wonder what sort of man it took to get in a boat and travel for 9 months to an uncertain future in an untamed land and shoot the fuckers who already live there

# ? Mar 6, 2019 22:46

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