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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 Do you speak Englishes? #108897 07/28/03 08:34 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq OP Carpal Tunnel OP sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui The fact that even Ockers think they speak English proves that there isn't one English anymore, if there ever was. I am on the lookout for good sites about no US/UK Englishes. I am especially hoping that some of my subcontinental kin can point me to links regarding Indian English, the biggest, yet lowest profile, English of them all. I want these sites to add to my collection of links, and look forward to being deluged with responses. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Singlish? #108898 07/29/03 02:07 AM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia H hev addict hev addict H Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia Sorry, lah. Can only give Singlish. Forazumper, http://www.talkingcock.com/html/lexec.php?op=LexPKL&lexicon=lexicon - This site also very funny, no? http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/singlish.htm - This one is more background information etc. You understand Singlish, sjmaxq? Can or not? I think maybe you catch no ball... Ah, memories... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Singlish? #108899 07/29/03 02:21 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq OP Carpal Tunnel OP sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Thanks, That Singlish site is exactly what I was after. I'll need some Ocker sites from you, when I make a start on the non-English section of my site. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Singlish? #108900 07/29/03 02:36 AM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia H hev addict hev addict H Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 477 Sydney, Australia This is the only "Australian Language" site I can find... http://www.dnathan.com/VL/austLang.htm Just to save you having to ask again, how about this as a reference to many other "Ocker" sites: http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/subjects/english/aust/austlang.htm HTH Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Englishes? #108901 07/29/03 12:02 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park there is always http://www.engrish.com which catalogs (and mocks) the english found in many parts of japan (and a few other countries). its not scholarly, its funny. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Englishes? #108902 07/29/03 12:37 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Hev, that's a wonderful site - thanks! Auntie Travels to Edinburk When I reach Scotland, I oreddy know this place is condemn. First, they all cannot speak properly. The capital is called Edin-burk, but they all say it like, "Edinbrur." (I think, ah, all that whiskey make them all "brur".) Some more their accent is si beh teruk, I hear also lia'h boh kiew. For example, I went to the tourist office and ask, "Where can I find man who don'ch wear pants?" and they replied, (or at least I heard) "Rrruurrr rurrr rurrr hae noo rrruuurrr." I just cannot understand how comes Singapore also is last time belong Engrand, but we spik Engrish so much better. http://www.talkingcock.com/html/article.php?sid=449 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Englishes? #108903 07/29/03 06:44 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq OP Carpal Tunnel OP sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Thanks, Helen. A little humour will not go astray, I shall add that fine link. Grazie mucho. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Englishes? #108904 07/29/03 08:30 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Please keep calm when there is a fire. The hotel will ensure your safety in shit with advanced fire facilities. http://www.engrish.com/signs/source/hotel_text.html and it's confirmed the evidence of my tastebuds about flame-grilled nastiness... http://www.engrish.com/signs/source/mouse-watering.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Englishes? #108905 07/30/03 12:51 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park mav did you see the 'emergency Trap' sign? (trap is a dutch word for stairs, its been covered here a few times) but 99% of the english speaking world wouldn't know it... the posting on that site are very funny... it wonderfull to see english so miss handled. the best ones are the professional ones.. ANA airlines with a sign saying 'Enjoy your fright!'. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Do you speak Englishes? #108906 07/30/03 07:40 AM Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 171 Hawaii, USA J JohnHawaii member JohnHawaii member J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 171 Hawaii, USA Here's a bit of topical humor I came across long ago: TENDJEWBERRYMUD Its amazing, you will understand the above word by the end of the conversation...... Read aloud for best results. "Tendjewberrymud" Be warned, you're going to find yourself talking "funny" for a while after reading this. This has been nominated for best email of 1999. The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel guest and room-service at a hotel in Asia, which was recorded and published in the Far East Economic Review..... Room Service (RS): "Morny. Ruin sorbees" Guest (G): "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service" RS: "Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to odor sunteen??" G: "Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs" RS: "Ow July den?" G: "What??" RS: "Ow July den?...pry, boy, pooch?" G : "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please." RS: "Ow July dee bayhcem...crease?" G: "Crisp will be fine." RS : "Hokay. An San tos?" G: "What?" RS:"San tos. July San tos?" G: "I don't think so" RS: "No? Judo one toes??" G: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes 'means." RS: "Toes! toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?" G: "English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes,an English muffin will be fine." RS: "We bother?" G: "No..just put the bother on the side." RS: "Wad?" G: "I mean butter...just put it on the side." RS: "Copy?" G: "Sorry?" RS: "Copy...tea...mill?" G: "Yes. Coffee please, and that's all." RS: "One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy....rye??" G: "Whatever you say" RS: "Tendjewberrymud" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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